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The Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation recently announced Tara Bradford, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Middleton High School, as the 2020 Wisconsin ProStart® Educator of the Year. The award recognizes an exceptional educator in Wisconsin who utilizes the ProStart program in their classroom. Bradford has been a Family and Consumer Science educator for 26 years having taught in Middleton, La Vega and Hennessey Public Schools. She is a foodservice educator, community leader and industry role model. Bradford continues to learn and develop her own skills by attending professional development sessions such as the Wisconsin ProStart Teacher Training and National Restaurant Association Education Foundation Summer Institutes. She always participates in resource sharing, informing other educators about new ideas and her program’s successes and challenges. She encourages her students to participate in academic and career planning outside the classroom, bringing students to ProStart events like the Recipe for Excellence Culinary Competition and ProStart Career & Industry Expos. “Tara Bradford is very well-deserving of this commendation because of her passion and commitment to education and her enthusiastic participation in the ProStart Program,” according to Alex Vernon, ProStart Coordinator for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation. As Wisconsin’s ProStart Teacher of the Year, Bradford will be nominated to be a finalist for national awards given by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The ProStart program, administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and state restaurant associations, is a curriculum designed to teach high school students the skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Students also have the opportunity to participate in paid jobs where industry managers mentor them. When students meet academic standards, complete a checklist of competencies and participate in at least 400 hours of a mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce. With national and local support from industry members, educators, the NRAEF and state restaurant associations, ProStart reaches 140,000 students nationwide. The ProStart program in Wisconsin reaches over 6,500 students. For more information on the ProStart program, visit www.chooserestaurants.org. Founded in 1987, the WRA EF is among the largest state restaurant association foundations in the nation. The Foundation vision is to advance professionalism through education, scholarships and community involvement to ensure the future success of the foodservice industry.
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation recently announced Tara Bradford, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Middleton High School, as the 2020 Wisconsin ProStart® Educator of the Year. The award recognizes an exceptional educator in Wisconsin who utilizes the ProStart program in their classroom.
Bradford has been a Family and Consumer Science educator for 26 years having taught in Middleton, La Vega and Hennessey Public Schools.
She is a foodservice educator, community leader and industry role model. Bradford continues to learn and develop her own skills by attending professional development sessions such as the Wisconsin ProStart Teacher Training and National Restaurant Association Education Foundation Summer Institutes.
She always participates in resource sharing, informing other educators about new ideas and her program’s successes and challenges. She encourages her students to participate in academic and career planning outside the classroom, bringing students to ProStart events like the Recipe for Excellence Culinary Competition and ProStart Career & Industry Expos.
“Tara Bradford is very well-deserving of this commendation because of her passion and commitment to education and her enthusiastic participation in the ProStart Program,” according to Alex Vernon, ProStart Coordinator for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation.
As Wisconsin’s ProStart Teacher of the Year, Bradford will be nominated to be a finalist for national awards given by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.
The ProStart program, administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and state restaurant associations, is a curriculum designed to teach high school students the skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Students also have the opportunity to participate in paid jobs where industry managers mentor them. When students meet academic standards, complete a checklist of competencies and participate in at least 400 hours of a mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce.
With national and local support from industry members, educators, the NRAEF and state restaurant associations, ProStart reaches 140,000 students nationwide. The ProStart program in Wisconsin reaches over 6,500 students. For more information on the ProStart program, visit www.chooserestaurants.org.
Founded in 1987, the WRA EF is among the largest state restaurant association foundations in the nation. The Foundation vision is to advance professionalism through education, scholarships and community involvement to ensure the future success of the foodservice industry.