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On behalf of the Allen-Field staff, welcome to our community\u2014and thank you for choosing our school. I have served as principal of Allen-Field for more than a decade, and I am passionate about leading such a diverse school community.<\/p>\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Dear Allen-Field families,<\/p>\n
On behalf of the Allen-Field staff, welcome to our community\u2014and thank you for choosing our school. I have served as principal of Allen-Field for more than a decade, and I am passionate about leading such a diverse school community.<\/p>\n
At Allen-Field, we value students\u2019 experiences and nurture their development, from academic achievement to curiosity and beyond. We believe deeply in the importance of building strong, healthy relationships with families and community members who influence and support our students. As principal, I would like to share my own experiences so you can get to know me and my educational philosophy better.<\/p>\n
I moved to the United States from Nicaragua in 1985 and have called southeastern Wisconsin home ever since. I earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison. After graduation, I discovered my passion for education while teaching in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). My career with MPS began as a bilingual chemistry, biology, and physical science teacher at Casmir Pulaski High School, the Milwaukee Learning Laboratory and Institute, and South Division High School. At Pulaski, I also served as assistant principal and principal. I gained experience teaching middle school as well at the American Nicaraguan International School in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n
My experiences at the middle and high school levels have shaped my commitment to elementary education. I have seen where students need to be academically and socially at the secondary level, and I am motivated to ensure we build a strong foundation early. I truly love working with elementary students because of their excitement, curiosity, and joy for learning. When we capture children\u2019s interest at a young age, we nurture habits and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing students happy to come to school each day.<\/p>\n
Outside of school, I enjoy visiting state and national parks and have made it a goal to explore as many as possible. These experiences continue to inspire my appreciation for growth, exploration, and discovery\u2014values I strive to instill in our students.<\/p>\n
If you would like to learn more about Allen-Field or schedule a tour, please call us at (414) 902- 9200. We hope to see you soon!<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Mr. Fritz Bland\u00f3n<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Allen-Field families, On behalf of the Allen-Field staff, welcome to our community\u2014and thank you for choosing our school. I have served as principal of Allen-Field for more than a decade, and I am passionate about leading such a diverse school community. At Allen-Field, we value students\u2019 experiences and nurture their development, from academic achievement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Dear Families of Allen-Field Elementary,\r\n\r\n
Principal<\/p>\nOn behalf of the Allen-Field staff, welcome to our community and thank you for choosing Allen-Field. Allen Field provides its students research based instructional strategies in its traditional monolingual and bilingual programs.\u00a0 At Allen-Field we equip all students with 21st<\/sup> century skills and stress high standards within a safe and positive learning environment. We also provide Music, Art and Physical Education instruction for all of our students from a certified specialist teacher.\r\n\r\nThe goal of our bilingual program is the maintenance of Spanish and English, bilingualism, bi-literacy and cross-cultural competence for proficiency in both languages. At Allen Field, diversity in our students is embraced and we foster an academic environment where every student\u2019s individual needs are met. The cultural and linguistic diversity of the students we serve is one of our greatest assets. We strive to create learning environments that respect, reflect, and accommodate this diversity.\r\n\r\nAllen Field cultivates a culture of respect for self, others and environment through our successful implementation of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program.\r\n\r\nAllen Field believes in the importance of building strong and healthy relationships with parents and those in the community who influence and affect the students and their families. If you would like to schedule a tour of Allen Field, please call us at (414) 902- 9200.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\nMr. Fritz Blandon\r\nPrincipal\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nEstimadas Familias de Allen-Field,\r\n\r\nEn nombre del personal de Allen-Field, le damos la bienvenida a nuestra comunidad y tambi\u00e9n las gracias por habernos elegido. La escuela Allen-Field ofrece a sus estudiantes estrategias de ense\u00f1anza basadas en la investigaci\u00f3n en los programas tradicionales monoling\u00fces y biling\u00fces. En Allen-Field equipamos a todos los estudiantes con destrezas y habilidades del Siglo 21 a un alto nivel dentro de un ambiente de aprendizaje seguro y positivo. Tambi\u00e9n ofrecemos clases de M\u00fasica, Arte y Educaci\u00f3n F\u00edsica para todos nuestros estudiantes con maestros especializados y certificados.\r\n\r\nEl objetivo de nuestro programa biling\u00fce es de mantener el espa\u00f1ol e ingl\u00e9s, el biling\u00fcismo, la alfabetizaci\u00f3n y competencia intercultural para el dominio de ambos idiomas. En Allen Field, la diversidad de nuestros estudiantes es importante y eso fomentamos un ambiente acad\u00e9mico que satisface las necesidades individuales de cada estudiante. La diversidad cultural y ling\u00fc\u00edstica de los estudiantes que servimos es una de nuestros mayores recursos. Nos esforzamos por crear ambientes de aprendizaje que respeten, reflejen, y den cabida a nuestra diversidad.\r\n\r\nAllen-Field promueve un ambiente de respeto por uno mismo y por los dem\u00e1s, mediante nuestra exitosa implementaci\u00f3n del programa de Ayudas e Intervenciones positivas de Comportamiento (PBIS).\r\n\r\nAllen-Field cree en la importancia de construir relaciones fuertes y positivas con los padres de familia y los miembros de la comunidad que influyen y afectan a los estudiantes y sus familias. Si desea hacer una visita a Allen- Field, por favor ll\u00e1menos al (414) 902- 9200.\r\n\r\nRespetuosamente,\r\n\r\nMr. Fritz Blandon\r\nAllen-Field Principal","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/allenfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}