{"id":13636,"date":"2023-07-12T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/?post_type=staff-directory&#038;p=13636"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:23:19","slug":"michael-smith","status":"publish","type":"staff-directory","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/staff-directory\/michael-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings!<\/p>\n<p>My name is Michael Smith and I am part of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade team here at Grewenow! I truly feel that 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade in the most pivotal year of the elementary school experience. Students become much more independent and self-realization unfolds at an exciting pace!<\/p>\n<p>I came into teaching a bit later than most. I am a journeyman electrician by trade, but made the choice to pursue teaching in 2013 after many years of working construction. It was one of the best choices I\u2019ve ever made, and I\u2019ve never looked back.\u00a0 This will be my 7th year at Grewenow and my 5<sup>th<\/sup> year teaching 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade. I am looking forward to many more years here at Grewenow with our amazing staff and students!<\/p>\n<p>So a little bit about me!<\/p>\n<p>-I have been married to my amazing wife Christine for 23 years. We have two boys, Dylan (19) and Ian (16). As a family we enjoy music\/concerts, movies, baseball, and just hanging out with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>-I am a huge baseball fan, and have coached for the last 13 years. I am currently coaching High School level 16-18.<\/p>\n<p>-I am a massive music fan, and BIG heavy metal nerd! I have a vast collection of vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and 8-tracks.<\/p>\n<p>-Did I mention I love grilling?<\/p>\n<p>I am sincerely looking forward to an outstanding 3rd grade year with your student. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have!\u00a0You are a vital element to your child\u2019s educational growth!<\/p>\n<p>Michael Smith<br \/>\nmjsmith@kusd.edu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Degree\/Education Information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bachelor\u2019s of Science Degree \u2013 Communications\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0University of Wisconsin \u2013 Parkside<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Master\u2019s Degree &#8211; Elementary Education Certification (grades 1-8)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Concordia University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16006,"template":"","class_list":["post-13636","staff-directory","type-staff-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff-directory\/13636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff-directory"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff-directory"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grewenow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}