I Am SPPS - Melissa Ehlers
Channel: Saint Paul Public Schools
Date: 2019-05-15

Melissa Ehlers, a teacher at Mississippi Creative Arts, has taught in SPPS for more than twenty years. At Mississippi, she is motivated by the academic success she sees in students who experience an arts education. This year, one of the projects she is most proud of involved student created self-portraits that encouraged them to share their unique abilities and identities. The portraits, made of textiles, were put on display at the District's Center for Equity and Culture for the community to view.