The Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (KSAEYC) announces that Amy Gottschamer was elected to a member-at-large for the KAEYC State Board for another 2-year-term. Gottschamer is the owner and Executive Director for Googols of Learning Child Development Center, a licensed child care center in Lawrence, Kansas. The at-large position is a two-year term, from 2018-2020
Shanna Todd has been elected for a two-year term(2017-2019) member-at-large position for the KSAEYC State Board. Shanna is the Administrative Director for Googols of Learning Child Development Center, a licensed child care center in Lawrence, Kansas.
Ms. Amy started working on her National Director's Credential during the shut-down period, and finished in November of 2020.
There's always more to learn and she hopes we can instill that perspective in all our Googols students.
In June 2021, Ms. Amy was selected for a second term to the Early Childhood Recommendations Panel.
The Kansas Early Childhood Recommendations Panel is the working group of the Kansas Early Childhood Advisory Council. The Panel plays a key role in enabling our state to implement the All in for Kansas Kids Strategic Plan, respond to challenges, elevate recommendations from communities and stakeholders, and make decisions to help us achieve the vision of every child thriving.
Googols would like to announce that as of May 12th, 2018 Shanna Todd and Amy Gottschamer have both been awarded M.Ed. degrees in Early Childhood Education with specializations in Administration. After two-and-a-half years studying early childhood curriculum, theory, environment, special needs, community & family, observation & documentation, and qualitative research; and taking courses in human resource, finance, leadership, and mentoring, they were granted their M.Ed. degrees by Champlain College out of Burlington, VT. Please CLICK HERE for full Press Release.