Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook 2007–2008
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Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook 2007–2008 Elizabeth Burmaster State Superintendent Brian Pahnke Assistant State Superintendent Division for Finance and Management Robert Soldner Director, School Management Services Margaret McMurray Charter School Consultant School Management Services Barry Golden Charter School Consultant School Management Services Latoya Holiday Charter School Education Specialist School Management Services Jackie Abel Charter School Education Specialist School Management Services Julie Blaney Office Operations Associate School Management Services Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Madison, Wisconsin Photos submitted from: Academic of Learning and Leadership, City of Milwaukee Bruce Guadalupe Community School, Milwaukee Public Schools Core Knowledge Charter School, Verona Area School District Milwaukee College Preparatory School, UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee Renaissance Academy, UW-Milwaukee School of Early Development and Achievement (SEDA), UW Milwaukee Tosa School of Health and Technology, Wauwatosa School District This publication can be obtained by contacting: School Management Services Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction P. O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 (888) 245-2732 Ext 5 or Julie Blaney Office Operations Associate [email protected] (608) 266-5880 or view the yearbook on the DPI Charter Schools Web site at: dpi.wi.gov/sms/csindex.html Bulletin No. 8101 The Department of Public Instruction does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability. Printed on recycled paper Contents > Forward.............................................................................................................. ix Introduction .........................................................................................................x 1. Wisconsin Charter Schools State Summary..........................1 History of Charter School Law............................................................................1 Sponsorship .........................................................................................................2 Legal Status .........................................................................................................2 What Charter Schools Can and Cannot Do..........................................................3 Organization and Governance..............................................................................3 Teaching Requirements .......................................................................................4 Funding................................................................................................................4 Grants ..................................................................................................................4 Accountability .....................................................................................................5 Map......................................................................................................................6 2. Wisconsin Charter Schools .....................................................7 *New Charter Schools Opened in 2007 nNoninstrumentality Appleton, Appleton Career Academy *...........................................................7 Appleton, Appleton Central Alternative School..................................................7 Appleton, Appleton Community Learning Center ..............................................7 Appleton, Appleton eSchool ..............................................................................8 Appleton, Appleton Public Montessori ...............................................................8 Appleton, Classical Charter School.....................................................................8 Appleton, Foster (Stephen) Elementary Charter School......................................9 Appleton, Fox River Academy............................................................................9 Appleton, Kaleidoscope Academy *.................................................................9 Appleton, Odyssey-Magellan Charter School .....................................................9 Appleton, Renaissance School for the Arts .......................................................10 Appleton, Tesla Engineering Charter School ....................................................10 Appleton, Valley New School...........................................................................10 Appleton, Wisconsin Connections Academy ....................................................11 Argyle, Argyle Land Ethic Academy (ALEA)..................................................11 Augusta, Wildlands Science Research Charter School......................................11 Baraboo, Baraboo Hills Elementary School......................................................12 Barron, Barron Area Montessori School *....................................................12 Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam Charter School ........................................................13 Beloit, Eclipse Center Charter School * ........................................................13 Beloit, Roy Chapman Andrews Academy * ..................................................13 Beloit, Synectics Middle School .......................................................................14 Blair-Taylor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology...........................14 Butternut, Promethean Charter School * .....................................................14 Cambridge, JEDI Virtual High School n............................................................15 iii Central/Westosha UHS, Westosha Academy * .............................................15 City of Milwaukee, Academy of Learning and Leadership...............................15 City of Milwaukee, Central City Cyberschool ..................................................16 City of Milwaukee, Darrell Lynn Hines (DLH) Academy ................................16 City of Milwaukee, Downtown Montessori Academy ......................................16 City of Milwaukee, Maasai Institute .................................................................17 Clinton, LIFT Charter School............................................................................17 Colfax, Academic Center - High School ...........................................................17 Columbus, Discovery Charter School *.........................................................18 Crandon, Crandon Alternative Resource School...............................................18 Cumberland, Island City Research Academy *............................................18 Deerfield, LEAPP - Life Educ and Preparation Program..................................19 Denmark, Denmark Empowerment Charter School ..........................................19 Drummond, Ascend Academy n.........................................................................19 Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School.................................20 Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Technology Charter School................................20 Eau Claire, McKinley Charter School...............................................................20 Elkhorn, Walworth Co Educ Consortium Alternative High..............................21 Flambeau, Flambeau Charter School.................................................................21 Flambeau, Whitetail Academy Charter School .................................................21 Glenwood City, Transitional Skills Center........................................................22 Glidden, Glidden Class ACT Charter School * ............................................22 Grantsburg, Grantsburg Virtual School.............................................................22 Grantsburg, Insight School of Wisconsin *...................................................23 Greendale, Time 4 Learning Charter School.....................................................23 Hamilton, Passage Middle School n...................................................................23 Hayward, Hayward Center for Individualized Learning n .................................24 Hayward, Waadookodaading Charter School n .................................................24 Hurley, Dr Joseph Lalich Charter School..........................................................24 Janesville, CRES (Community Recovery Education Service) Academy *....................................................................................................25 Janesville, Janesville Academy for International Studies .................................25 Janesville, Janesville Virtual Academy *.......................................................25 Janesville, Rock River Charter School ..............................................................25 Janesville, TAGOS Leadership Academy * ..................................................26 Kenosha, Brompton School...............................................................................26 Kenosha, Dimensions of Learning Academy ....................................................26 Kenosha, Harborside Academy *...................................................................27 Kenosha, Kenosha eSchool ...............................................................................27 Kenosha, Paideia Charter School Academy ......................................................27 Kenosha, Technology Enhanced Curriculum * ............................................27