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Key administrators leaving Northern Ozaukee School District

January 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Neither Harbron nor Parker could be reached for comment. According to the Ozaukee Press, the two cited “philosophical differences” for their departures. Harbron has been a finalist for several superintendent spots in other school districts in recent years.

Krause said the board set certain goals for the district five years ago that have not been achieved. Of particular concern is the number of students living within school district borders who attend other districts under the state’s open enrollment public school choice option, he said. Not counting the district’s virtual charter school, the district loses 100 more students than it gains under open enrollment, he said.

The school district, which has about 1,600 students, operates an elementary, middle and high school in addition to the virtual charter school.

“It’s a big change for a small district, but we see some pretty big things ahead,” Krause said.

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Governor-elect promises big changes for state schools

November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

“To get a charter you are released from some of the mandates related to curriculum and instruction,” Lippert said. “Why do you have to have a charter to have that flexibility?“

Walker promised to lift the statewide cap on virtual charter school enrollment and the cap on Milwaukee’s voucher program, though “the jury is still out” on whether to expand vouchers statewide, Lippert said.

Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, D-Middleton, the outgoing chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee, said more vouchers and non-public charter schools are not the answer. She pointed to problems the Milwaukee School District has had with its voucher program.

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Walker, GOP pledge to reform Wisconsin’s approach to school funding

November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

She said unfavorable state mandates include requirements that schools have 180 days of instruction and begin after Sept. 1.

“To get a charter you are released from some of the mandates related to curriculum and instruction,” Lippert said. “Why do you have to have a charter to have that flexibility?”

Walker promised to lift the statewide cap on virtual charter school enrollment and the cap on Milwaukee’s voucher program, though “the jury is still out” on whether to expand vouchers statewide, Lippert said.

Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, D-Middleton, the outgoing chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee, said more vouchers and non-public charter schools are not the answer. She pointed to problems the Milwaukee School District has had with its voucher program.

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No students left on virtual school waiting list

August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Just weeks before the start of the 2010-’11 school year, all of the students who applied to attend virtual charter schools using the state’s open enrollment program have been offered seats in the fall.

The state Department of Public Instruction announced on its website that the virtual charter school waiting list had been exhausted.

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Wisconsin Virtual Academy doing ‘remarkably well’ in year one

August 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A Things have gone “remarkably well” so far for the virtual charter school in its first year of operation, said Leslye Erickson, the head of the school.

The McFarland School District contracted with the nonprofit Wisconsin Virtual Academy and K12 Virtual Schools to run and provide the research-based curriculum for the school, which has 488 students enrolled in kindergarten through high school.

Students come from all over the state, Erickson said, so orientations were held before school began to allow students, parents and teachers to meet face-to-face.

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