Academics

Academic standards are an essential element of the educational program. Standards provide clear statements about what students must know and be able to do and are critical to ensuring academic success. They serve as goals for both teaching and learning. In addition, standards also help parents understand what is expected of their children. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District bases their educational program standards on the Wisconsin Academic Standards.

Wisconsin Academic Standards

Early Literacy Remediation Plan

A. The education for employment program provides career awareness for elementary grade levels by developing an understanding of the following: 

1. Why people work; 
2. The kinds of conditions under which people work; 
3. The levels of training and education needed for work;
4. Common expectations for employees in the workplace; 
5. How expectations at school are related to expectations in the world of work.

B. Career exploration at the middle school grade levels includes developing an understanding of the continuum of careers across work environments, duties, and responsibilities and how a student's personal interests and skills relate to those careers. Career exploration may also include work-based learning experiences and career research identifying personal preferences in relation to occupations and careers students may pursue.

C. Career planning and preparation at the high school grade levels, which shall include the following:

1. Conducting career research to identify personal preferences in relation to specific occupations. 
2. School-supervised, work-based learning experiences. 
3. Instruction in career decision making.
4. Instruction that provides for the practical application of academic skills, applied technologies, economics, including entrepreneurship education and personal financial literacy. 
5. Student access to career and technical education programs, including programs at technical colleges. 
6. Student access to accurate national, regional, and State labor market information, including labor market supply and demand. 
7. Instruction and experience in developing and refining the skills and behaviors needed by students to obtain and retain employment.

D. An education for employment program shall include a long-range plan approved by the Board and developed by a team of District staff and community stakeholders, which may include businesses, postsecondary education institutions, and workforce development organizations. The Board will annually review the plan and, if necessary, update the long-range plan and education for employment program under s. PI 26.03. This review shall evaluate student postsecondary outcomes. At the conclusion of the review, the Board shall prepare a report on the District's education for employment program. The report shall describe the education foremployment program's current progress and future goals related to improving student postsecondary outcomes. The Board will publish its long-range plan and the report on the District's website. The District shall annually notify parents of its education for employment program. The notice shall inform parents of the information and opportunities available to students under s. PI 26.03 (2) and (3), including the availability of programs at technical colleges.

The Board believes that a vital component of the District’s educational programs is ensuring that parents and other individuals are informed of the performance of the schools and the School District. To this end, the Board has adopted this policy.

School Performance Report (SPR)

The Board will publish an annual school and school district performance report including all information prescribed by statute. By January 1st of each year, the Board shall notify the parents of each student enrolled in the District of the right to request a school and School District performance report and its availability on the District's website. 

Per the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the District shall use links to the WISEdash Public Portalto meet the electronic State School Performance Report requirements.

Title I Provisions of the School/District Accountability Report Card

In any year that the District receives Title I funding, its school/District accountability report card(s) must also include the following information regarding the delivery of Title I services as described in Policy 2261.03

State Accountability Report Card

A copy of each school's accountability reports card, as prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, shall be provided by the District to the parent of each student enrolled in or attending the school on an annual basis. The report shall be provided with the Notification of Educational Options.

Revised 9/19/16
Revised 3/18/19
Revised 9/21/20
Revised 10/18/21

Legal

115.38, Wis. Stats.
115.385, Wis. Stats.
20 U.S.C. 6311

Upon request, the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district. 

A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child’s parent that the referral will be made. 

Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. To initiate a referral, please contact Deb Hammann, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education, for the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District, at (920) 876-3307, or dhammann@goresorters.com for additional information about the rights and services described above.

Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan

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