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Weyerhaeuser and 8 miles west of the City of Ladysmith along Highway 8. The Village of Hawkins is located 20 miles east of the City of Ladysmith along Highway 8. Additionally, the Village of Bruce is situated approximately 30 miles south and east of the City of Rice Lake along Highway 53 and Highway 8 and approximately 69 miles north of the City of Eau Claire along Highway 53 and Highway 8. Six school districts are contiguous to the School District of Bruce: Lake Holcombe (south), New Auburn (south), Weyerhaeuser Area (west), Birchwood (northwest), Winter (north), and Ladysmith-Hawkins (east). Four school districts are contiguous to Ladysmith-Hawkins School District (excluding Hawkins community): Lake Holcombe (south), Bruce (west), Winter (north), and Flambeau (east). Ms. Deb Brown serves as the District Administrator of the School District of Bruce. The School District of Bruce is headquartered in the Bruce Elementary/Secondary School facility at 107 West Washington Avenue, Bruce, Wisconsin 54819. Mr. Mario Friedel serves as District Administrator of Ladysmith-Hawkins School District. Ladysmith-Hawkins School District is headquartered in the Ladysmith High School facility at 1700 Edgewood Avenue East, Ladysmith, Wisconsin 54848. Mr. Christopher (Chris) Nelson serves as District Administrator of Weyerhaeuser Area School District. The headquarters for Weyerhaeuser Area School District is in the Weyerhaeuser Elementary/Secondary School at 402 North Second Street, Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin 54895. © Roger Worner Associates, Inc. 9
Agriculture, agri-business, recreation, forestry/lumber, manufacturing, commercial/industrial, small retail/commercial, education, and nursing are the primary sources of employment for residents of the School District of Bruce, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District, and Weyerhaeuser Area School District. Many residents commute to other communities for employment. The largest employers in the School District of Bruce, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District, and Weyerhaeuser Area School District include Weather Shield Manufacturing (wood window and door), Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors (wood window and door), County of Rusk (government), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (relay and industrial control manufacturing), Ladysmith- Hawkins School District (education), School District of Bruce (education), Indianhead Community Action Agency (social advocacy), Artisans, Inc. (commercial screen printing), all with 100 or more employees. Provided above is a map cross-section to provide a perspective on the geographic relationship of the School District of Bruce, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District, and Weyerhaeuser Area School District and the three © Roger Worner Associates, Inc. 10
Page 1 and 2: 12-15-08 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE L
Page 3 and 4: of P-K-12 school districts (involvi
Page 5 and 6: The school districts have a need to
Page 7 and 8: Analyze financial trend data. Prep
Page 9: additional municipalities. The Scho
Page 13 and 14: What conclusions may be drawn about
Page 15 and 16: The School District of Bruce, Ladys
Page 17 and 18: CHAPTER II DISTRICT SIZE AND ENROLL
Page 19 and 20: School District of Bruce, Ladysmith
Page 21 and 22: TABLE 1-B SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
Page 23 and 24: TABLE 1-LH LADYSMITH-HAWKINS SCHOOL
Page 25 and 26: levels. Over time, however, and wit
Page 27 and 28: TABLE 1-W WEYERHAEUSER AREA SCHOOL
Page 29 and 30: school district for the same eleven
Page 31 and 32: student enrollment growth on four o
Page 33 and 34: The Project Consultants concluded t
Page 35 and 36: In Table 4-W, the average daily mem
Page 37 and 38: (non-resident agreements; open enro
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Page 41 and 42: 2007-08 was +6 students. The school
Page 43 and 44: During the 2007-08 school year, Lad
Page 45 and 46: the poverty line in Rusk County was
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Page 49 and 50: The Project Consultants observed th
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Page 53 and 54: TABLE 5a-B SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
Page 55 and 56: Wisconsin General Fund revenue decr
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TABLE 6-W WEYERHAEUSER AREA SCHOOL
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TABLE 7-B SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
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District spent +$358/student or +8.
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exceeded the fund balance of the Sc
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increasing) their modest fund balan
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The 2006-07 equalized aid for the S
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The 2006-07 mill rate of Weyerhaeus
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compensatory adjustments in its adm
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Weyerhaeuser Area School District
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The School District of Bruce’s ac
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In the event of consolidation of th
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services, the numbers and types of
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The Project Consultants concluded t
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average of 7.3 students/grade level
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TABLE 11-B SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BRUCE
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The Project Consultants concluded t
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and science (6.0). The smallest arr
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the 2008-09 school year: Health Car
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Table 12-W details that Weyerhaeuse
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The Project Consultants review of t
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4.5 Total Professional Staffing Tre
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As delineated in Table 13-W, 42.2 f
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the nine year span of time from 199
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compared to the average of all Stat
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characteristic of Wisconsin school
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to accommodate the students served
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4.11 Staff Development The Project
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programming; CESA-based services; C
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classroom and resource/center-based
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4.16 Interview Perceptions: Distric
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Quality of the School Board: 7.1 Q
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CHAPTER V SCHOOL FACILITIES 5.0 Int
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environments in which “students e
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5.3 Overview of the School District
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and support space during the 2008-0
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subsequent further training in an i
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Other factors. As the Project Consu
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Computer laboratories (including Bu
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Art classroom is adequate; basic co
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Health Care Academy classrooms and
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The school is comprised of a gymnas
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5.5 Long-Term Facility Debt The Pro
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TABLE 19-W WEYERHAEUSER AREA SCHOOL
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consumption was $1.18/square foot.
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Is there probable cause for either/
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While the School District of Bruce
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would significantly benefit through
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school districts for total instruct
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or more viable school districts wit
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Ladysmith-Hawkins School District f
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feet/student and 404.5 square feet/
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through the merger of the three sch
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over the span of 19 years and has p
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Recommendation 2 That the School Di
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