2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
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Est. 2006 7. Foster (Stephen) Elementary Charter <strong>School</strong><br />
Nichole Schweitzer<br />
305 West Foster Street<br />
Appleton, WI 54915<br />
(920) 832-6288<br />
schweitzernich@aasd.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: PK-06<br />
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter <strong>School</strong> is a small urban school<br />
serving diverse and low-income students in kindergarten through grade 6.<br />
The school is designed to empower students to become self-directed and<br />
life-long learners and to assist parents to learn themselves while helping<br />
their children. Foster’s major goal is differentiated instruction; the<br />
teacher meets the individual students where they are and moves them<br />
along according to their needs. Teachers meet with students for the<br />
purpose of setting individual performance goals and assessing progress<br />
toward their goals each quarter. Foster has developed and implemented<br />
a <strong>School</strong> Community Council consisting of parents, teachers and<br />
community members, which oversees many aspects of the school<br />
‘community’ such as discipline programs, student-led parent conferences,<br />
homework policies, family events to promote learning, and parent<br />
education courses.<br />
Est. 2005 8. Fox River Academy<br />
Sandy Vander Velden<br />
<strong>10</strong>00 South Mason Street<br />
Appleton, WI 54914<br />
(920) 832-6260<br />
vanderveldensa@aasd.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: 03-08<br />
The integrated curriculum focused on the Fox River and its watershed,<br />
the weekly outdoor experiences, and individualized instruction of the Fox<br />
River Academy can all be summed up in the school's motto, "Where<br />
Learning Comes Naturally."<br />
The Fox River Academy is a multiage environmental “green school”<br />
located in the Appleton Area <strong>School</strong> District. The curriculum focuses on<br />
the environmental, historical, cultural, and economic importance of the<br />
Fox River. Through its unique curriculum and weekly outdoor field<br />
experiences, the Fox River Academy provides relevant instruction<br />
through hands-on, real-world experiences which lead to increased<br />
academic achievement and promote stewardship of the community and<br />
environment. The Fox River Academy follows the curriculum design<br />
work of educational researcher Grant Wiggins in his work Understanding<br />
By Design.<br />
Est. 2007 9. Kaleidoscope Academy<br />
Al Brant<br />
318 East Brewster Street<br />
Appleton, WI 54911<br />
(920) 832-6299<br />
brantallen@aasd.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: 06-08<br />
Kaleidoscope Academy serves students in grades 6-8 incorporating<br />
instructional technology, employing interdisciplinary team teaching, and<br />
offering choices for each individual student in Fine Arts, World<br />
Languages, Technology Engineering, and Family and Consumer<br />
Education. Students at Kaleidoscope Academy have the opportunity for<br />
increased fine arts study, technology engineering, family and consumer<br />
education, and can choose from eight world languages including Arabic,<br />
Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.<br />
Kaleidoscope Academy concentrates on using middle school best<br />
practices through the use of block scheduling and interdisciplinary<br />
teaming. Transitioning from elementary school is smoother as sixth grade<br />
students work with teams of two teachers and increase to four teacher<br />
teams at the eighth grade level. Units of study are integrated through all<br />
subjects where appropriate. Technology is infused into the Kaleidoscope<br />
Academy approach to learning.<br />
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