2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services

Est. 2000 54. Dimensions of Learning Academy
Diana Pearson
6218 25th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53143
(262) 359-6849
dpearson@kusd.edu
Grade Levels: KG-08
The Dimensions of Learning Academy is a standards-based school of
choice focusing on lifelong learning, serving students in grades KG-8 in
Kenosha Unified School District No. 1. Two unique programs,
Dimensions Extensions and Dimensions Connections, further define the
school’s organizational and management structures. The Dimensions
Extensions program consists of extended before and after-school
programming for the Dimensions of Learning Academy.
Dimensions Connections organizes the parental involvement for the
entire school program. The parental involvement for this school is
organized as an integral part of the school’s design. The goal is
implementation of a curriculum based on integration of reasoning skills
coupled with the targeting of student acquisition of academic as well as
lifelong learning standards.
William Haithcock
714 49th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
(262) 359-8400
whaithco@kusd.edu
Grade Levels: 09-11
Est. 2007 55. Harborside Academy
Harborside Academy is a 9-11 grade Expeditionary Learning charter high
school located in Kenosha Wisconsin. Harborside’s school design
combines rigorous academic content and real world projects, students
participate in “learning expeditions” which involve in-depth study of
engaging topics coupled with active teaching, fieldwork, and community
service.
The school design focuses on teaching in an engaging way. Harborside
has a rigorous curriculum and promotes high levels of student
engagement through real-world learning focused on issues of concern to
young people. The curriculum will have a strong fieldwork component.
Students have the experience of authentic service to the community as an
ethic that permeates the school community and as an important element
of their academic work. Students also learn that values such as
collaboration, perseverance, and craftsmanship are essential to the
production of high quality work. Staff emphasize post secondary
preparation, professional quality student work, and engaging students
through active pedagogy.
Est. 2006 56. Kenosha eSchool
Kris Keckler
6729 18th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53143
(262) 359-7715
kkeckler@kusd.edu
Grade Levels: 09-12
Est. 2007
Angela Andersson
6811 18th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53143
(262) 359-3800
aanderss@kusd.edu
Grade Levels: KG-08
The Kenosha eSchool is a full-service online virtual high school
operating in conjunction with the Appleton eSchool and the Wisconsin
eSchool Network. The Kenosha eSchool exists to meet students’ needs
by employing new and emerging technologies and providing access to a
high-quality, standards-driven, common-assessments curriculum in an
environment that is self-paced and accommodating to students’ varying
physical locations, individualized plans, and time frames. The Kenosha
eSchool offers a full spectrum of courses, allowing students to achieve
all graduation requirements.
57. Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced
Curriculum (KTEC)
The study of technology is a major thrust of the Kenosha School of
Technology Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC). The skills and knowledge of
reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, fitness, health, culture,
music, art, teamwork, integrity, civics, and many more will be couched in
a technology framework. KTEC students will be competent readers of
technical literature. They will also be competent writers of technical
documents. Mathematical concepts will be taught with solid examples of
applications to advance technology and engineering.
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