2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services
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In addition to a strong educational component for the students, the<br />
Early Learning Academy provides parent education for families.<br />
Oconto Falls<br />
<strong>School</strong> District<br />
David C. Polashek<br />
200 North Farm Road<br />
(920) 848-4471<br />
www.ocontofalls.k12.wi.us<br />
Oconto Falls, WI 54154<br />
Est. 1998<br />
Becky Spengler<br />
320 Central Avenue<br />
Oconto Falls, WI 54154<br />
(920) 848-4455<br />
becspeng@ocontofalls.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: <strong>10</strong>-12<br />
129. Falls Alternative Learning Site<br />
The Falls Alternative Learning Site (FALS) opened its doors in<br />
December 1998 with four students in a vacated library rented from the<br />
city of Oconto Falls. The charter school serves at-risk students in grades<br />
<strong>10</strong>-12 who have not experienced success in the traditional school setting.<br />
These students are credit-deficient and regularly truant, and they lack a<br />
personal connection with the school environment. The Falls Alternative<br />
Learning Site aims to provide a safe environment for everyone to learn, a<br />
place where students take an active role in the governing and<br />
maintenance of the school, and opportunities for students to earn high<br />
school credits as fast as they are willing to work.<br />
Est. 2007<br />
Michelle Desterheft<br />
512 Caldwell Avenue<br />
Oconto Falls, WI 54154<br />
(920) 848-4451<br />
micdeste@ocontofalls.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: 07-12<br />
130. New Path Charter <strong>School</strong><br />
New Path Charter <strong>School</strong> is in its first year of operation, after opening its<br />
doors for students on September 4, 2007. The mission and vision of New<br />
Path is to provide those students who may have made poor decisions<br />
resulting in expulsion with an opportunity to continue the learning<br />
process to obtain a high school or alternative diploma. Additionally, New<br />
Path offers students who are credit deficient; have exhausted all at-risk<br />
programs in the district, and who have little chance of graduating from<br />
the traditional high school the opportunity to obtain an alternative school<br />
diploma.<br />
Est. 1998<br />
Thomas Menor<br />
<strong>10</strong>2 South Washington<br />
Oconto Falls, WI 54154<br />
(920) 848-4463<br />
tommenor@ocontofalls.k12.wi.us<br />
Grade Levels: 01-05<br />
131. Spruce <strong>School</strong><br />
The Spruce <strong>School</strong> has operated as a rural two-room schoolhouse in the<br />
county since 1889, attaining charter status in 1998. Initially, the school<br />
served 32 children in grades 1-4 in two multiage class-rooms. Spruce<br />
<strong>School</strong> currently serves students in grades 1-5. Two teachers and one<br />
classroom aide run the multiage learning centers.<br />
The school is located in an isolated part of the Oconto Falls <strong>School</strong><br />
District. The Spruce <strong>School</strong> uses its rural setting as an opportunity to tie<br />
much of the multiage instructional program to the land and to the area’s<br />
cultural history. A high priority is placed on integrating environmental<br />
studies into the curriculum. A number of students are second- or thirdgeneration<br />
Spruce students, adding to the school’s family atmosphere.<br />
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