2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services

provide instruction to the students and their families on healthy food
selection and preparation. Also, students are regularly introduced to new
foods, especially fruits and vegetables, to expand their repertoire of food
choices.
Est. 2003
Kirby Schultz
1225 North Oakwood Road
Oshkosh, WI 54904
(920) 424-0315
kirby.schultz@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: KG-05
139. Oakwood Environmental Education Charter
School (OASD)
The Oshkosh Area School District has created an environmentally
focused charter school that targets kindergarten through fifth grade
learners at Oakwood Elementary School. The Oakwood Environmental
Education (EE) Charter School adopts an interdisciplinary approach to
instruction that encourages hands-on, environmentally themed
experiences to provide students with a better understanding of all core
academic subjects, as well as an appreciation for and understanding of
environmental conservation and protection. Enrollment was initially open
to as many as 175 fourth- and fifth-grade students, who are held
accountable to the same academic performance standards as other
students. The Oakwood EE Charter School is in-tended to serve as a
model for effective, comprehensive thematic study across all content
areas in alternative settings using the environment as the integrated
context.
Portage Community
School District
Charles Poches
904 De Witt Street
(608) 742-4879
www.portage.k12.wi.us
Portage, WI 53901
Est. 1999
Brian Seguin
117 West Franklin
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-8545
seguinb@portage.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 09-12
140. Portage Academy of Achievement
The Portage Academy of Achievement serves at-risk high school students
in grades 9-12. Some of the targeted students have already dropped out of
school and may be failing in local traditional preparation programs.
The district had no alternative or at-risk programming before the
establishment of this charter school.
The charter school is characterized by alternative methods of continued
learning in an atmosphere that is sensitive and suited to the development
of students' intellectual, physical, and social capabilities. Students
succeed in an environment where they feel as though they belong and
where they learn to build partnerships with peers and teachers.
The charter school provides instruction by three primary means: first,
by direct instruction; second, through the integration of technology into
the curriculum; and third, through work experience. Students develop a
customized and innovative approach to their learning program, thereby
developing more positive attitudes toward self, school, and society. The
school's ultimate goal is for students to graduate, to learn to live
responsibly in the community, and to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Est. 2002
Victoria Rydberg
191 East Slifer Street
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-3764
rydbergv@portage.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 07-08
141. River Crossing Environmental Charter School
The Portage Community School District, located in the City of Portage in
both Columbia and Marquette counties, started the River Crossing
Environmental Charter School to better meet the unique needs of
individual learners in grades 7-8. The school has successfully created an
alternative beyond the traditional school setting, allowing the district to
construct programs that are individually tailored to meet a variety of
learner needs and providing the community with the type of citizenry it
may be proud of.
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