2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services

Est. 2005
Jodi Weber
840 North Jackson Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 431-4371
jweber@seedsofhealth.org
Grade Levels: 09-12
182. Tenor High School
The vision of Tenor High School is to provide Milwaukee children with
an opportunity for a seamless educational program that includes highlevel
academic and technical preparation for workforce readiness and
life-long learning. The school is geared toward students earning dual
certification: a high school diploma and a Milwaukee Area Technical
College (MATC) certificate in a trade or technical field.
Students proceed through the Tenor High School program in two
phases: Phase One - Ninth and Tenth Grade and Phase Two - Eleventh
and Twelfth Grade. Phase One curriculum develops strong standardsbased
academic skills (reading, writing, mathematics, and technology)
and emphasizes their practical application and occupational relevance.
The curriculum emphasizes the importance of interpersonal communication
and personal, economic, and employability skills. Students
gradually and carefully explore achievable career options and courses
offered by MATC.
Based on a student’s progress during Phase One, students will spend
the final two years in one of two programs (Phase Two):
Students who satisfy entry-level requirements into an MATC
certificate program will spend half of each day in the core
curriculum at Tenor High School and the remainder of the day
at MATC studying for a one-year MATC certificate in a trade
or technology field. Students who do not yet satisfy MATC’s
entry-level requirements will remain in the full-day curriculum
at Tenor High School and continue to pursue the knowledge
and skills needed to satisfy various MATC and Tenor High
School course requirements.
Est. 2004
Maureen Sullivan
5510 West Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 475-1600
principal@woodlands-school.org
Grade Levels: K4-08
183. Woodlands School
Woodlands School serves grades K4-8 and offers an innovative
educational program of excellence for the whole child in a multicultural
environment that prepares the child for lifelong learning in a rapidly
changing society. The school, under the chartering authority of the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, serves the richly diverse racial,
ethnic, and socioeconomic populations of the city of Milwaukee.
The school’s core curriculum consists of language arts, mathematics,
hands-on science, and social studies. Students are grouped in multi-age
classrooms with an average of 20 students, one teacher, and one teaching
assistant. Learning is driven by students’ curiosity and is focused through
a Project-Based interdisciplinary approach, with students sometimes
working independently and other times on cooperative learning projects
with partners or in small groups. Students in all grades take specialty
classes in music, art, physical education, library studies, and French
language, which are also integrated into the core curriculum to deepen
the educational experience. A Time for Living curriculum allows
teachers and students to focus on their rights and responsibilities to one
another, the community, and the world. It includes student service
projects with disadvantaged populations in the community.
Student learning assessment focuses on teacher-written evaluations,
student-designed portfolios, and standardized tests that measure progress
toward academic goals and mastery of local and Wisconsin standards.
Parents are closely involved in all dimensions of the school. Each family
makes a commitment of 20 hours of voluntary service upon enrollment.
In addition to its formal curriculum, Woodlands provides a before- and
after-school extension program for children to engage in supervised
structured play or to complete homework in a supportive environment; an
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