Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook - School Management Services

Deerfield
Community School
District
Barb Callahan
300 Simonson Boulevard
Deerfield, WI 53531
(608) 764-8682
callahanb@deerfield.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 10-12
Denmark School
District
Steve Pasono
450 North Wall Street
Denmark, WI 54208
(920) 863-4031
pasonos@denmark.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 07-12
Drummond Area
School District
Al Gillberg
P. O. Box 40
Drummond, WI 54832
(715) 739-6996
agillberg@logger.dasd.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 08-12
Michelle Jensen
300 Simonson Blvd
(608) 764-5431
www.deerfield.k12.wi.us
• Deerfield, WI 53531-9543
Est. 1996 LEAPP - Life Educ and Preparation Program
The Life Education and Preparation Program (LEAPP) currently serves
students in grades 10-12, most of whom are at-risk students dealing with issues
that include stress and anger management and lack of motivation, pride, and
respect. The school philosophy is built on the principles of respect, care and
support, high expectations, and the opportunity to participate.
The smallness of the school is a guarantee of support and individual
attention. The staff at LEAPP recognize that the traditional school setting does
not meet some students’ educational needs. They feel it is their mission to
provide an environment that promotes these students’ social, emotional,
academic, and vocational growth.
Tony Klaubauf
450 N Wall St
(920) 863-4000
www.denmark.k12.wi.us
• Denmark, WI 54208-9416
Est. 2001 Denmark Empowerment Charter School
The Denmark Empowerment Charter School (DECS) at-risk youth (grades 7-
12) in an off-site location. While holding its students accountable to the same
rigorous school district academic benchmarks as their counterparts in the
regular education setting, DECS places a strong emphasis on individualization
of instructional unit pace and individualization of unit topical interest for its
students. The Denmark Empowerment Charter School emphasizes student
self-concept building, self-choice and self-evaluation, team building,
community-service learning opportunities, and entrepreneurial business
opportunities for all students. Students are directly engaged in the planning,
preparing, serving, and cleaning up of two student-body meals per day, along
with frequent planned local community-service learning projects, and a daily
end-of-school-day rating evaluation of their own and classmates’ behavioral
and attitudinal performance.
Henry Lamkin
P.O. Box 40
(715) 739-6669
www.dasdk12.net
Est. 2001 Ascend Academy
• Drummond, WI 54832-0040
The Ascend Academy is an alternative school grounded in the principles of
expeditionary learning for student in grades 8-12 who are at risk of not
completing a grade level or achieving a high school diploma. The Ascend
Academy uses the natural resources of a school forest and the surrounding
community to create a learning laboratory and environment that is relevant,
active, and product-oriented to ensure that students develop academic,
vocational, and social skills.
Students use an individualized and self-paced curriculum designed to
improve basic skills and develop the knowledge required by Wisconsin Model
Academic Standards. A portfolio assessment process is used to determine
student achievement of basic skills and academic standards. Performance is
measured by observation, demonstration, and testing.
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