Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook - School Management Services

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Barbara Ernest
4965 South Twentieth Street
Milwaukee, WI 53221
(414) 304-6200
babernie@hotmail.com
Grade Levels: K4-08
Zannetta Cistrunk
8135 West Florist Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-6100
cistruzr@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 09-12
Maribeth Gosz
971 W. Windlake Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 902-7208
goszm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: K3-08
Elma Gonzales-Radke
1643 South 2nd Street, PO Box
from our staff, parents, and community members assists us in promoting high
student achievement for all children.
Est. 2001 I.D.E.A.L. Charter School
I.D.E.A.L. (Individualized Developmental Educational Approaches to
Learning) Charter School is an instrumentality charter with a diverse grades
K4-8 student population. Flexible groupings, a child-centered curriculum,
integration of subject matter, active learning, and exploration are the
cornerstones of I.D.E.A.L.’s educational plan. I.D.E.A.L. offers real-life
educational experiences, extended day programs, and recreational
opportunities to students and their families through collaboration with
community businesses and agencies.
I.D.E.A.L. is built around five important constructs: multiage, inclusive
classrooms; a shared-governance model; active engagement in meaningful
learning; assessment by performance, product, and demonstration and
community involvement. Through charter status, I.D.E.A.L. can meet these
constructs in creative and flexible ways.
Est. 2007 James Madison Academic Campus
James Madison Academic Campus provides the framework to improve
student commitment and performance by strengthening rigor, relevance, and
relationships in a new learning environment; and to build a collaborative
school culture committed to the implementation of the framework and the
practices necessary to support student achievement within the framework.
The school will implement a block schedule to include common planning
time for teachers, family and student advocate time, and professional
development time. The block structure extends class time to provide an
opportunity for students and teachers to focus attention on four core subjects
and to explore a concept into greater depth. It will also enhance community
in the school by having more time to build upon the interests of students and
teachers as the theme is infused within the content classes. Under a block
schedule students will have increased opportunities to seek help over the
block period and teachers to have common planning time within a small
learning community.
Est. 2006 Kosciuszko Montessori Middle
Rich in culture and diversity, Kosciuszko Middle Montessori School is a
unique bilingual bicultural school located on the south side of Milwaukee.
This school looks different from other schools; it is made up of two necessary
educational components. The first component is a Montessori program for
native Spanish speakers K3 through grade 8. This program addresses the
need for early learning opportunities and will serve the at-risk bilingual
population with the intent to close achievement gaps and increase the high
school graduation rate. The second educational component is a middle level
program for grades 6-8 that implements the Effective Schools model to
address the varied learning styles of students and increase secondary
educational opportunities through Project Lead the Way (pre-engineering
program).
Est. 2003 La Causa Charter School
La Causa Charter School is a neighborhood school in a predominately
Hispanic community. Although the school serves a diverse population,
including African American, Caucasian, and other cultures, the majority of