Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook - School Management Services

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joe.monroe@monroe.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 09-12
Lynne Wheeler
1220 16th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 328-7270
lynne.wheeler@monroe.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 06-08
Cory Hirsbrunner
1220 16th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 328-7135
cory.hirsbrunner@monroe.k12.wi.
us
Grade Levels: 09-12
Cory Hirsbrunner
801 32nd Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 328-7135
cory.hirsbrunner@monroe.k12.wi.
us
Grade Levels: 06-08
prepare them for lifelong learning, challenge, responsibility, and opportunity.
This school strives to serve at-risk students in grades 9-12 by providing
creative academic experiences, service learning opportunities, and
individualized support. Students learn to identify talents and skills that will
guide their choices as they prepare to become successful members of our
community.
Est. 2005 Monroe Alternative Middle Charter School (MMS)
The Monroe Alternative Middle School (MAMS) is a charter school
designed to serve students in grades 6-8 who have been identified as at-risk
in one or more of the following areas: academic, attendance, social
/emotional, drug/alcohol, and family crisis. The MAMS program utilizes
targeted interventions to build skills in students that have not experienced
success in the traditional school setting.
The Monroe Alternative Middle School has made acquisition of reading
and language arts skills a primary focus of its programming.
Enrollment is currently limited to 20 students based on availability of
resources and space. The MAMS program fosters the intellectual, emotional
and social development of our students through an active and supportive
learning environment.
Est. 2003 Monroe Independent Virtual High Charter School
The Monroe Independent Education Charter High School operates yearround
and offers a high school diploma for students in grades 9-12.
Students enrolled in the charter school can choose from a variety of options
to meet their individual needs. These credit options include online courses,
print-based courses, work-based credit options, service learning for credit,
off-campus physical education, and enrollment in Monroe High School
courses. Courses offered through the charter school use curriculum material
from the following: University of Nebraska On-line High School (with more
than 160 print-based and online courses available in 14 subject areas),
University of Missouri On-line High School (with more than 150 online and
print-based courses available), Class.com (with online classes aligned to
Wisconsin State Standards), Monroe High School classroom courses, APEX
Learning and Advance Placement online courses, off-campus credit-for-work
service learning, and physical education.
The school is located in a large two-room facility, which includes space for
small group instruction, one-on-one instruction, eight computers, a resource
library, and a conference area. A full-time teacher and a part-time learning
disabilities teacher staff the school.
Est. 2006 Monroe Virtual Charter Middle School
The Monroe Virtual Charter School serves the needs of at-risk students in
grades 6-8. These students include those who are expelled, those considered
to be a safety risk within the traditional school setting, those with medical
needs who cannot attend a traditional school setting, those who are
homebound, those who are credit deficient, and those with extraordinary
needs. The courses allow students to pursue divergent interests and are selfpaced
to address individual learning styles.
Parent encouragement and support, which is acquired through face-to-face
registration, quarterly meetings, and e-mail and telephone communication, is
vital to the success of the students.