Wisconsin Charter Schools Yearbook - School Management Services

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Ted Hamm
721 North 6th Street
Sheboygan, WI 53081
(920) 946-2632
thamm@sheboygan.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: 09-12
G. Wayne Blessing
1238 Geele Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53083
(920) 459-3661
wblessing@sheboygan.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: KG-05
Est. 2007 The Etude School
The Étude Charter School is a community of learners that serve socio
economically and culturally diverse students in grades 9-12. The Étude
Charter School is designed to support students creative and critical thinking
skills through arts based learning. The school’s culture promotes an active
community where students, staff, parents and community partners work
together.
Through a unique integration of Harvard University Graduate School of
Education’s “Project Zero” and the “Framework for 21st Century Learning,”
Étude has developed an educational program with a solid foundation.
Guiding all aspects of the school’s operation are the following principles:
• Learning In and Through the Arts
• Creative, Innovative and Critical Thinking
• Independent Reflective Practice
• Multiple Intelligences
• An Active Community
The curriculum is organized around the disciplines of creative writing,
dance, drama, language arts, music, science, social studies and visual arts.
As students progress through the Étude curriculum sequence they are guided
through thinking skills, life skills and information and communication
literacy skills in a “gradual release” model leading to independent, creative
work as juniors and seniors.
Étude includes a strong student government component with different ways
for students to get involved in the decision making pertaining to their school.
Students have the opportunity to participate in the Judiciary Board,
Student/Teacher Council and weekly Town Hall meetings where the issues of
the week are discussed and decisions regarding school events are made.
The Étude School is designed to include strong community partnerships.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) provides access to gallery
space, a resource center, and artists. A partnership with the Milwaukee
Institute of Art and Design, a nationally acclaimed post secondary design
school in Milwaukee, serves multiple purposes including portfolio
development, artist-in-residence opportunities, and summer high school
workshops.
Est. 2006 Washington School for Comprehensive Literacy
Washington School for Comprehensive Literacy adopts the components of
the Comprehensive Literacy (CL) Model, developed as a schoolwide reform
model by Dr. Linda Dorn and others at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock. This model aligns high standards in standards, assessments, curriculum
frameworks, instructional materials, school organization, school
management, and professional development. The strategies and approaches
common to the original model are integrated into all academic instruction.
Students are challenged to make connections across content areas as they
become self-regulated learners working toward higher levels of
understanding through transfer, analysis, synthesis, and application.
Serving students in grades K-5, this educational program is t committed to
differentiated instruction. A workshop approach across the curriculum
enables students to acquire strategies for self-regulating their learning. The
workshop has five components that scaffold student understanding and
knowledge: (a) mini-lessons, (b) small-group instruction, © independent
practice or working with peers, (d) one-to-one or small group conferences,
and (e) share time.
The model puts high priority on increasing the opportunities for students to
talk about content more deeply. Teachers are responsible for creating