Waukesha School District

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The Waukesha School District is a school district that serves the city of Waukesha and parts of the Village of Waukesha, Town of Brookfield, city of Brookfield, and city of Pewaukee in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The district serves over 14,000 students and administers three high schools, three middle schools, 15 elementary schools, and four charter schools. It is governed by a board of nine members.

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History

In 2019, Blair Elementary School was closed out and Butler Middle School is now divided into two separate campuses, Butler Campus and Blair Campus. Both campuses run on different schedules.[ citation needed ]

Student lunch program

In August 2021, the Waukesha School Board voted to not participate in the Seamless Summer Option, [1] a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) universal student lunch program that was extended for the 2021-2022 school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Families could still apply for the need-based National School Lunch program. This decision drew widespread criticism. [3] The school board later reversed its decision, voting to participate in the Seamless Summer Option program. [4]

Elementary School Closing of 2022

On March 10, 2022, the district has approved and agreed to close down Whittier Elementary School and merge with Hadfield Elementary School. It was intended for the district to limit the decrease of student populations, improve accessibility for students with special needs, and to combat a $7 million budget shortfall for the 2022-2023 school year. [5]

Schools

The district operates the following schools. [6]

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Charter schools

Closed Schools

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References

  1. ↑ Linnane, Rory (August 25, 2021). "Every eligible Wisconsin school district is providing all students free meals this year. Except Waukesha". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "USDA extends free school meals for 2021-2022 school year". WEWS. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ↑ Olding, Rachel (2021-08-27). "Wisconsin School District Ditches Free Meals So Students Don't 'Become Spoiled'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ↑ Rory Linnane. "Waukesha school board reverses decision to cut universal free meals". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Whittier, Hadfield Schools On Track To Merge After Board Votes Approval". Waukesha, WI Patch. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Our schools are great schools" . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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