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Mequon-Theinsville School District considering about $300,000 in new initiatives in 2016-17
By Ty Schmid
Mequon - A variety of programs, initiatives and additions to curriculum are among several academic priorities being considered by the Mequon-Thiensville School District next school year.
As it continues work on the 2016-17 budget, the district is considering seven academic initiatives that would cost an estimated $301,700.That would be in addition to the $2.1 million the district is spending to add classrooms to its three elementary schools and an outdoor pavilion at Homestead High School.
However, Director of Business Services Gail Greiger said the initiatives can be adopted without an overall increase to spending due to the amount being offset by the revenue generated by a few things, including 33 new open enrollment seats and cost savings due to staff attrition.
The initiatives with the highest price tags include hiring a new academic and career planning coordinator at an estimated cost of about $100,000 and adding staffing support for vulnerable populations at an estimated cost of about $73,000.
The academic and career planning coordinator would coordinate and support teaching in grades six through 12 and develop "clear and viable pathways to post-graduation success for all students," said a staff report.
Targeting students at Steffen Middle School and Wilson Elementary School, the additional staffing support would seek to close achievement gaps, the report said.
A writer's workshop program for sixth-graders and additions to the four-year-old kindergarten curriculum are among the other initiatives being considered.
The board could make a decision on the programs as soon as its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 15 at Range Line, 11040 N. Range Line Road.
NEXT STEP
- WHAT: discussion and possible action on academic initiatives in the 2016-17 school year
- WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, March 15
- WHERE: Range Line, 11040 N. Range Line Road
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