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School District of Wisconsin Dells

October 2022

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Football students holding doors open for students

A message from your District Administrator

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

With the sending of the October newsletter article, it means students have closed out the first month of the school year. I wish to thank everyone for the continued strong start to the school year! Everyone from support staff, our teachers, our students and parents have contributed to this strong start. Thank you to everyone for contributing to the strong start of the school year!

One ongoing tradition that typically takes place each October, and this year is no different, is the annual high school homecoming game, which is set for Friday, October 7, 2022 with kickoff slated for 7p.m. This year we will be honoring the undefeated 1972 football team. We hope to see you there! If you follow us on Facebook, more information regarding homecoming activities will be posted in the near future.

As we enter the second month of the school year, I wish to remind everyone of the importance of establishing good attendance routines. If you recall from a previous newsletter edition, last year 20% of our student body missed 20% or more school days, and as such we are emphasizing the need to demonstrate consistent daily attendance habits. Our goal is to have PK-12 average daily attendance exceeding the state average, and this typically hovers around 93%. I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. ...READ MORE

WDMS Standards based learning & grading for 2022-23 school year

By Casey Whitehurst, WDMS Principal

What is standards-based learning and grading?

Standards-based learning and teaching measures an individual student’s performance against a set of criteria established as academic standards and indicates an individual student’s level of proficiency in relation to specific standards. ...READ MORE

Guaranteed and viable curriculum

By Kimberly Torkelson, SHES Associate Principal

One of the most powerful things a school can do to help increase student achievement is to guarantee that specific content is taught across a grade level. Regardless of the teacher or school a student is assigned, they receive the same instruction. We refer to this as providing our students with a guaranteed and viable curriculum. ...READ MORE

Student assessment update

By Brian Grove

Director of Curriculum & Instruction

We hope everyone has had a great transition back to school! This newsletter provides an update on all things happening with student assessment. Please check out the grade levels below for a quick snapshot of the school and state assessments that your child has or will be participating in ...READ MORE

Parents of teens needs to know about vaping

By Allison Hoch, WDHS Principal

Vaping nicotine and/or THC is unfortunately a habit that is advertised heavily to teenagers. If you are a parent of a middle school or high school student, you need to be talking to your student about the physical effects, possibility of addiction, and the cost of this habit.

Food Service News

By Jessica Grady, Food Service Director

Student Food Service Account Charges

Just a reminder that schools had some flexibilities during COVID so we could serve all kids free meals. Some of those options expired, so many schools can’t serve all meals free anymore. Instead, families will do what they did before COVID. Schools will take applications and use family income to qualify kids for free, reduce-price, or paid meals. ...READ MORE

Transportation News

By Fred Steinhorst, Director of Transportation

Parents and Caregivers,

Please remind your students to be out at the bus stop area at a minimum of 5 minutes prior to the bus arrival. This helps with the timing of the routes.

Please remind your students:

· No eating on the bus. ...READ MORE