January,​ ​2017 Per​ ​2015​ ​WI​ ​Act​ ​55,​ ​ALL​ ​districts​ ​across​ ​the​ ​state​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin​ ​must​ ​inform​ ​parents/guardians of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​information. ●

Report​ ​Card​:​ ​ ​Please​ ​see​ ​the​ ​most​ ​recent​ ​report​ ​card​ ​scores​ ​for​ ​each​ ​respective​ ​school and​ ​our​ ​district​ ​on​ ​WI​ ​DPI’s​ ​website​.​ ​ ​The​ ​link​ ​will​ ​lead​ ​you​ ​to​ ​the​ ​District's​ ​most​ ​recent accountability​ ​reports,​ ​as​ ​issued​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Wisconsin​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Instruction under​ ​section​ ​115.385​ ​of​ ​the​ ​state​ ​statutes.​ ​ ​Muskego-Norway​ ​Schools​ ​had​ ​a​ ​report​ ​card rating​ ​of​ ​Significantly​​ ​Exceeds​ ​Expectations​.​ ​ ​Muskego​ ​Norway​ ​Schools​ ​Overall​​ ​83.4​ ​(Significantly​ ​Exceeds​ ​Expectations)

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Public​ ​and​ ​Private​ ​School​ ​Options​ ​Within​ ​Muskego​:​ ​ ​The​ ​following​ ​list​ ​of​ ​schools, public​ ​and​ ​private,​ ​are​ ​currently​ ​educational​ ​options​ ​under​ ​section​ ​118.57​ ​of​ ​the​ ​state statutes,​ ​that​ ​exist​ ​within​ ​our​ ​Muskego-Norway​ ​community​ ​for​ ​parents​ ​to​ ​choose​ ​from. While​ ​our​ ​system​ ​supports​ ​attendance​ ​at​ ​respective​ ​neighborhood​ ​schools,​ ​we​ ​do​ ​offer the​ ​option,​ ​if​ ​circumstances​ ​permit,​ ​to​ ​intra-district​ ​transfer​​ ​to​ ​another​ ​resident​ ​school. Furthermore,​ ​the​ ​open​ ​enrollment​​ ​window​ ​for​ ​the​ ​state​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin​ ​exists​ ​from February​ ​6​ ​through​ ​April​ ​28,​ ​2017. Public​ ​Elementary​ ​Schools ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

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Country​ ​Meadows Lakeview Mill​ ​Valley Muskego​ ​Elementary Tess​ ​Corners

Public​ ​Secondary​ ​Schools ■ ■ ■

Bay​ ​Lane​ ​Middle Lake​ ​Denoon​ ​Middle Muskego​ ​High

Private/Parochial​ ​Schools ■ ■

St.​ ​Leonards St.​ ​Pauls

Educational​ ​options​ ​for​ ​students​ ​who​ ​are​ ​enrolled​ ​in​ ​Muskego-Norway​ ​Schools​ ​under section​ ​118.57​ ​of​ ​the​ ​state​ ​statutes,​ ​that​ ​involve​ ​part-time​ ​attendance​ ​at​ ​an​ ​educational institution​ ​other​ ​than​ ​a​ ​school​ ​of​ ​Muskego-Norway​ ​Schools​ ​include​ ​the​ ​following: ●

Course​ ​Options:​​ ​The​ C ​ ourse​ ​Options​​ ​program​ ​provides​ ​a​ ​means​ ​for​ ​Wisconsin students​ ​to​ ​take​ ​up​ ​to​ ​two​ ​courses​ ​at​ ​one​ ​time​ ​that​ ​are​ ​offered​ ​by​ ​other Wisconsin​ ​school​ ​districts,​ ​charter​ ​schools,​ ​various​ ​institutions​ ​of​ ​higher education,​ ​and​ ​approved​ ​nonprofit​ ​organizations​ ​at​ ​no​ ​cost​ ​to​ ​the​ ​student.

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Youth​ ​Options:​​ ​The​ ​Youth​ ​Options​​ ​program​ ​allows​ ​public​ ​high​ ​school​ ​juniors and​ ​seniors​ ​who​ ​meet​ ​certain​ ​requirements​ ​to​ ​take​ ​postsecondary​ ​courses​ ​at​ ​a UW​ ​institution,​ ​a​ ​Wisconsin​ ​technical​ ​college,​ ​or​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​state’s​ ​participating private,​ ​nonprofit​ ​institutions​ ​of​ ​higher​ ​education.​ ​Courses​ ​selected​ ​through Youth​ ​Options​ ​must​ ​be​ ​different​ ​than​ ​those​ ​offered​ ​at​ ​Muskego​ ​High​ ​School.

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Special​ ​Needs​ ​Scholarship​ ​Program​:​ ​ ​This​ ​notice​ ​serves​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​parents​ ​and guardians​ ​of​ ​students​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​that​ ​the​ ​State​ ​of​ ​Wisconsin​ ​has​ ​established the​ ​Special​ ​Needs​ ​Scholarship​ ​Program​.​ ​Under​ ​this​ ​scholarship​ ​program​ ​and​ ​as further​ ​specified​ ​in​ ​state​ ​law,​ ​a​ ​child​ ​with​ ​a​ ​disability​ ​who​ ​has​ ​been​ ​denied​ ​the opportunity​ ​to​ ​attend​ ​a​ ​nonresident​ ​school​ ​district​ ​under​ ​the​ ​full-time​ ​open

enrollment​ ​program​ ​may​ ​be​ ​eligible​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​a​ ​scholarship​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Department of​ ​Public​ ​Instruction​ ​(DPI)​ ​that​ ​allows​ ​the​ ​child​ ​to​ ​attend​ ​an​ ​eligible​ ​private​ ​school that​ ​is​ ​participating​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Special​ ​Needs​ ​Scholarship​ ​Program.​ ​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a state-administered​ ​program.​ ​ ​A​ ​parent​ ​or​ ​guardian​ ​who​ ​is​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​the Special​ ​Needs​ ​Scholarship​ ​Program​ ​should​ ​independently​ ​verify​ ​the​ ​participating private​ ​schools​ ​and​ ​the​ ​specific​ ​terms,​ ​eligibility​ ​criteria,​ ​and​ ​application procedures​ ​of​ ​the​ ​scholarship​ ​program​ ​with​ ​the​ ​DPI.​ ​ ​The​ ​Special​ ​Needs Scholarship​ ​Program​ ​is​ ​further​ ​defined​ ​under​ ​section​ ​115.7915​ ​of​ ​the​ ​state statutes.​ ​ ​However,​ ​special​ ​eligibility​ ​requirements​ ​not​ ​found​ ​in​ ​that​ ​statute​ ​exist for​ ​program​ ​scholarships​ ​that​ ​are​ ​awarded​ ​for​ ​private​ ​school​ ​attendance​ ​that initially​ ​begins​ ​in​ ​the​ ​2016-17​ ​school​ ​year.