RBSD Middle School

Frequently Asked Questions

Resources –
1/18/21 School Board Meeting – MS Information
1/18/21 School Board Meeting Attendee Packet
Class Size Options for Middle School 2021-2022
Map – District Attendance and School Board Boundaries
Map – Student Residence
Open Enrolled Students by Attending School and District of Residence
Pros and Cons – Middle School Options
Rules for Public Comment at School Board Meetings
2/8/21 Consolidation Follow-Up Board Questions and Superintendent Responses
2/15/21 School Board Meeting Attendee Packet

RESOURCES SHARED WITH THE BOARD
Teacher shortage:
https://wasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/help_wanted_June-July2016.pdf

https://wcer.wisc.edu/docs/working-papers/Working_Paper_No_2018_02.pdf

https://www.wpr.org/why-are-fewer-wisconsin-students-studying-become-teachers

K-8 vs middle school:
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/12/09/do-middle-schools-make-sense

https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/october/attending-a-middle-vs–a-k-8-school-matters-for-student-outcomes.html

Average classroom sizes:
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/tables/ntps1718_fltable06_t1s.asp

Rural School consolidation:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED598431.pdf

https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8660&context=etd (266 pages!)

Wisconsin in the news:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/arena-wisconsin-schools-empty.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-schools-are-forced-to-close-as-rural-populations-dwindle (video)

https://www.wpr.org/theres-lot-emotion-communities-say-goodbye-3-rural-antigo-elementary-schools

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Rosendale-Brandon School District, in accordance with state and federal law, does not discriminate because of the person’s sex, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, disability, military or veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy, marital or parental status, physical, mental, emotional or learning disability or hardship, or other basis prohibited under state and federal law, in its educational and employment policies and practices.  All courses, including Career and Technical Education courses are available without discrimination.

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