The School District of Menomonee Falls offers a variety of educational options to children who reside in the District.
The District’s primary educational pathway and instructional program for students involves a progression from 4-year-old kindergarten (Early Learning) through grade 12, leading to a high school diploma.
The most recent school and school district DPI accountability report, as issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction under section 115.385 of the state statutes, can be accessed via the District’s website at www.fallsschools.org.
The School District of Menomonee Falls received an accountability score of Exceeds Expectations on the recently released DPI issued Report Card which uses multiple measures of student achievement and engagement to describe performance using data from the 2018-19 school year. This high rating supports the continuous improvement and strong academic success of students in the School District of Menomonee Falls.
Each Fall, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every publicly funded school and district in Wisconsin. Scores are calculated in four priority areas: student achievement; school growth; closing gaps between student groups; and measures of students being on-track for postsecondary readiness, which includes graduation and attendance rates, third-grade English language arts achievement, and eighth-grade mathematics achievement. Report cards provide a snapshot of performance across the four priority areas and can be used to target improvement efforts. A school or district’s Overall Accountability Score places the school/district into one of five Overall Accountability Ratings:
Significantly Exceeds Expectations | score of 83-100 | *****
Exceeds Expectations | score of 73-82.9 | ****
Meets Expectations | score of 63-72.9| ***
Meets Few Expectations | score of 53-62.9 | **
Fails to Meet Expectations | score of 0-52.9 | *
Report cards for all Wisconsin schools can be found online at https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/home
*Ben Franklin and Shady Lane, both PreK-2 schools, were rated AR because state testing doesn’t’ begin until grade 3.
Some of the specific educational programs offered to eligible students who are enrolled in and attending the School District of Menomonee Falls include:
- Early childhood special education (for children who are at least t hree years old, but not yet school-age
- Special Education for students with disabilities
- Advanced Placement
- Career and Technical (CTE) programming
- Individualized program and curriculum modifications
- Alternative education programming
- Virtual school
- English Language Learners (ELL)
Additional educational options for children who reside in the District that involve full-time enrollment or attendance at a school, program or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the School District of Menomonee Falls include:
- High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to attend a technical college or certain other programs for the purpose of completing a program leading to the student’s high school graduation or to a high school equivalency diploma.
- Full-time Open Enrollment involving physical attendance in a public school of a nonresident school district or attendance through a virtual charter school that is associated with a nonresident school district.
- Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a child with a disability who meets the program’s specific eligibility requirements may apply to attend an eligible, participating private school under a scholarship awarded through the state’s “Special Needs Scholarship Program,” as established under section 115.7915 of state statutes.
- Enrollment in a private school participating in the Wisconsin parental choice program under section 118.60 of state statutes.
- Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law.
- Enrollment in a private school of the family’s choosing (at the family’s own cost, as applicable). Private schools located in the School District of Menomonee Falls include:
- Peace Lutheran Academy
- Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran School
- St. Agnes Catholic School (Parental Choice School)
State Assigned Performance Category – Meets Expectations - Zion Lutheran School (Parental Choice School)
State Assigned Performance Category – N/A - St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School
State Assigned Performance Category – N/A
Educational options for children who reside in the School District of Menomonee Falls but who are enrolled in and attending a private school or home-based private educational program include:
1. A non-public school resident student may participate in District classes or programs when specifically required by law
2. A non-public school resident student may enroll in not more than two core or noncore courses during each school semester in at all grade levels provided the following conditions are met:
a. the student has met the standard for admission to the course at that grade level;
b. the student takes no more than two courses in any one district a semester.
c. there is sufficient room in the class.
When fees are normally charged for a course, the non-public school student shall be responsible for the fee.
3. The rules of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and other co curricular activity regulatory entities will be followed where applicable.
4. The student must agree to abide by public school rules and regulations.
5. Transportation to and from the District class(es), program or activity shall be the responsibility of the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s).
A student attending private school may not apply for full time or part time open enrollment. A decision denying a request may be appealed to the Superintendent/designee. If not resolved by the Superintendent/designee, an appeal may be made to the Board.
