Notice of Educational Options for Children Who Reside in the School District

The Cedarburg School District offers students 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 through 12th grade, leading to a high school diploma.

The table below contains links 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. Please visit the DPI website for more detailed information.

Cedarburg School District Report Cards
 

Cedarburg School District also offers a wide range of special education programming, including:

• Early childhood programming for students who are at least 3 years old, but not school age;
• Special Education for students with disabilities;
• English Language Learner support;
• Gifted and Talented enrichment and support;
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs;
• Ozaukee Youth Apprenticeship Program;
• At-risk programs for students in danger of not graduating high school;
• Summer School.

Educational options for students who are enrolled in the Cedarburg School District that involve part-time attendance at an educational institution other than a school of the Cedarburg School District include the following:

• Early College Credit Program (ECCP) - high school students who satisfy the eligibility requirements may apply to enroll in an approved course at an ECCP-approved institution of higher education while attending in the District. Students will be eligible to receive college and high school credit for completing course(s) at authorized institutions of higher education, provided they complete the course(s) and receive a passing grade.
• Start College Now Program - resident high school students who have completed the 10th grade and who meet eligibility criteria may apply to take courses at a technical college in the Wisconsin Technical College System for the purpose of earning both high school and postsecondary credit
• Part-time Open Enrollment -  high school pupils may apply to attend one or two courses in nonresident school districts while remaining enrolled in their district of attendance for the majority of their classes.

Additional educational options for children who reside in the District that involve full-time enrollment/ attendance at a school, program or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the Cedarburg School District include the following:

• 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 the state statutes.
• Enrollment in a private school participating in the Wisconsin parental choice program.
• Enrollment in a private school of the family’s choosing (at the family’s own cost, as applicable).
• Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law. Educational options for children who reside in the Cedarburg School District but who are enrolled in and attending a private school or home-based private educational program include the following:
  • Such students have the opportunity to attend summer school classes/programs offered in the District.
  • Private school students in the high school grades have the opportunity to apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in a District school, pursuant to section 118.145(4) of the state statutes.
  • Students who are enrolled in a home-based private educational program have the opportunity to: 1) Apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in public schools as provided under section 118.53. 2) Participate in District interscholastic athletics and other District extracurricular activities as provided under section 118.133.

Education of Homeless Children and Youth

Children of homeless individuals and unaccompanied homeless youth (youth not in physical custody of parent/guardian) residing in the Cedarburg School District shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths that reside in the Cedarburg School District.  They shall be provided services comparable to services offered other children attending Cedarburg Public Schools, including transportation services, educational services for which the children/youths meet eligibility criteria (e.g., special education, Title I programming, gifted and talented programming), vocational and technical education programs, and school nutrition programs.  No homeless child or youth shall be required to attend a separate school or program for homeless children and shall not be stigmatized by school personnel.  Please contact Cedarburg School District’s Homeless Liaison at 262-376-6142 if you have any questions or are in need of services.