| Welcome to the Altoona School District |
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Our Vision
The vision of the Altoona School District, in partnership with our students,
their families, and our community, is to build a foundation for life-long learning
and the emotional well-being of our students.
We are dedicated to offering large school opportunities with a small school approach on our unique, single campus setting.
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Planning for the Schools of Tomorrow
Enrollment Projections and Findings Report - March 2013
This report offers a summary of the Enrollment Projection Analysis completed for the School District of Altoona by the Applied Population Laboratory (APL), University of Wisconsin-Madison. Projections (2013 - 2022) are provided for the district as a whole, and individually for each grade and grade grouping. The projection process uses a combination of historical enrollment data, birth trends and projections, housing starts data, and population trends to create reasonable assumptions about future growth scenarios and the likely impact on the school district.
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Take a Survey to Help Improve High Speed Internet Connectivity
Technology is needed now more than ever in our schools and classrooms. Many schools are not able to take advantage of opportunities affordably due to inadequate bandwidth and not all students have the same equitable opportunities for learning because they may lack access to the Internet at home.
To address these issues, schools districts in Wisconsin are participating in efforts to determine the current status of Internet broadband access and where improvements are needed. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC-W) are partnering to promote a residential and business broadband demand survey through May, 2013.
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| AHS Activity Code Meeting |
| The Altoona High School Activities Code meeting for the 2013/14 school year is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 7 PM in AHS Auditorium. All athletes should plan to attend with a parent/guardian. |
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| Employment Opportunities |
| Computer/Network Support Technician, Middle School Reading Specialist/Title 1 Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher, Elementary Music Teacher |
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| Summer Program |
| RAIL, summer tennis, weight training and Outdoor Adventures information now available! New this year: Beaver Creek, and Boys and Girls Club offerings! |
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| Project Based Learning (PBL) School Resources |
| What is Project Based Learning? Project-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. It allows students to work more autonomously to construct their own learning, and culminates in realistic, student-generated products. |
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| Skylert/School Messenger |
| The Altoona School District is pleased to announce our use of the Skylert/School Messenger notification service. School Messenger is a communications system that allows us to quickly send mass notifications to parents, students and employees.
School Messenger can provide you with information by Phone Call, Email and/or Text Message.
Starting on February 4, 2013, we will use the system to let families know about emergency situations, weather-related delays/cancellations, changes to scheduled events, student absences, low lunch account balances, and to announce upcoming events. Follow the link to find out how it all works!
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| Transportation Services |
| Our student transportation services transferred to Student Transit as of January 1, 2013. Contact them at 715-839-5116. |
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| Pedersen Elementary Interim Principal |
| We are very fortunate to have secured the services of Nancy Estrem-Fuller as the Interim Principal at Pedersen Elementary School for the remainder of the 2012/13 school year. We look forward to the opportunity to benefit from the experience and expertise of Ms. Estrem-Fuller. She will be at Pedersen three days per week until the end of the school year. For more, read Dr. Biedron's letter of introduction. |
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| Indoor Walk Club for Adults (18 years & older) |
| Meets Tuesday's and Thursday's, 6-7 AM. To get started, meet at 6 AM in the Commons Addition, 1827 Bartlett Avenue.
(No walking club on November 22, December 25 & 27, January 1 or March 26) |
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| Our Strategic Vision and Mission - Updated 7/2/2012 |
| The vision of the Altoona School District, in partnership with our students, their families, and our community, is to build a foundation for life-long learning and the emotional well-being of our students. We are dedicated to offering large school opportunities with a small school approach on our unique, single campus setting.
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| Did you know? |
| Alert! Be aware!
The Altoona Athletic Boosters is the only organization that produces a "sports calendar" or poster to promote our athletic events. If your business has been contacted to buy advertising by any company or organization other than the Altoona Athletic Boosters, you may have been "scammed." These companies operate under names like Athletic Boosters Inc. or Sport Media. In August, Sports Media fraudulently "sold an ad" in the amount of $139 to a local business - supposedly for an 2010/11 Winter Sports Poster for Altoona High School.
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| Wisconsin School District Performance Report |
| The School Performance Report, created in 1991 serves as a district's annual public school report as required by 115.38 WI Statutes. The report addresses topics such as: Achievement (test results grades 3, 4, 8 and 10), ACT, AP® Exam, Retention, Attendance, Dropouts, Truancy, High School Completion, Post-graduation Plans, Program Offerings and Participation, Staffing, Finance, Suspensions and Expulsions. The link above goes directly to our school district's information.
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| Disclaimer |
| The School District of Altoona from time to time permits the distribution of information related to appropriate non-commercial activities sponsored by nonprofit groups. Distribution of materials does not mean or imply sponsorship or support of the activity by the school system. Any problems related to the operation of the activity will be strictly between the participant and the sponsoring organization. Request for further information about the activity should be directed to the sponsoring organization. |
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