District Information
As part of new legislation passed in 2015, each Wisconsin school district has new parent notification requirements. These notifications are expected to be shared with all families of students in the School District of La Crosse. Additional information about school district policies, guidelines, and expectations are available online at www.lacrosseschools.org. If you have any questions, please contact a building principal directly or the superintendent at 608.789.7628.
NOTICE OF EDUCATION OPTIONS
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 115.28 (54m), notice must be provided regarding the educational options available to all students who are at least three years old, but not yet 18 years old. Each of the following areas linked below represents educational options for Wisconsin students:
- Public school
- Private school*
- Private school participating in a parental choice program
- Special Needs Scholarship Program
- Charter school
- Virtual school
- Open Enrollment
- Youth Options
- Course Options
- Home-based private education
*NOTE: not all private schools operating in Wisconsin are listed in the directory
SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
As part of the state accountability system, the Department of Instruction (DPI) has produced report cards for every school district in Wisconsin. These report cards provide data on multiple indicators for four priority areas: Student Achievement, Student Growth, Closing Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. The School District of La Crosse’s accountability reports are available via the following links:
School District of La Crosse
Elementary Schools
Hamilton Early Learning Center
School of Technology and Arts I
Middle Schools
School of Technology and Arts II
High Schools
ADOPTION OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR 2021-2022
The State of Wisconsin has standards for each academic area. As required by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 (section 120.12(13) of the State statutes) for the 2021 ‐ 2022 academic school year, the Board of Education has adopted the Common Core Standards for ELA (English Language Arts and Mathematics, and the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards in all other discipline areas under section 118.30(1g)(a)1 of the State statutes. All standards can be accessed directly at http://dpi.wi.gov/standards.