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White text on a black chalkboard background with a thin white border and a red apple in the corner. The text says, "An 'all-hands-on-deck approach 'means people being forced to do unpaid work, work they’re not qualified for, working without breaks, burning out and eventually quitting and making the staffing hole even bigger.'"

February 12 2024

Critical Shortage of Special Education Staff Affecting SDW Students

Open Letters 504 plan, IEP, parents, special education, students, superintendent, teachers, transparency

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View looking in to the Butler Middle School auditorium, where the seats are full and there are people standing behind.

November 29 2023

100+ Parents Attend Contentious Meeting About the Future of Personalized Learning in SDW

Alliance Statements administration, board meetings, compass, flight, middle school, parents, personalized learning programs, quest, school board, students, superintendent, teachers, transparency

(Español abajo) On Tuesday evening, over 100 parents, current and past students, and educators attended an extremely contentious meeting with SDW administrators about the future of the Personalized Learning Programs (PLP) in three of the district’s middle schools. Superintendent James Sebert, Deputy Superintendent Jen Gennerman and Director of Middle School Teaching and Learning Deirdre Garcia, along with the principals of Butler, Horning and Les Paul presented the reasoning for the discontinuation of the program. School board members Diane Voit, Mark Borowski, and Karrie Kozlowski were also present.

Logos for the Quest, Compass, and FLIGHT programs

November 27 2023

Alliance Statement on Discontinuation of Middle School Personalized Learning Programs (Compass, Flight, Quest)

Alliance Statements administration, board meetings, middle school, parents, personalized learning programs, quest, school board, students, teachers, transparency

The decision to discontinue Compass, Flight, and Quest is being made with no plan, no parental input, no data, and no alternatives. We encourage any family who has a student currently involved in the program, or who might want to have their student involved in the future, to please attend the meeting tomorrow evening to share your thoughts with district administration.

September 2 2023

Waukesha Bus Driver Shortage Has Massive Impact on Students and Families

Press Releases parents, school board, school busing, students, superintendent, transparency

A bus driver shortage in the First Student Bus Company is set to have a major negative impact on students and families in the School District of Waukesha (SDW) as classes resume on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

Cover page of SDW's Key Performance Indicators brochure

July 24 2023

Three Things – 7/24/23

Three Things board meetings, community, parents, rights, school board, students, survey, teachers, transparency, wish lists

In the third edition of Three Things, we’re covering Parent Satisfaction Surveys, a summary of the 7/19/23 Board Meeting, and Teacher Wish Lists.

July 13 2023

Alliance Statement on Ms. Tempel’s Hearing

Alliance Statements parents, policy, rainbows, rights, school board, superintendent, teachers, transparency

The Waukesha School District terminated a teacher yesterday because the Board and Superintendent brought negative attention to the community.

July 5 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ACT NOW TO PROTECT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN WAUKESHA SCHOOLS

Press Releases first amendment, parents, policy, rights, school board, students, teachers, transparency

The Alliance is concerned about the District’s ongoing misuse of policy as a shield for its pattern of harmful decisions negatively impacting the students and school community and the potential impact of her termination on First Amendment rights, teacher retention, and the promise for more transparent communication with parents.

May 17 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WAUKESHA RECOMMENDS TERMINATION FOR TEACHER WHO SPOKE OUT ABOUT RAINBOWLAND

Press Releases policy, rainbows, rights, school board, superintendent, teachers, transparency

The Alliance is disappointed to learn that on May 15, 2023, after being on administrative leave for more than a month, Heyer Elementary School First Grade Teacher Melissa Tempel was notified that the Superintendent of the School District of Waukesha was recommending her termination.

May 9 2023

Maestra Melissa’s Students Deserve Their Teacher Back

Alliance Statements, Teacher Appreciation Week parents, policy, rainbows, school board, students, superintendent, support, teacher appreciation week 2023, teachers, transparency

This Teacher Appreciation Week, there is one partner missing from our first-grade classroom at Heyer: Maestra Melissa. Her class has been without her, or any permanent teacher, for 25 school days and counting.

April 21 2023

Alliance for Education in Waukesha Responds to Letters from Dr. Underly, Legislative Leaders

Alliance Statements administration, parents, school board, teachers, transparency

The Alliance for Education in Waukesha (AEW) would like to commend Dr. Underly for her letter and her involvement. At the same time, AEW would like to respond to comments made by Dr. Sebert and local legislative leaders in their answers to Dr. Underly’s letter.