Hamilton School District

The Hamilton School District is a school district in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. It serves all of Sussex, Lannon, and Butler, parts of Lisbon, and Menomonee Falls, and a small part of Pewaukee.

Established as a K-12 school district in 1961, Hamilton serves a 36-square-mile (93 km2) area of suburban and rural communities about 15 miles (24 km) north and west of downtown Milwaukee. The population is estimated at 27,000. Student enrollment is just over 17,319.

School sites in the district

The Hamilton School District has seven schools that serve students from pre-kindergarten through high school:

4-5-year-old kindergarten

An optional half-day kindergarten program is offered to 4-year-olds at Willow Springs Learning Center. Willow Springs also houses a private daycare provider, enabling parents to pay for daycare services for their children during the portion of the day when they are not participating in the kindergarten program.

Elementary schools

Elementary schools focus on the basic skills of reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. Each school has a full-time reading-writing specialist and library-media specialist. Specialists also provide instruction in art, music and physical education. Guidance counselors offer a developmental guidance program. The Hamilton School District has four elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Intermediate School

Hamilton Intermediate School most formally known as Sliver Spring Intermediate School is a newly added addition to the growing Hamilton School district that now holds 5th and 6th grade and now the Elementary Schools hold up to 4th grade. The new Silver Spring Intermediate School will be formally dedicated in a public ceremony Monday, Aug. 26, starting at 6 p.m., on the school's grounds at N58W22350 Silver Spring Drive in Sussex.

Middle school

A true middle-level education philosophy exists at Templeton Middle School. It was named for two consecutive years as a “middle school of excellence” by the state Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators.[1] Templeton uses a house system, which groups students with a core team of academic teachers who collaboratively plan instruction, teach and meet student needs. The structure promotes interdisciplinary instruction, integrated units, team teaching, positive student-teacher relationships and flexible scheduling.

High school

Hamilton High School has a program that serves college-bound students (58.8% graduation rate), as well as those who plan to attend technical school or enter the world of work. The school has advanced placement and world language courses and an honors program. Co-op and youth apprenticeship programs allow students to apply theory to real world work settings.

Schools
name Grades
Willow Springs Learning Center K4
Lannon Elementary School K-4
Maple Avenue Elementary School K-4
Marcy Elementary School K-4
Woodside Elementary School K-4
Sliver Spring Intermediate School 5-6
Templeton Middle School 7-8
Hamilton High School 9-12

The Hamilton School Board

Seven Hamilton School Board members are elected to serve three-year terms. While placed in office by a vote of the entire district, members are elected from five specified district areas and two at-large positions.

Meetings are the first Tuesday (curriculum meeting) and the third Monday (regular meeting) each month. The agenda is posted and submitted to local newspapers prior to each meeting.

References
  1. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (January 29, 2008). "2008 Wisconsin Middle Schools of Excellence named" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
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