Whitewater Unified School District Superintendent Samuel Karns continues to provide a monthly newsletter for constituents of the district as well as the community at large. Here are just a few highlights from his last two newsletters, together with links to the publications.

February newsletter

• “Building Our Future Together” – strategic planning efforts included 11 focus groups, 6 community sessions, and one special working group meeting.
• “Teaching and learning” – Two highly rated math programs will be piloted during the second semester.
• WI Seal of Biliteracy – The district has been approved to award this seal to graduating students who have mastered two or more languages.
• Community partnership: Graduates will have the opportunity to have their photo displayed in a downtown storefront.
• The complete newsletter may be viewed here.
  
  

March newsletter

• Strategic planning for the next 3-5 years continues.
• The Whippet Wire newsletter was sent by postal mail to all residences in the district.
• Director of Teaching and Learning Terilyn Robles was selected to speak at the WI Association for Bilingual Education Conference.
• The state Forward exam will soon be administered to grade 3-8 students, with the pre-ACT and ACT exams being taken by high school students.
• Pupil services: Health care resources for uninsured and underinsured individuals are listed. Gratitude is expressed to volunteers who support a variety of resources in the community, including the Food Pantry and the Community Space.
• Multilingual learning: Seven languages are represented within the student population!
• Technology: Planning is ongoing for an infrastructure overhaul.
• The first annual Whippet Works was held, with representation from a variety of local business, industry, and organizations.
• The complete March newsletter may be viewed here.