Whitefish Bay School District: An Exceptional Place to Learn
Whitefish Bay School District is known across the state of Wisconsin as a school community of high achieving students, supportive families, and excellent faculty and staff. Whitefish Bay is a caring community that is proud of its children and schools, holds high expectations for academic achievement, and is supportive of the arts and co-curricular activities.
During the 2023-24 school year, the District engaged with the community and various stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan for the future direction of the District. This strategic planning process helped to inform a revised version of the District's Focus Plan. The Focus Plan includes the District's Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals:
Vision: An Exceptional Place to Learn
Mission:
The Whitefish Bay School District, in partnership with families and community, is student-centered with a tradition of educational excellence that:
- Supports the individual needs of the whole child in a safe, caring, and inclusive environment;
- Empowers students with the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and character necessary to thrive in an ever-changing, global society so that students are life, career, and college ready;
- Honors the diversity of all students and the pursuit of educational equity*.
Values:
- Educational Equity and Excellence: We maintain high expectations for personal growth and achievement.
- Tradition and Innovation: We acknowledge the past and commit to continuous improvement.
- Safety and Well-being: We strive for a safe and welcoming environment that fosters individual and collective welfare.
- Individual and Community: We develop the talents and skills of individual learners and collaborative teams.
- Stewardship and Integrity: We serve through principled and strategic decision-making and allocation of resources.
Goals: An Exceptional Place to...
- Learn: Every student will continuously grow to meet or exceed academic learning targets and social emotional competencies.
- Work: Every staff member will experience an environment where they are valued, developed, and supported.
- Engage: The community will be provided with opportunities to be involved in activities that promote collective growth, learning, and well-being.
* Educational Equity "means that every student has access to the resources and educational rigor they need at the right moment in their education, across race, gender, ethnicity, language, ability, sexual orientation, family background, and/or family income" (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2023).
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Achievement Highlights
The Whitefish Bay School District has historically demonstrated continued growth and sustained excellence. Building on a legacy of exceptional students, staff, families, and community members, the District constantly strives to reach higher levels of excellence and expand opportunities for students. The following are recent examples of high performance and achievement in the District:
* The Wisconsin Department of Instruction releases School and District Report cards for every publicly funded school and district in the state. The Report Cards are intended to help all schools and districts utilize data on specific measures to target improvement efforts and ensure that students are ready for their educational futures, whether that be progressing to the next grade level, graduation, college, or careers.
Annual Bulletin
Each August, the District publishes our Annual Bulletin. The bulletin highlights important aspects and achievements from the previous year. Please visit feel free to review our Annual Bulletins from the last several years.
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