Children’s Wisconsin

As Auer Avenue School’s partner organization through the School Community Partnership for Mental Health, therapists from Children’s Wisconsin are at Auer Avenue School one to three days per week. Working with teachers, the school social worker, psychologist, counselor, and parent coordinator, Children’s Wisconsin therapists get to know Auer Avenue School students and families. As trusted members of our school community, therapists bring age appropriate, evidence-based wellness workshops and therapies to our students and families.

School nurses from Children’s Wisconsin help Auer staff improve students’ overall health by assessing their needs and finding ways to meet those needs by working with family members, medical providers, social workers, school support staff, and mental and behavioral health professionals.

COA Youth & Family Centers

Milwaukee Recreation and COA Youth & Family Centers partner to provide after-school enrichment at Auer Avenue School’s Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center at COA Goldin Center. Mission driven, COA Youth & Family Centers nurtures children, supports families, and builds strong and resilient communities — one child, one family, one community at a time. COA’s programs are designed to meet the needs of Amani, Riverwest, and Harambee families through the advancement of three core areas of focus: early education, youth development, and community development.

Auer Avenue School’s Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center at COA Goldin Center provides K4 through fifth-grade students with a healthy snack or light dinner and supervised, structured academic enrichment opportunities that reinforce what students learn during the school day.

Compost Crusader

Compost Crusader is a small, local, and woman-owned business that works to empower residents, institutions, and businesses to divert organic material from the landfill in an economically and environmentally sustainable way. Compost Crusader teaches Auer students about turning organic waste into a resource.

Danceworks, Inc.

Founded in 1992, the mission of Danceworks, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is to enhance joy, health and creativity by engaging the community through dance. Fifth graders participate in Danceworks’ Mad Hot Rhythm, an innovative educational dance program that provides arts and physical education.

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

In partnership with Northwestern Mutual, Feeding America hosts a monthly food pantry for the Auer Avenue neighborhood. Auer’s “Community Pantry” provides pantry staples, fresh produce, meat, and more to the community surrounding our school.

Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership

Auer Avenue School is proud to be a member of the Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership (MCSP). Through MCSP, our students, families, teachers, staff, neighbors, and partners come together to form a strategy that best meets the needs of our students.

The MCSP is made up of three key partners with the core values of shared leadership, equity, and cultural relevance:

• Milwaukee Public Schools
• Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association
• United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA)

Members of the MTEA are the educators who work directly with the students who attend Milwaukee’s public schools. Collectively they advocate for quality public education in Milwaukee. As advocates for educators, they are advocates for all children. They are here to lead the dialogue, to challenge, to support and work for change — ensuring a better future for their members and the students and families they serve. The MTEA is a lead partner of the Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership.

One on One Learning

One on One Learning leverages data-driven strategies to improve student performance metrics, such as graduation rates, standardized test scores, and college readiness, effectively demonstrating its impact on critical district goals. One on One Learning is Auer Avenue School’s academic partner through the MPS During-School Tutoring program.

Reflo

As a nonprofit organization, Reflo’s mission is to catalyze sustainable water use, green infrastructure, and equitable water resource management that support triple-bottom-line outcomes that are grounded in strong partner relationships. Reflo accomplishes these objectives through education, research, and the implementation of water projects that are valuable for individuals, local communities, schools, and the organizations that support them. At Auer Avenue, Reflo provides outdoor learning and classroom-based STEM programming as well as STEM centered professional development for teachers.

School Community Partnership for Mental Health

Since 2009, the School Community Partnership for Mental Health (SCPMH) has provided intensive, on-site mental wellness programs and mental health services to students and families in Milwaukee Public Schools. The partnership began in just four schools and has expanded to nearly 40 schools, including Auer Avenue School.

Smart Smiles Dental Program

Ascension Smart Smiles is the largest provider of school-based oral health care in Wisconsin. The Smart Smiles program specializes in preventative oral health of children from birth through adolescence. Smart Smiles dental professionals make twice-yearly visits to Auer Avenue School, providing free oral health education and screenings, fluoride treatments, placement of sealants, and more.

STRYV365

STRYV365 is an award-winning nonprofit that creates customized non-clinical trauma-informed programming. Their program is designed to foster positive childhood relationships, strengthen interpersonal skills, and increase the ability to be resilient during challenging times. STRYV365 uses outdoor play and other activities to teach students about social and emotional wellness.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

An independently-governed 501(c)3 nonprofit organization connected to a network of more than 1,400 local United Ways through United Way Worldwide, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County focuses its work on local solutions for local problems. The United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County is a lead partner of the Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership.

Wisconsin Bike Fed

The Bike Fed has educated more than 50,000 students through its Safe Routes to School programming in communities across Wisconsin. Safe Routes to School is a federally funded program to increase the number and safety of kids walking and biking to school through “the six E’s” of traffic safety: education, engineering, encouragement, engagement, evaluation, and equity. Wisconsin Bike Fed brings Safe Routes programming to all grades at Auer Avenue School.

Wisconsin Humane Society

Founded in 1879, the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has been saving the lives of animals in need for generations. With operations in six counties, WHS  is the largest animal shelter in Wisconsin. They serve more than 40,000 animals and their families annually, including youth programs to engage and inspire the next generation of animal lovers. WHS brings animal safety, care, literature, empathy, and career programming to Auer Avenue School and students tour the WHS facility in Milwaukee.