{"id":97,"date":"2019-08-05T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/doerfler\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:11:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At Anna F. Doerfler School we support our families and the home cultures of our children, so our students learn to appreciate each other and everyone in the community.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148 alignright size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/playground2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/playground2-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/playground2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/playground2-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>We are located near the Layton Boulevard neighborhood, close to the Mitchell Park Domes. Our school serves students from bilingual K3 through grade 8. We value our culturally diverse population and support it with a developmental bilingual program and English language learners (ELL) instruction for students not fluent in English in grades K4\u20138.<\/p>\n<p>Our dedicated staff promotes high academic achievement, so students are ready for high school, college, and career. The environmental science curriculum is expanding, so that students become responsible global citizens. Doerfler uses the arts in all subjects to improve learning.<\/p>\n<h2>School Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small class sizes increase individual attention (K5\u2013grade 3)<\/li>\n<li>Technology is blended into daily learning<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive literacy plan aims to make all children proficient readers<\/li>\n<li>Newly renovated playground has outdoor classrooms and gardens<\/li>\n<li>Arts programming is made possible through community partners<\/li>\n<li>Library and media center are state of the art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2px||20px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; 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Doerfler School we support our families and the home cultures of our children, so our students learn to appreciate each other and everyone in the community.We are located near the Layton Boulevard neighborhood, close to the Mitchell Park Domes. Our school serves students from bilingual K3 through grade 8. We value our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.district.mpsds.edu\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/05\/playground2-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-148 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsites.district.mpsds.edu\/doerfler\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/05\/playground2-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"playground2-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Anna F. Doerfler School<\/strong> serves students from Bilingual Head Start 3\u00a0through 8th grade. 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