[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”page-intro” _builder_version=”4.19.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Supporting students\u2019 academic performance, classroom engagement, college and career goals, and overall well-being are the focus of these evidence-based programs in place at Robert M. LaFollette School.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
The Achievement Gap Reduction Program<\/a> provides intensive academic and instructional support to Wisconsin schools working to close the achievement gap between kindergarten through third-grade students from low-income backgrounds and students in the same grade and subject statewide. Schools that receive AGR funding implement key strategies in their kindergarten through third-grade classrooms:<\/p>\n Artists Working in Education, Inc.<\/a>, sponsors professional artists to nurture the imaginations of Milwaukee children by bringing creative visual arts experiences directly to schools, community centers and informal settings such as parks, playgrounds and community events.<\/p>\n A.W.E. artists guide children through the process of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Hands-on art activities with professional artists help children develop new ways of seeing the world, enhanced inquisitiveness, creativity, flexibility, imagination, and confidence. A.W.E. believes children deserve the opportunity not only to look at art, talk about art and write about art, but to create art.<\/p>\n LaFollette students receive trauma-informed art therapy on an as-needed basis working with Bloom Art and Integrated Therapies<\/a> practitioners. Experienced art therapists, Bloom practitioners work from an anti-oppressive, anti-racist standpoint.<\/p>\n We have a strong partnership with the Junior Achievement of Wisconsin<\/a> program, which inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. Junior Achievement of Wisconsin provides activities, guides, field trips, and other resources to share lessons on leadership, career preparation, money management, and more. Lessons are organized according to the Milwaukee Public Schools Social Studies curriculum and are implemented in K5 classrooms, continuing through eighth grade.<\/p>\n Learning Journeys<\/a> are educational field trips for all MPS students that are designed to take what students are learning in the classroom out into the real world. These annual opportunities aim to expand students\u2019 career awareness (K4\u2013grade 3) and help them explore potential careers (grades 4, 5, and 8).<\/p>\n Playworks Wisconsin<\/a> has given kids foundational skills for success on the playground, in the classroom, and in the community. Playworks Wisconsin is the leading organization that leverages play to promote healthy behaviors and increase social and emotional learning, at recess and throughout the school day.<\/p>\n In 2023, Playworks Wisconsin ensured more than 23,000 children in 64 elementary schools and youth serving organizations across Wisconsin \u2013 including LaFollette School \u2013 experienced safe and healthy play, including over 700 educators and youth professionals trained statewide. Over 1,000 Wisconsin kids serve as Junior Coach student leaders on the playground by leading games and modeling positive sporting behavior for their peers.<\/p>\n Milwaukee Public Schools uses the evidence-based PBIS framework<\/a> to promote positive student behavior. After years of use, districts across the country \u2013 MPS included \u2013 are reporting increases in student achievement, more positive school environments, and fewer classroom disruptions and disciplinary referrals.<\/p>\n PBIS uses a three-tiered approach. Tier one teaches expectations to all students and promotes collaboration and consistency in the classroom: Teachers and students co-design agreements and routines that align with school expectations. Tiers two and three provide structure, interventions, and follow up for students who need more support.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Supporting students\u2019 academic performance, classroom engagement, college and career goals, and overall well-being are the focus of these evidence-based programs in place at Robert M. LaFollette School.Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Program The Achievement Gap Reduction Program provides intensive academic and instructional support to Wisconsin schools working to close the achievement gap between kindergarten through third-grade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n
Artists Working in Education (A.W.E.)<\/h2>\n
Bloom Art and Integrated Therapies Inc.<\/h2>\n
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin<\/h2>\n
Learning Journeys<\/h2>\n
Playworks Wisconsin<\/h2>\n
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)<\/h2>\n
Before\/After School Care<\/h2>\r\nCommunity Learning Center: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee CLC; 4:10 \u2013 7:00 p.m.\r\n
Curriculum<\/h2>\r\nAligned to Common Core State Standards<\/a> with AGR small class sizes, HighScope early childhood programming and specialty coursework in Computer Technology. Full-day K3 Head Start<\/a>!\r\n
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin<\/h2>\r\nWe have a strong partnership with the Junior Achievement of Wisconsin<\/a> program, which inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. The mission of this program is to ensure that every child in the state has an opportunity to obtain an understanding of the free enterprise system. Lessons are organized according to the MPS Social Studies curriculum. The Junior Achievement curriculum is first implemented in K5 classrooms and continues through eighth grade.\r\n
Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Program<\/h2>\r\nThe AGR Program<\/a> replaced the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education program (SAGE) at the end of the 2017-18 school year. The AGR program requires a participating school to create performance objectives, including reducing the achievement gap between low\u2212income students in that school and students in the same grade and subject statewide.\r\n
HighScope early childhood programming<\/h2>\r\nThe High\/Scope program offers a preschool to age eight curriculum model that provides appropriate activities for each stage of a child\u2019s mental and physical growth. Teachers are trained to use the High\/Scope method and the classroom is equipped to support the child\u2019s learning skills acquired in preschool and elementary school.","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/lafollette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}