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Student reports: eAchieve virtual program and Waukesha East highlight student opportunities and attendance gains
Summary
Student representatives reported on activities at eAchieve Academy and Waukesha East High School, including extracurricular programming and a substantial attendance increase reported for East.
Student representatives from eAchieve Academy and Waukesha East presented to the Waukesha School District Board of Education on Jan. 15, describing program features, extracurricular offerings and student outcomes.
Madelyn Klausmeier, a tenth-grade student at eAchieve, told the board the virtual program offers students flexibility and many extracurricular clubs, in-person meetups at the Waukesha Library and a peer tutoring center. Klausmeier described monthly student activities, the school’s publication club and student-council events, and said the school’s virtual format allowed her to balance volunteering and academics.
Isabella Anderson, a senior at Waukesha East, described her experience at East and outlined that school’s morning core seminars, an afternoon “crew” advisory, workshops including culinary, 3-D printing, entrepreneurship and an outdoor-adventures PE option that includes fishing and fieldwork. Anderson said East requires a senior financial-literacy course (“Money Coach”) for graduation and described new afternoon classes that rotate A/B days, such as Crime Scene Investigation, Biz Wiz Academy, Eco Grow Explorers and FitQuest.
Why it matters: student reports provide first-person detail about program models used in the district and offer the board insight into participation, student engagement and program outcomes. Board members noted a Journal Sentinel article citing attendance improvement at East from 56.8% in 2021 to 87.7 in the current 2024–25 year; the board attributed stronger engagement and growing enrollment at East to program design and smaller class sizes.
Questions and praise: Trustees asked about students’ strategies for time management and next steps after graduation. Anderson said she plans to study marketing in Florida after graduation. Board members praised both students for leadership and public speaking.
Ending: The board thanked both student representatives and moved on to the rest of the agenda.
