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Board reviews alternative education programs; district discontinues Newstart and accepts one tuition student at WIT
Summary
At its Aug. 27 meeting the board reviewed the annual alternative education report, approved a tuition agreement to enroll one out-of-district student at WIT, and approved discontinuing the Newstart GED track in favor of consolidating services within Riverside and other programs.
The Oshkosh Area School District board received its annual alternative education report Aug. 27, which included program updates, enrollment figures, and a tuition agreement to serve one student from a neighboring district at the WIT (Whatever It Takes) program.
Program changes and enrollment District staff reported the Newstart program, a GED-equivalency option in place since about 2014, will be eliminated because of declining enrollment and program overlap with Riverside (the district's GED program operated in partnership with Fox Valley Technical College). According to the report, Newstart previously had 1 section at Oshkosh North and added a section at West High during COVID; in the most recent year only 16 students participated. Riverside, by contrast, served 87 students this past year, graduated 46, and currently has 48 students on a wait list. District staff said…
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