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Port Washington-Saukville highlights expanded summer school, reports higher FTE and strong attendance
Summary
District staff described a redesigned summer program focused on targeted grade-level interventions, new enrichment offerings and higher reported summer FTE; administrators said 1,137 students participated and FTE rose from 84 to 87 in the DPI report, and attendance averaged about 94.2%.
Zach Mueller, the district’s community coordinator and summer-school coordinator, told the board the summer program was redesigned this year to prioritize targeted academic interventions and a robust enrichment catalog. “We really wanna take a look at that and redesign our jump start courses,” Mueller said, describing grade-level ‘jump start’ intervention classes run for six weeks and intended for students on intervention and PIP plans.
The changes gave recommended students early sign-up and priority for popular enrichment courses; Mueller said every newly introduced enrichment class reached maximum enrollment. “Every single new class that we had hit the maximum enrollment,” he said, and cited expanded literacy, math and a new STEM class run by district teacher Peyton Hurley.
Mueller reported participation and outcome figures the board requested: about 1,137 individual students attended at least one summer class; district summer FTE rose from 84 to 87 in the DPI submittal; credit recovery produced 42 recovered credits (the same number as 2024); and overall summer attendance was roughly 94.2 percent. The superintendent added that those FTE gains will be evaluated for budget implications at next month’s budget hearing.
Board members asked about parent feedback and whether the district collects parent surveys for summer school; Mueller said staff surveys exist and agreed a parent survey would be useful. The superintendent also noted the district provides summer busing and is coordinating with the city recreation department on swim-lesson partnerships so transportation and community partners support the expanded program.
Why it matters: summer attendance and DPI-reported FTE affect state aid and local budgeting, and the board asked the administration to return with finance staff analysis during the upcoming budget hearing.
The district did not take a formal vote on the summer-school presentation; staff said follow-up reporting and a debrief are planned.
