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Waukesha reports about 3,100 students enrolled in expanded summer programs; district serves free meals
Summary
District summer-school administrator Mary Garcia Velez told the board the district is serving roughly 3,100 students this summer across academic and enrichment programs, and has provided 3,698 breakfasts and 6,573 lunches through July 3. Officials said readiness programs for incoming kindergarteners and grade transitions are starting now.
Mary Garcia Velez, the district’s summer-school administrator and a principal, briefed the Waukesha School District Board on July 10 about an expanded slate of summer offerings and student participation.
Garcia Velez said roughly 3,100 students are taking part across multiple elementary and secondary sites in a mix of academic recovery, enrichment and co‑curricular activities. She reported site-level counts and program details, including the district’s virtual Get Ahead academy (about 448 students), Horning (296), and North (192). She also said North had recovered 103 credits as of July 1 and anticipated surpassing last year’s credit‑recovery totals.
The presentation included a rundown of enrichment classes and activities—science, cooking, drama, band, strength and conditioning, gardening and Project WILD—and highlighted programs aimed at smoothing grade transitions, such as Jumpstart and Ignite for incoming kindergarteners and students moving from fifth to sixth grade.
Garcia Velez told the board the district’s meal program has been active throughout summer sites: through July 3 the district served 3,698 breakfasts and 6,573 lunches and offers free breakfast and lunch to students and community children attending summer sessions.
Board members praised the scale and variety of offerings. Keri Kozlowski and Diane Voigt both said the shift away from viewing summer school as remedial toward enrichment and expanded pathways—band, AP tracks and other options—was notable. Garcia Velez added that the summer programs also make it easier for students to fit desired electives into the regular school year schedule.
The district said registration for Jumpstart and Ignite (kindergarten readiness and transition programs) is in progress and that the numbers shared did not yet include those enrollments.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation; Garcia Velez said staff would continue to report participation and outcomes to the administration and board.
