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District highlights summer-school growth, DNR courses and expanded credit recovery
Summary
Pewaukee School District presented its 2025 summer-school review: restored 4K to five days, added DNR-run boater/ATV safety courses (52 boater certs, 31 ATV/snowmobile), expanded in-district staffing and hybrid credit-recovery delivered via Edgenuity with an 87% completion rate for enrolled students.
District staff presented results from the 2025 summer-school program and outlined plans for 2026.
Beth (summer-school lead) and colleagues said the district restored 4K to a five-day model after a prior shorter schedule and improved registration processes. "We moved our 4 ks program... we switched it back to 5 days, which was well received," one presenter said. The district added hands-on offerings and community partnerships, including DNR-supported boater and ATV-snowmobile safety courses. Lisa, a staff member who completed certification, reported, "So we ended up with 52 licensed boaters and 31 licensed ATV and snowmobile drivers." Presenters said the DNR, the county sheriff’s department and Pewaukee Park & Rec supported those sessions; the district plans to offer the courses again.
Credit recovery was a major focus. Paul Bersai, associate principal at the middle school, described a hybrid credit-recovery model using an online framework (Edgenuity) combined with scheduled in-person check-ins. He said the program more than doubled enrollment year over year and reported a completion rate of about 87 percent for students who began the program; failures, he said, were driven largely by attendance problems.
Staffing changes included hiring more in-district teachers for summer programming (49 in-district employees) and continuing a corps of high-school helpers (33 this year). Administrators said increased nonresident enrollment and a slight extension from 18 to 20 days contributed to higher resident minutes and an uptick in FTE and reported revenue impacts from fee-based courses that do not remain in the district.
Board members asked clarifying questions about minimum participant ages for boater/ATV certification (staff said 12 for boating with an adult present, ATVs at 14 and UTVs at 16) and about high-school helpers’ roles; administrators said high-school helpers pair with paraprofessionals and assist in high-enrollment classes or with students who have special needs.
Administrators recommended keeping many of the expanded offerings in 2026 and reviewing scheduling and staffing details in December to finalize next year’s dates.
