Weekly Updates
2023-24 School Year
April
April 26 - Tosa 2075 Task Force, Distinguished Service Awards, planetarium shows, summer reading, 5k and fun run, More Than Sad, summer school, art and poetry contest, children's theatre tryouts, clothing and textile drive, Black + White Gala, MEPA, multicultural fair, teen substance abuse exhibit, Board of Education listening sessions
April 19 - MEPA, Black + White Gala, clothing and WSD Parent University, substance abuse exhibit, art and poetry contest, multicultural fair, children's theatre tryouts, textile drive, Board of Education listening sessions, More than Sad, summer school, fun run and 5k
April 5 - Tosa 2075 listening sessions, WSD parent university, MEPA, child development screening, More Than Sad, Summer School registration, All City String festival, updated illness guidelines, youth theatre clinic, Raise Your Voice Club, issue fair, Boswell Books event, Tosa 2075 Task Force, 5K and fun run
March
March 22 - weekly update during spring break, finance and facility presentations, All-City String festival, updated illness guidelines, Sora, community leader academy, teen community service volunteer award, Boswell Books event, summer school, Tosa 2075 survey, spring break hours, Board engagement session links, lacrosse, Tosa 2075 Task Force and web page, Raise Your Voice club, youth theatre, issue fair judges, 5k and run
March 15 - EFW grant recipients, raise your voice club, lacrosse, MEPA meeting, Tosa 2075 task force, Tosa 2075 survey, all-city music festivals, World Down Syndrome Day, spring break hours, summer school, youth theatre, issue fair judges needed, 5k and fun run, Board of Education engagement session links, Tosa 2075 web page.
March 8 - Board of Education engagement session links, summer school registration, WSD parent university, issue fair judges needed, MEPA meeting, 5k and fun run, Tosa 2075 survey, Tosa 2075 web page, Tosa 2075 Task Force, Board of Education engagement session, planetarium shows, elementary band festival, Forward and ACT testing, Wizard of Oz, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa, Recreation Department updates, World Down Syndrome Day, all-city music festivals, spring break hours, youth theatre clinic
March 1 - Tosa 2075 web page, community survey, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting, Board engagement session, planetarium shows, APPSE fundraisers, all-city music festivals, Kidz Jam, World Down Syndrome Day, Recreation Department updates, finance and facility presentation, NARCAN training, Tosa 2075 Task Force, elementary band festival, Forward exam and ACT testing, Wizard of Oz, spring break hours, youth theatre clinic, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa
February
February 23 - elementary band festival, youth theatre clinic, Tosa 2075 task force, finance and facility presentation, NARCAN training, Forward exam and ACT testing, Wizard of Oz, spring break hours, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa
February 16 - Finance and facility presentation, Board of Education engagement session, Wizard of Oz, Tosa 2075 Task Force, Forward exam and ACT testing, choice school/programming lottery window now open, WSD Parent University, inclusion resource fair, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting presentation, semester one grades, spring break hours, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa, NARCAN training
February 9 - Spring break, Parent University, Legislative Advocacy Committee presentation materials, semester one grades, Tosa 2075, annual report, All-City Read, choice school/programming lottery, Forward and ACT testing, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa, inclusion resource fair, NARCAN. training
February 2 - NARCAN training, Forward and ACT testing, enrollment for students who have moved outside of Wauwatosa, Tosa 2075 Task Force, new student enrollment, Lights On, mental health education, annual report, All-City Read events and essay contest, choice school/programming lottery, inclusion resource fair
January
January 26 - annual report, All City Read events and essay contest, Tosa 2075, Board of Education engagement opportunity, Toasting Tosa West, crossing guard update, info about self-harm, student and family assistance webinar, new student enrollment, choice school/programming lottery, Lights On, inclusion resource fair, mental health education
January 19 - Tosa 2075, crossing guard update, student and family assistance webinar, MEPA meeting, info about self-harm, new student enrollment, Board of Education engagement opportunity, mental health education, Toasting Tosa West, Lights On, inclusion resource fair, choice school/programming lottery
January 12 - Choice school/programming lottery, Toasting Tosa West, inclusion resource fair, Tosa 2075, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting, new student enrollment, Lights On Tosa, Board of Education engagement session
January 5 - JK/SK enrollment events, new student enrollment, Lights On Tosa, Tosa 2075 task force, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting, Board of Education engagement opportunity
December
December 21 - Special Board meeting, new student enrollment, Lights On, try hockey, Task Force update, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting, Board of Education engagement session
December 15 - Board meeting recap, WSD parent university, Task Force update, winter illnesses and absences, progress reports, Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting, Board of Education engagement session, free fruit + veggies, student survey, winter assessments, strategic plan dashboard, 6-8 ELA curriculum
December 8 - Tosa 2075 Task Force, student survey, winter assessment reminders, strategic plan dashboard, Parents Place classes, Board of Education engagement session recap, summer school feedback, social studies focus group, 6-8 ELA curriculum review, free fruit and veggies
December 1 - Tosa 2075, BoE engagement session, substance abuse event, free fruit + veggies, WASDA child advocacy committee awards, 20% off Dick's Sporting Goods, grades 1-12 world language, planetarium, food service survey, summer school feedback, social studies focus groups, grades 6-8 ELA curriculum review
November
November 17 - DPI report card, Tosa 2075 Task Force, summer school survey, 1-12 world language survey, EFW, planetarium show, Children's Theatre auditions, food service survey, BoE community engagement session, child development screening, STEM audit, 6-12 ELA curriculum.
November 10 - 2075 Task Force, community engagement session, academic and behavioral report, child development screening, STEM survey, Sensory Storytime, parent university, mental health resource fair, social studies curriculum review, senate scholar program, food service survey, 6-8 ELA curriculum review, elementary ELA.
November 3 - WSD parent university, 6-8 ELA curriculum, social studies curriculum, food service survey, Tosa 2075 Task Force update, Pupil + Family Supports engagement session, elementary ELA curriculum resources, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
October
October 27 - world language curriculum review, Tosa 2075 update, sock drive, elementary ELA curriculum, Pupil + Family Supports engagement session, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
October 20 - parent teacher conference guidance, Pupil + Family Supports engagement session, multi-ethnic parent association meeting, food drive, Tosa 2075 Task Force update and reminder, K-12 social studies curriculum audit and surveys, elementary ELA curriculum, band performance, Herb Kohl scholarship, sock drive, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
October 13 - social studies curriculum audit and surveys, elementary ELA curriculum, band performance, WSD University, Tosa 2075 Task Force updates, food drive, Herb Kohl scholarship, sock drive, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
October 6 - curriculum recommendations, elementary ELA curriculum, WSD parent university, sock drive, lacrosse, stories of belonging, ree and reduced meal application, Destination Imagination, budget hearing, STAR reports, planetarium show, child development screening, missing assignment notifications, in-progress grades, free dental day, food drive, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
September
September 29 - STAR reports, Destination Imagination, planetarium show, student surveys, curriculum cycle, Academic Performance engagement session, Milwaukee Co. youth commission, sporting event tickets, budget hearing and tax levy, child development screening, free dental day, missing assignment notifications, Recreation Department food drive, in-progress grades, free and reduced meal application, mental health resource fair, senate scholar program
September 22 - Canvas, visitor check in procedures, missing assignment notifications, in-progress grades, MEPA meeting, tickets for sporting events, Academic Performance engagement session, annual budget hearing, child development screening, free dental day, Recreation Department food drive, curriculum review auditor information, free + reduced meal applications, Milwaukee Co. youth commission, mental health resource fair, Senate Scholar program
September 15 - curriculum review cycle, Senate Scholar program, annual notices, Student Board representatives, Canvas, visitor check in procedures, Milwaukee County Youth Commission, mental health resource fair
September 8 - A Few Minutes with Dr. Means, annual notices, student board reps wanted, Canvas LMS, attendance information, visitor check in procedures, opportunities for engagement, Milwaukee Co. youth commission, mental health resource fair, Girls Who Code
Weekly Updates disseminated prior to the 2023-24 school year are available upon request of the Communications Director. Please send us an email to submit a request.