The Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools (WRCCS) is a statewide center housed within CESA 9 to strengthen the charter school system in the state and improve student learning.
WRCCS supports the design, start-up, and sustainability of charter schools across the state.
WRCCS assists local education agencies (LEAs) in improving outcomes for ALL students by providing resources, facilitating communication, and disseminating information.
Services are delivered to these domains:
- Charter School Authorizers
- Charter School Governance Boards
- Charter School Leaders
- Charter School Classroom Professionals
- Charter School General Information
- Charter School Design Teams
The intention of WRCCS is to focus on specific WRCCS Charter School Competencies to support schools who focus on creating high-quality schools for students in Wisconsin who are at an educational disadvantage.
WRCCS offers diverse options of support:
- Live learning opportunities
- Personalized support
- Online tools
WRCCS explicitly focuses its resources and support for schools who seek to create safe and healthy environments that will better serve our historically educationally disadvantaged and underserved students, in particular:
- Students who are living in poverty or are served by schools with high concentrations of students living in poverty
- Students of color
- Students who are members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe
- English learners (as defined in section 8101 of the ESEA)
- Students with a disability (as defined in section 8101 of the ESEA)
- Disconnected youth
- Migrant students
- Students experiencing homelessness for housing insecurity
- Students who are in foster care
- Pregnant, parenting, or caregiving students
- Student impacted by the justice system, including a formerly incarcerated student
- Students performing significantly below grade level
- Neglected or delinquent students
- Rural students
- Students facing mental health issues
- Remote learners
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