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Rufus King International School, High School Campus
Milwaukee, WI
Issue Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Issue: Volume 3, Issue 8
Last Update: Friday, May 13, 2011
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Friday, December 11, 2009 By Yesenia Villanueva
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$0On Dec. 1, administration held a meeting in the auditorium to discuss the Middle Years Program, a new branch of the school, with parents interested in enrolling their children as sixth graders. $0$0The Middle Years Program will begin in fall 2010 with 200 sixth graders. Other grade levels will be added each year and by the end of the starting students’ eight grade graduation, the program will have 600 students total.$0$0Random selection without preferences will determine which students get in.$0$0“[Rufus King is] Taking something that’s great and making it better,” curriculum generalist Paul Gessner said. $0$0Gessner along with the support of chancellor of UW-LaCrosse Joe Gow will head the Middle Years Program. $0$0“I feel confident…I guarantee the children will be successful,” Gow said.$0$0The core curriculum offered by the Middle Years Program will include English, reading, mathematics, science, physical education, health, social studies, foreign languages, art and music. Extracurricular activities such as chess, debate and forensics will be offered depending on students’ interests. $0$0High school and middle school students who live two or more miles away from school will share yellow buses. A buddy system, similar to Link Crew, may be available to sixth graders.$0$0The school year calendar will be decided at the December Middle Years Program staff meeting.$0
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