TWC Notices

PI-26 is legislation that requires Academic and Career Planning for all students in grades 6-12 to take place in all public schools in the State of Wisconsin beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. At TWC, we are proud to report that we and our high school have implemented Academic and Career Planning for many years and therefore already have a strong foundation on which to develop these mandated Academic and Career Plans.

Students will be involved in a variety of activities to fully develop their ACPs.

Families play an important role in this whole process of helping their youth become college and career ready. We strongly encourage ongoing family discussions regarding your student's academic/career goals and plans.
 

Accountability Reports and Educational Options

• School Report Card
  Follow this link to DPI's website to retrieve the school accountability report data electronically. (*Note: 2015 Act 20 prohibits the Department of Public Instruction from issuing accountability reports based on data from the 2014-15 school year. For the purpose of the 2015 Act 55 requirements, the most recent accountability reports are the 2013-14 school year reports.)
• Available Education Options
  Follow this link to retrieve information about the educational options available to children who reside in the school district, including the Special Needs Scholarship program.
• Pupil Academic Standards
  All subjects and content matter taught at Trevor-Wilmot School are based on the Wisconsin State Standards and Common Core Standards, and are approved by the School Board. All standards are referenced on the the District’s Curriculum page along with parent and student friendly "I Can Statements."
   

As a result of recent federal legislation (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act - AHERA), each primary and secondary school in the nation is required to complete a stringent inspection for asbestos and to develop a plan of management for all asbestos-containing building materials. Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District has a goal to be in full compliance with this law and is following the spirit, as well as the letter of the law. As a matter of policy, the district shall continue to maintain a safe and healthful environment for our community's youth and employees.

In keeping with this legislation, all buildings (including portables and support buildings) owned or leased by Trevor-Wilmot School were inspected by EPA accredited inspectors and samples were analyzed by an independent laboratory. Based on the inspection, the school prepared, and the state approved, a comprehensive management plan for handling the asbestos located within its buildings safely and responsibly.

Furthermore, Trevor-Wilmot School has completed their 3-Year Re-inspection required by AHERA. Our district buildings, where asbestos-containing materials were found, are under repair, removal and Operations and Maintenance.

This past year Trevor-Wilmot School conducted the following with respect to its asbestos containing building materials:

• Continued our Operations and Maintenance Program
• Appointed Pat Elrod the "Designated Person" for managing the asbestos maintenance program

Federal law requires a periodic walk-through (called "surveillance") every six months of each area containing asbestos. In addition, the law requires all buildings to be re-inspected every three years after a management plan went into effect. MacNeil Environmental, Inc will accomplish this under contract.

Short-term workers (outside contractors - i.e., telephone repair workers, electricians and exterminators) must be provided information regarding the location of asbestos in which they may come into contact. All short-term workers shall contact the district's Designated Person before commending work to be given this information.

Trevor-Wilmot School has a list of the location(s) and type(s) of asbestos containing materials found in that school building and a description and timetable for their proper management. A copy of the Asbestos Management Plan is available for review in the school office. Copies are available at 25 cents per page. Questions related to the plan should be directed to Pete Scheckel, Facilities Director.
 

Trevor-Wilmot School is currently seeking substitute teachers and aides for the 2016-2017 school year!

We are partnering with Teachers On Call (TOC) to hire and process our district substitute teacher, aide, and clerical positions. TOC is a substitute staffing company specializing in recruiting and retaining highly qualified education professionals. There are ample opportunities in the school in both Elementary and Secondary classrooms. We encourage you to apply for a substitute job with TOC. Please go online to www.teachersoncall.com and complete the formal online application. Once you have submitted your application, a staffing coordinator from Teachers On Call will contact you regarding your next steps.

We continue to add individuals to our substitute list all year round. Please feel free to call the Teachers On Call office at 1-800-713-4439 with any questions you may have.
 

Annual Notification of Rights The Family Right & Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (otherwise known as FERPA) sets forth requirements regarding the privacy of student records. FERPA governs release of records maintained by a school district as well as access to those records. This notice explains the rights of parents with respect to student educational records, and outlines the District's procedures to comply with FERPA. Parents have the right to:

1. Inspect and review the student's educational records. Requests to inspect records should be directed to a school administrator.

2. Seek amendment of the student's educational records that the parent believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights. Requests to amend records should be directed to a school administrator.

3. Consent to disclosures to personally identifiable information contained in student education records, except to the extent that FERPA and state law authorize such disclosures without consent.

The District maintains the right to disclose educational records to other school officials, including teachers, within the school district who have been determined to have legitimate educational interests in the records. School officials are certified staff and have a legitimate educational interest if the record information sought will, if disclosed, assist the official in providing education or other related services to the student.

4. File a complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office of the United States Department of Education alleging that the District is not in compliance with FERPA requirements. The address of this office is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-4605.
 

The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth (twenty-one years of age and younger) as:

1. Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes children and youth who are:

• sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as double-up);
• living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• living in emergency or transitional shelters;
• abandoned in hospitals; or
• awaiting foster care placement.

2. Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

3. Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.

4. Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

If you are personally aware of or are acquainted with any children who may qualify according to the above criteria, the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District provides the following assurances to parents of homeless children:

There shall be immediate enrollment and school participation, even if educational and medical records and proof of residency are not available.

Rights include:

• All educational opportunities and related opportunities for homeless students (preschool to age 21), including unaccompanied youth, shall be the same as for the general student population.
• Enrollment and transportation rights, including transportation to the school of origin. "School of origin" is defined as the school the child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled.
• A written explanation of a child or youth's school placement, other than school of origin or the school requested by the parent, with the right to appeal within the local dispute resolution process.
• Meaningful opportunities for parents to participate in the education of their children. These shall include: special notices of events, parent-teacher conferences, newsletters, and access to student records.

Please contact Dr. Joy Grossman, the homeless liaison for the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District for additional information about homeless issues. Dr. Grossman can be reached at grossmanjm@twc.k12.wi.us, or 262-862-2356, ex 1187.
 

Wisconsin's rule for identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) has changed. No later than December 1, 2013, all initial SLD evaluations of public school students will use information from interventions to make eligibility decisions.

This letter is to notify you that beginning on September 3, 2013, initial SLD evaluations at Trevor-Wilmot School will begin using information from a student's response to intensive, scientific research based or evidence based interventions when making special education eligibility decisions.

If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Gwyn Hovey, School Psychologist at 262-862-2356.
 

Collection of Personal Information
Trevor-Wilmot School does not collect personal information about individuals without their knowledge. Personal information may be requested when you engage in any of the following online activities:

• Use District Email;
• Submit information for content or editorial purposes, such as news items, letters of opinion, press releases;
• Submit information to the site via a form. This includes activities such as completing a user survey or online application.

Use of Personal Information
Personal information submitted will not be transferred to any non-affiliated third parties unless otherwise stated at the time of collection.

When you submit information with our online forms:
When a user submits personally identifiable information it is used only for the purpose stated at the time of collection. No information collected is shared with any other party.

When you use a form on Trevor-Wilmot's website, we may request your email address as a unique identifier.

Personal information submitted for content or editorial purposes may be used both on the web site and in publications of the Timberwolf Howler.

Information submitted with online "Email" feature:

When a registered user of email at twc.k12.wi.us obtains an account, personally identifiable information is stored to provide individual access to the account. No information collected is shared with any other party or used for any purpose other that to insure the privacy of your account.

Anonymous data
While personal information is protected, we sometimes collect anonymous data about your computer's capabilities and/or your online browsing pattern. This information is used to improve the design of our web site.

Cookies
The Trevor-Wilmot School website may place a small text file, called a "cookie," in the browser files of your computer. The cookie enables us to track your use of our web site to determine which areas you use most frequently. It enables us to see what portions of the site interest you most, but this is anonymous in nature. That is, it does not contain any personal information about you. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you choose to not accept cookies, you will not be able to use certain features we offer to registered users. If you choose to be a registered user, you must accept a cookie from us.

Kids and Parents
Portions of our site are intended for use by children. Students are not allowed to provide any personal information. If you have questions or concerns about your child's online activities and/or privacy on our web site, contact the school at 862-2356.

Log Files
The District uses Internet Protocol ("IP") addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site. IP addresses are used to gather broad demographic information, such as a visitor's country, operating system, browser types, frequency of visit, and so on.

Security
The Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District takes reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. When you submit information via the web site, it is protected both online and off-line. When personal information is required, that information is stored in a secure file on our server. This information is not accessible from the web.
We also take precautions to protect user information off-line. All user information is restricted to authorized employees. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific task, for example, a Human Resources Job Specialist, are granted access to personal information. The server used to store personal information is kept in a secure environment.
 

Please note that during our recent round of lead and copper testing at the Addition side of the Building one faucet has come back with an elevated copper result.  All of the other faucets came back within normal parameters; however, in the interest of public safety, we will be performing additional testing and study to correct this problem.  In addition, we are not using that faucet until the problem is rectified.

Please note this additional action should also be taken.  “Water coming from some outlets in this facility may have elevated levels of lead and/or copper.  Always flush the faucet before using the water for drinking or cooking."

Here is a Copper Public Education Program brochure with more information.

Thank you
Trevor Wilmot School