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Preserving our Tradition of Excellence

The goal of this website is to provide comprehensive and accurate information on issues the West Bend School District is facing. Our initial and primary focus will be on funding and the financial issues.  We support the School District and recognize the difficulty it faces in balancing the budget, providing strong educational programs and addressing taxpayer concerns .  The District's mounting financial obstacles  and the solutions found will have a huge impact on our children’s education and the future of our community.  Another goal is to help facilitate communication between parents, students, the community and the School Board and administrators.  This website is maintained by concerned parents and citizens of the community and is not affiliated with the West Bend School District or its employees.


If this is your first time visiting, we suggest you start by reading through "School Funding Basics" and then head on over to "School Funding - Current Issues".  We will keep you updated with all the latest information here.  Thanks for your interest! 

 

Announcements

West Bend School Board Election Results: Top vote-getters were incumbent Todd Miller, Rick Parks and Bart Williams. See this article for final numbers.

West Bend School Board Elections:

The February primaries resulted in 6 candidates advancing to the April 5th elections. The 6 candidates vying for 3 seats are: Mark Maley, incumbent Todd Miller, Rick Parks, Doug Rakowski, Bart Williams, and Susan Kornemann-Hansen.  Susan has decided she will no longer run, however her name will still appear on the ballot. We support Maley, Miller and Parks for West Bend School Board.  You may choose 3 of the candidates to vote for.  Please see Latest News for more information about the candidates (past interviews, forums and candidate websites). Mark your calendars for April 5th and plan to get out and vote!

 

Quotable

One of the first questions people ask when they consider moving to a community is “Tell me about the public schools, their curricular and extracurricular programs?  How do test scores compare to other districts in the state?"  In West Bend we have always been able to say our public schools offer more high level advance placement classes than most districts.  The art, music, foreign language and athletic programs have been high quality as well.  Without those important attributes, we will become a community in decline.  If you care about home values in West Bend, support your community schools.

 Kevin Steiner
 CEO, West Bend Mutual

 
How Will Budget Proposal Affect West Bend?

What will Governor Walker's new budget proposal mean to the West Bend School District? We may be looking at $3-4 million in cuts. See this article for details.

Send Your Input!

Send your input to the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance regarding the State Budget Bill and advocate for the West Bend School District. See this article for details.

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Information for Absentee Ballots

If you will be out of town for the April 5th election, plan ahead with absentee ballot. This article is from last year, but absentee ballot info is here.