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Verona Area School District
Verona Area School District
Location
	700 N Main Street; Verona, Wisconsin 53593 United States
District information
Type	Public school district
Motto	"School and Community - United for Excellence"
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dean Gorrell
Students and staff
Athletic conference	Big 8
Colors	Orange and Black
Other information
Website	www.verona.k12.wi.us

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Verona Area School District (VASD) is the public school district for the cities of Verona and Fitchburg, Wisconsin, as well as a small part of Madison, Wisconsin. It consists of one high school, two middle schools, and six elementary schools. Its superintendent is Dean Gorrell.

Schools

High School

Verona Area High School

Middle Schools

Badger Ridge Middle School
Savanna Oaks Middle School
Core Knowledge Charter School

Elementary Schools

Country View Elementary School
Glacier Edge Elementary School
New Century Charter School
Stoner Prairie Elementary School
Sugar Creek Elementary School

External links

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-'''Verona Area School District''' (VASD) is the public school district for the cities of [[Verona, Wisconsin|Verona]] and [[Fitchburg, Wisconsin]], as well as a small part of [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. It consists of one [[high school]], three [[middle school]]s, and six [[elementary school]]s. The superintendent is Dean Gorrell.
+'''Verona Area School District''' (VASD) is the public school district for the cities of [[Verona, Wisconsin|Verona]] and [[Fitchburg, Wisconsin]], as well as a small part of [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. It consists of one [[high school]], two [[middle school]]s, and six [[elementary school]]s. Its superintendent is Dean Gorrell.
-'''Mission:'''
-The mission of the district is that "Every student must succeed." How will we know every student is successful?
-•Every student in VASD has a personalized learning plan that provides a path to discovery and achievement and that plan is reviewed and changed at least annually based on the student’s needs.
-•Every student’s parent, guardian or advocate participates directly in the design, implementation, and outcomes of that student’s personalized learning plans.
-•Every student meets or exceeds the goals of his or her personalized learning plan every school year
-•Every VAHS student graduates.
-•Every VAHS graduate achieves their choice of college and career path, as detailed in their personalized learning plan.
-'''Personalized Learning:'''
-'''In order to support that mission and action steps, the school district has unveiled personalized learning district-wide, as we believe that learning starts with the learner, and the learner is at the center of what we do.
-This means each learner:
-*drives their learning.
-*connects learning with interests, talents, passions, and aspirations.
-*actively participates in the design of their learning.
-*owns and is responsible for their learning that includes their voice and choice on how and what they learn.
-*identifies goals for their learning plan with guidance from teachers.
-*acquires the skills to select and use the appropriate technology and resources to support and enhance their learning.
-*builds a network of peers, experts, and teachers to guide and support their learning.
-*demonstrates mastery of content in a competency-based system.
-*becomes a self-directed, expert learner who monitors progres and reflects on learning based on mastery of content and skills.
-'''Two-Way Immersion:'''
-Lastly, the school district is proud to offer its Two-Way Immersion Program (TWI) available for all incoming kindergarteners, offered at Glacier Edge Elementary School and Sugar Creek Elementary School. TWI is a dual language education in which two languages are used for instruction in order to develop language proficiency in both languages.  Students will learn 50% of their academic content in Spanish and 50% in English.
 ==Schools==
 ===High School===
 *[[Verona Area High School]]
-* Exploration Academy (public charter school within high school)
 ===Middle Schools===
 * Badger Ridge Middle School
 * Savanna Oaks Middle School
-* Core Knowledge Charter School (public charter school also offering elementary)
+* Core Knowledge Charter School
 ===Elementary Schools===
-* Core Knowledge Elementary School (public charter school also offering middle school)
 * Country View Elementary School
 * Glacier Edge Elementary School
-* New Century Charter School (public charter school)
+* New Century Charter School
 * Stoner Prairie Elementary School
 * Sugar Creek Elementary School
-* Verona Area International School (public charter school, teaching 50% of day in Chinese)
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.verona.k12.wi.us]
+*[http://newcenturycharterschool.org]
 [[Category:School districts in Wisconsin]]
 [[Category:Education in Dane County, Wisconsin]]