Students from WCRIS member LUMIN Schools sold lemonade this wintery week to support Children’s Wisconsin. LUMIN Schools operates seven Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod schools located in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Racine. One third grade student donated $80 from her piggy bank for the LUMIN Lemonade Day. She recounted, “I’ve been saving up for a year to collect [...]
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Funding Your School: New Guide Available
January 19, 2023
WCRIS has published a new edition of its “Funding Your School: A Guide to State and Federal Funding Programs for Private Schools.” Alongside standard state and federal programs, the guide also includes information about closed and ongoing COVID emergency programs. That may be especially useful to new principals who have inherited programs the school is [...]
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WCRIS SNSP Webinar
January 12, 2023
There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s “Joining the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP)” webinar at 1:30 p.m.! Come learn about the steps for joining the SNSP, the program requirements and important considerations for your school and community. We’ll cover things no one else will mention. Webinar participants will receive a 15% discount on WCRIS Special [...]
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Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas and New Year
December 20, 2022
As your school’s hallways settle in silence this week, WCRIS hopes this holiday season brings you and your school community that same peace. We wish you a safe and peaceful Christmas, and we look forward to serving you in the New Year! WCRIS staff will be spending time with their families Dec. 23-26. Office hours [...]
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Missions Make a Difference
December 08, 2022
“…the good Lord and good grades,” are what set Saint Marcus and Saint Anthony schools apart, according to a recent Associated Press (AP) article. The article features interviews with families from both Milwaukee schools, who explain that the schools’ support of faith and values have changed the students’ and parents’ lives. We recognize just how important [...]
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Marketing Your School: List Open Seats Online
December 01, 2022
Struggling with how to fill those two empty desks in fifth grade? At a Council for American Private Education (CAPE) summit, education marketing gurus recommended featuring the number of available seats in each grade on your school’s website. It may feel strange, but experts point out that there’s nothing like “scarcity coupled with a deadline to make a thing [...]
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WCRIS Schools: Blessings to Be Thankful For
November 22, 2022
Wayland Academy, a WCRIS member from the Wisconsin Association of Independent Schools (WAIS), is bettering students’ lives with the help of a $1 million state grant. They plan to use the funds for tutoring, life skills development, mental health and wellness workshops and more. Beaver Dam’s Wayland Academy is a boarding school that enrolls one-third [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22, 2022
The WCRIS office will be open on Wednesday, November 23, and then reopen on Monday, November 28, after the holiday. WCRIS wishes you and your school community a happy and safe Thanksgiving. The WCRIS staff and board are especially grateful for our members this Thanksgiving season. Our society’s culture is quickly dimming, but your schools [...]
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Governor Asks Students to Decorate Capitol Tree
November 17, 2022
Students are invited by Gov. Evers to create ornaments for the Capitol’s Christmas tree themed “Wisconsin Waters.” He made the annual request in a letter to educators and students and noted that the theme highlights our state’s many freshwater lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. Ornaments must be sent to the Capitol by Nov. 22 to be hung [...]
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Seal Smiles for Free
November 17, 2022
Students can access painless, preventative dental care at school through Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile (SAS) at no cost to families or schools. Over 80% of children’s cavities can be prevented by dental sealant, according to the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin (Alliance). SAS sends dental professionals to your school to “seal smiles” by applying sealant to students’ teeth using mobile [...]
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