Escuela Verde

3628 W Pierce Street - Milwaukee WI - 53215

http://www.escuelaverde.org/

Type of autonomy arrangement: School Charter / Bylaws

Basic Profile

Opened In

2012

Grades

7-12

Environment

Urban

Type

District - Instrumentality Charter

Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program

Set school-level policy

Determine professional development

Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues

Evaluate colleagues

Transfer or terminate colleagues

Administrative

Determine school budget

Set staff pattern

Determine compensation

Determine teacher workday

Set schedule

Teacher Authority Is...

De Facto

Escuela Verde is governed by the TransCenter board of directors, which has ultimate responsibility for the success of the school and is accountable directly to the City of Milwaukee
and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). EV is set up as a teacher collective that makes decisions together on a consensus basis. They are chartered through the City of Milwaukee.

About the Learning Program

Escuela Verde learners develop, research, work, and produce their own projects. Projects that
mean something. Projects that prove growth. Projects that matter to them and to our community.

Working in small advisories of 16 students, Escuela Verde students collaborate with their educational advisors to define and meet their own vision of success. Students co-develop a Personalized Learning
Plan (PLP) with their educational advisor.

Escuela Verde follows the EdVisions Project-Based Learning model. The school is designed
to serve students interested in sustainability, student-led learning, and restorative justice.