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43-465: The Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) is located in Dane County, Wisconsin , United States , to the northeast of Madison, Wisconsin . It serves the area around Sun Prairie, Wisconsin . Its district office is located at 501 S. Bird Street, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Bradford Saron is the current superintendent. The Sun Prairie Area School District was founded in 1842, making it legally older than

86-429: A monoethnic society throughout its history, there is not enough system and awareness to protect these students from bullying, social isolation, or academic failure. For instance, the drop-out rate for North Korean immigrant students is ten times higher than that of students from South Korean students because their major challenge is initially to adapt to South Korean society, not to get a higher test score. The other group

129-429: A child attends is determined by geographic proximity. The same sort of determining factor applies to the three middle schools (Patrick Marsh, Prairie View and Central Heights), and the two high schools ( Sun Prairie West and Sun Prairie East ). An alternative high school , Prairie Phoenix Academy, is also operated in a section of the 220 Kroncke Drive building, which is also home to Central Heights Middle School and

172-468: A large public university, Dane County is solidly Democratic, with a long history in the progressive movement. It has backed the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1932 with the exception of the two nationwide landslide victories of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 , and even then, Eisenhower's margin of victory was under 3% both times. Since then, Republicans have only crossed

215-906: A rigorous one-year program from outstanding students in the African region. The Huffington Post cited options in alternative learning like Home School, Micro Schooling, and Unschooling. The concept of Unschooling means the student learns according to the way that person wants for specific reasons and choice. The individual gets help from teachers, parents, books, or formal classes but makes the final decision on how to proceed and according to his or her preferred schedule. Micro-schools or independent free schools differ in approach, size, and authority. These are contemporary one-room schools, full-time or part-time facilities, or learning centers that are owned and managed by teachers or parents. Some parents choose this non-traditional system over formal education because it teaches youngsters to look for practical solutions. The USA

258-596: A wooden schoolhouse. A few years later, a larger schoolhouse was built. Around 1850 the schools became taxpayer-funded, rather than tuition-based (as many school districts in Wisconsin were at inception) Around 1987, as a result of 1987 Wisconsin Act 46 , the district's name was changed from "Joint School District No. 2 of the City of Sun Prairie and the towns of Blooming Grove, Bristol, Burke, Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie and York, Dane Co. and

301-703: Is also the state capital. Dane County is the central county of the Madison metropolitan area , as well as the Madison– Janesville – Beloit combined statistical area . Dane County was formed in 1836 as a territorial county and organized in 1839. It was named after Nathan Dane , a Massachusetts delegate to the Congress of the Confederation who helped carve Wisconsin out of the Northwest Territory . Dane County

344-640: Is clear that affording private education is a mere fantasy for these families. That phenomenon, at last, causes a gap among alternative schools themselves. Some schools are richly supported by upper-class parents and provide variety of in-school and after-school programs, and others rarely have resource to build few academic and extracurricular programs as such. India has a long history of alternative schools. Vedic and Gurukul systems of education during 1500 BC to 500 BC emphasized on acquisition of occupational skills, cultural and spiritual enlightenment in an atmosphere which encouraged rational thinking, reasoning among

387-476: Is governed by a county executive and a county board of supervisors. The county executive is elected in a countywide vote. The county executive is Joe Parisi . The board of supervisors consists of 37 members, each elected from single member districts. As the policy-making body of the county government, the board of supervisors enacts county ordinances, levies taxes, and appropriates money for services. Like most other counties anchored by an urban population center and

430-765: Is students who choose an alternative education because of its philosophy. Korean education, as in many other Asian countries, is based on testing and memorizing. Some students and parents believe this kind of education cannot nurture a student thoroughly and choose to go to an alternative school, that suggests a different way to learn for students. These schools usually stress the importance of interaction between other people and nature over written test results. The major struggle in alternative schools in South Korea are recognition, lack of financial support, and quality gap between alternative schools. Although South Korean public's recognition to alternative education has deliberately changed,

473-470: Is students who could not succeed in formative Korean education. Many of these schools serve students who dropped out during their earlier school years, either voluntarily or by disciplinary action. The second group is young immigrants. As the population of immigrants from Southeast Asia and North Korea is increasing, several educators started to see the necessity of the adaptive education, specially designed for these young immigrants. Because South Korea has been

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516-430: The census of 2020 , the population was 561,504. The population density was 469.3 inhabitants per square mile (181.2/km ). There were 248,795 housing units at an average density of 207.9 units per square mile (80.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 77.6% White , 6.4% Asian , 5.4% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 3.2% from other races , and 6.9% from two or more races. Ethnically,

559-600: The progressive education still is not widely accepted. To enter a college, regular education is often preferred because of the nation's rigid educational taste on test result and record. For the same reason, South Korean government is not actively supporting alternative schools financially. Hence, many alternative schools are at risk of bankruptcy, especially the schools that do not or cannot collect tuition from their students. Most Southeast Asian and North Korean immigrant families are financially in need, so they need assist from government's welfare system for their everyday life. It

602-406: The 173,484 households 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.10% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.90% were non-families. 29.40% of households were one person and 7.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97. The age distribution was 22.60% under

645-474: The 1970s, when relatively few existed. Some alternative schools are for students of all academic levels and abilities who are better served by a non-traditional program. Others are specifically intended for students with special educational needs , address social problems that affect students, such as teenage parenthood or homelessness, or accommodate students who are considered at risk of failing academically. Another common element of alternative schools in

688-433: The 35% mark six times. Within Wisconsin, only the predominantly Native American county of Menominee is more reliably Democratic. At state level, the county is no less Democratic. The last Republicans the county supported at state level were Governor Tommy Thompson and Treasurer Jack Voight in 1994 . The last Republican Senator to carry the county was Alexander Wiley in 1956 by less than one percent, 10 years earlier

731-588: The National Association of Independent Alternative Schools (). Funding for private schools in Germany differs from Bundesland to Bundesland. Full public funding is given to laboratory schools researching school concepts for public education. The Laborschule Bielefeld had a great influence on many alternative schools, including the renewal of the democratic school concept. In South Korea, alternative schools serve three big groups of youth. The first group

774-488: The Town of Hampden, Columbia Co." to "Sun Prairie Area School District". In 1864, the district had outgrown the existing schoolhouse, so, that year, they built a large public school, and it would serve until 1931. In 1931 a new brick school was built on the same site, and would serve as the high school from its opening until 1959, and as the junior high school from 1959 to 1998, and was expanded in 1973. The old half (built in 1931)

817-509: The United States has been the use of community resource professionals in various disciplines who serve as instructors on a part-time, volunteer basis. Depending upon the type of student going into an alternative school, this has sometimes caused friction with the teachers in conventional schools. The Leonia Alternative High School of the 1970s in New Jersey , which placed a heavy emphasis on

860-465: The academic wings, reopened for the 2022-23 school year as Sun Prairie East High School . (Sun Prairie, WI) ( Alternative High School ) Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of the 2020 census , the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin after Milwaukee County . The county seat is Madison , which

903-874: The age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 32.50% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males. In 2010, the largest religious groups in Dane County by number of adherents were Catholic at 106,036 adherents, ELCA Lutheran at 48,620 adherents, United Methodist at 9,753 adherents, non-denominational Christian at 7,448 adherents, Evangelical Free at 6,075 adherents, United Church of Christ at 5,035 adherents, Wisconsin Synod Lutheran at 4,214 adherents, Missouri Synod Lutheran at 3,921 adherents, American Baptist at 3,755 adherents, and PC-USA Presbyterian at 3,664 adherents. Dane County

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946-761: The county was the only one in the state to not vote for notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy . In the three-party era of 1930s-1940s, the county backed Progressive Party candidates, such as the La Follette brothers, Orland Steen Loomis and Herman Ekern . Dane County is one of the only counties in the United States to have elected a member of the Green Party ( Leland Pan ) into county-level office. School districts (all K-12) include: 43°04′N 89°25′W  /  43.07°N 89.42°W  / 43.07; -89.42 Alternative school Some schools are based on pedagogical approaches differing from that of

989-511: The district's Professional Learning Center (PLC) . The Sun Prairie Area School District is ranked 8 out of 10 from Great Schools. This rating is based on the schools' test scores. The early settlers in Sun Prairie were firm believers in the public-school system of the country, and organized "Joint School District No. 2 of Sun Prairie" in 1842 (municipality names would be added to the district name as they were established). They subsequently built

1032-523: The eighth lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Of these, 73 of the births occurred at home, the fifth highest number of home births for Wisconsin counties. 428 of the births were to mothers who held doctorate or professional degrees, more than any other Wisconsin county. These accounted for 7.3% of total births for the county, a higher percent than any other Wisconsin county and more than Ozaukee County which had 5.8% of births to mothers who held doctorate or professional degrees and ranked second. As of

1075-399: The examples. An upsurge in alternative schools was seen in 1970's onward. But most of the alternate schools are the result of individual efforts rather than government. Alternative education programs are ideal for people who think college education is not a requirement for becoming successful entrepreneurs. These programs educate neophyte and experienced entrepreneurs while providing them with

1118-424: The famous Dartington Hall School , and Kilquhanity School , both now closed. Currently there is one democratic primary school Small Acres, and two democratic secondary schools, Summerhill and Sands School . There is also a range of schools based on the ideas of Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner . In the United States, there has been tremendous growth in the number of alternative schools in operation since

1161-482: The first time since (at least) 1864 that a school had not been located at the 160 South Street property. The site is currently in the process of being redeveloped for additional parking for the Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field, the district's 4000-seat stadium (which is shared between SPWHS and SPEHS ). In 1959 a new high school was built on Kroncke Drive. It was renovated and expanded multiple times, and served as

1204-546: The following characteristics: In the United Kingdom , 'alternative school' refers to a school that provides a learner centered informal education as an alternative to the regimen of traditional education in the United Kingdom . There's a long tradition of such schools in the United Kingdom, going back to Summerhill , whose founder, A. S. Neill , greatly influenced the spread of similar democratic type schools such as

1247-416: The high school until 2010. It is currently the home to Central Heights Middle School, Prairie Phoenix Academy, and the district's Professional Learning Center (PLC) . In 2010, a new high school was built on Grove Street. Sun Prairie West High School , located on Ironwood Drive, opened August 28, 2022 for the 2022-23 school year. The existing Grove Street campus, therefore, after undergoing renovations to

1290-428: The mainstream pedagogy employed in a culture, while other schools are for gifted students , children with special needs , children who have fallen off the track educationally or expelled from their base school , children who wish to explore unstructured or less rigid system of learning, etc. There are many models of alternative schools but the features of promising alternative programs seem to converge more or less on

1333-446: The municipality of Sun Prairie itself (Sun Prairie being legally incorporated as a town in 1846). The system, which as of the 2018–19 school year has over 8,500 enrolled students and 648 teachers, consists of 9 elementary schools , 3 middle schools , 2 high schools , and an alternative learning high school . Which elementary school (C.H. Bird, Creekside, Eastside, Horizon, Northside, Royal Oaks, Token Springs, Meadow View, or Westside)

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1376-749: The necessary resources. An article published at Forbes.com last February 11, 2018 mentioned that many educational institutions contribute to their respective accelerator courses. The University of Missouri System initiated the Ameren Accelerator which concentrates on energy startups and assists entrepreneurs in obtaining essential know-how about the industry from educator-partners at the university level. There are international programs that also offer related resources like Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Ghana, Africa. It has an incubator program providing seed capital, training, and learning opportunities in

1419-521: The pioneers who took up the cause of social regeneration, removal of social inequalities, promotion of girl's education through alternate schools. In the early twentieth century educationists create models of alternative schools as a response to the drawbacks to mainstream schools which are still viable. Rabindranath Tagore 's Shanti Niketan , Jiddu Krishnamurthy 's Rishi Valley School , Sri Aurobindo and Mother's Sri Aurobindo International Center for Education, and Walden's Path Magnet School are some of

1462-560: The population was 7.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2010 census there were 488,073 people, 203,750 households, and 116,752 families living in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile (152 people/km ). There were 216,022 housing units at an average density of 174 units per square mile (67 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 84.7% White, 5.2% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.003% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 5.9% of

1505-406: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 203,750 households 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 30.5% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size

1548-405: The state schools. In Canada, schools for children who are having difficulty in a traditional secondary school setting are known as alternate schools. Germany has over 200 Waldorf schools , including the first such school in the world (founded 1919), and a large number of Montessori schools . Each of these has its own national association, whereas most other alternative schools are organized in

1591-476: The students. Hence the aim of education was to develop the pupil in various aspects of life as well as ensure social service. However, with the decline of the local economies and the advent of the colonial rulers this system went into decline. Some notable reforms like English as the medium of instruction, were introduced as recommended in Macaulay's Minute in the year 1835. The mainstream schools of today still follow

1634-454: The system developed in the colonial era. In the years since independence, Government has focused on expansion of school network, designing of curriculum according to educational needs, local language as the medium of instruction, etc. By the end of nineteenth century, many social reformers began to explore alternatives to contemporary education system. Vivekananda , Dayanand Saraswati , Jyotiba Phule , Savitribai Phule , Syed Ahmed Khan were

1677-694: The use of community resource instructors, ended up in a protracted battle with the local teachers union , resulting in the school eventually closing. While alternative schools became more commonplace by the 1990s, there were still tensions between them and teachers unions regarding the teachers losing central control over such matters. In Canada, local school boards choose whether or not they wish to have alternative schools and how they are operated. The alternative schools may include multi-age groupings, integrated curriculum or holistic learning, parental involvement, and descriptive reports rather than grades. Some school systems provide alternative education streams within

1720-426: Was 2.95. The age distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males. At the 2000 census there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families living in the county. The population density

1763-511: Was 355 people per square mile (137 people/km ). There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 units per square mile (58 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 88.96% White, 4.00% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 3.45% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.4% were of German , 11.5% Norwegian , 8.9% Irish and 6.0% English ancestry. Of

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1806-399: Was demolished in the early 2000s after serving briefly as a YMCA . The newer 1973 half, which was dated and quickly deteriorating, served as Prairie Phoenix Academy, the district's alternative high school , from 2011-2022. PPA then moved out of this building, and was relocated to a newly renovated portion of the 220 Kroncke Drive building. The old location was demolished in 2022, this becoming

1849-463: Was settled in the 1840s by settlers from New England . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has an area of 1,238 square miles (3,210 km ), of which 1,197 square miles (3,100 km ) is land and 41 square miles (110 km ) (3.3%) is water. Freight Public Transit Intercity Commercial General Aviation In 2017, there were 5,891 births, giving a general fertility rate of 51.7 births per 1000 women aged 15–44,

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