Second Chance
Second Chance is an alternative learning program which partners with local area businesses and school-to-work initiatives to provide students who are not achieving success in a traditional education setting.  The Second Chance model is a 21-month program, starting in the fall of their junior year through May of their senior year that links real-world learning to the workplace. The Second Chance program is housed entirely within the facilities of partner businesses and operates according to their calendar. 

GED Option #2
This is a GED Option #2 program of the West Bend School District. West Bend East and West Bend West High Schools students who are 17 years old and in their senior year and at least 3 credits behind their graduating class are eligible. This program is designed for students who are not successful in the traditional high school setting and have the ability to work independently. The mission of GED Option #2 is to create a community of empowered learners in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Every student will be inspired and challenged to learn, grow and accomplish academic, social and vocational goals. 

Project SEARCH

The West Bend School District partners with West Bend Mutual Insurance and The Threshold on Project SEARCH. This program helps children with disabilities in Washington County to gain marketable job skills. This one-year transition program allows them to do both classroom work and unpaid internships at West Bend Mutual to explore different career paths. Contact Jill Corbett for more information at jcorbett@wbsd-schools.org or 262-335-5433.

Gifted and Talented

The West Bend Joint School District #1 recognizes that each individual student has unique educational needs. Therefore, the district strives to develop programming that meets the needs of all students. Most often this is accomplished in the regular classroom through varying the level of challenges offered students. But when special programming is necessary to meet the needs of a particular student, the district offers a spectrum of programs, some of which are through Gifted and Talented programming.

Mission of the Gifted and Talented Program
Our mission is to educate gifted and talented learners by nurturing achievement, performance, and self-esteem through a dynamic partnership of students, family, staff, and community. We empower gifted and talented learners with purposeful, challenging, and systematic opportunities to meet their unique needs and enhance their future.

Belief Statement of the Gifted and Talented Program
We believe...

• Gifted children are children first
• Achievement, performance, and self-esteem are directly related to expectations appropriately linked to one’s potential
• We must develop and respect each individual’s ability to learn in different ways and at different rates because each learner is unique
• Education is a shared responsibility of students, families, staff, and community
• There is no limit to human ingenuity and creativity and education expands the ability to shape one’s destiny

For more information, please contact your child’s principal, consult the West Bend School District Enrich and Extend Gifted and Talented Parent Handbook or the West Bend Joint School District #1 Gifted and Talented Education Policy.