{"id":441,"date":"2019-01-21T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wisandbox\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:11:01","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We have a dynamic preschool through 12th grade curriculum that is based on the Wisconsin\u00a0Model\u00a0Academic Standards<\/a> as well as the Common Core Standards for English\/Language Arts and Math. The curriculum is designed to meet the Wisconsin\u00a0College and Career Readiness<\/a> initiative.<\/p>

Since WSD is a relatively small school, students also have the option of taking advanced placement, foreign language, or technical training courses at local schools and\/or area technical colleges.<\/p>

Licensed teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provide formal academic instruction in small group settings. Our emphasis is on creating rich visual environments that develop and maintain both American Sign Language and English. In addition to core academic subjects (i.e. reading, math, social studies, science, physical education, art) WSD provides specially designed courses that are uniquely tailored to our student population. Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are developed for each student and implemented throughout the education program.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Learn. Exceptionally.<\/div>
Academic Calendar<\/a><\/div>
Placement<\/a><\/div>
HANDBOOK<\/a><\/div>
What is ACT 20?<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Course Catalog<\/a><\/div>
Resource Library<\/a><\/div>
Transcript Request<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Educational Resource Library<\/h2>

\"Elementary<\/p>

Wisconsin\u2019s only library for deaf and hard of hearing educational resources, the materials in the WESP-DHH Educational Resource library are available for use by Wisconsin Residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, their families, students, and professionals.<\/p>

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Elementary School<\/h2>

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Middle School<\/h2>

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Students in 6th through 8th grade.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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High School & Transition<\/h2>

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Students in 9th through 12th grade and transition (through age 21).<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have a dynamic preschool through 12th grade curriculum that is based on the Wisconsin\u00a0Model\u00a0Academic Standards as well as the Common Core Standards for English\/Language Arts and Math. The curriculum is designed to meet the Wisconsin\u00a0College and Career Readiness initiative. Since WSD is a relatively small school, students also have the option of taking advanced placement, foreign language, or technical training courses at local schools and\/or area technical colleges. Licensed teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provide formal academic instruction in small group settings. Our emphasis is on creating rich visual environments that develop and maintain both American Sign Language and English. In addition to core academic subjects (i.e. reading, math, social studies, science, physical education, art) WSD provides specially designed courses that are uniquely tailored to our student population. Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are developed for each student and implemented throughout the education program. Learn. Exceptionally.Academic CalendarPlacementHANDBOOKWhat is ACT 20?Course CatalogResource LibraryTranscript Request Educational Resource Library Wisconsin\u2019s only library for deaf and hard of hearing educational resources, the materials in the WESP-DHH Educational Resource library are available for use by Wisconsin Residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, their families, students, and professionals. Learn more Elementary School Students in Pre-K through 5th grade. Middle School Students in 6th through 8th grade. High School & Transition Students in 9th through 12th grade and transition (through age 21).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-441","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":125,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6262,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/441\/revisions\/6262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}