Key News for Families

We've nearly completed a great first week of school, welcoming back our returning students and new children to the district. Our community has much to be excited for this fall with a referendum question coming November 5 to seek the community's permission to construct 210,000 square feet of new educational facilities and renovate 32,000 square feet at Park View Middle School and the many extra- and co-curricular opportunities that we see our students participate in, to the changing of the seasons and a time when those of us that like cooler weather get some relief from the heat of summer.

As we begin this year, we look to you as our partners in this educational journey. Over the course of the school year, if you have questions about what your child is learning, please do not hesitate to ask your child's teacher. If you have a question about what is going on at school, please contact the principal, and if you have a question about what is going on in the district, please let me know!

We are here in service to your child's educational journey and we are here to help. I hope you and your families have the best school year yet!

Our school board approved a revised referendum resolution to address our needs at Park View Middle School. The solution would involve over 200,000 square feet of new construction and over 30,000 feet of renovated space in the existing school to create a 6th-8th grade school that meets our current and future space needs and provides improved and enhanced academic opportunities for our middle school students.

The revised plan is based on community feedback and has a reduced tax impact for our residents from the April referendum – $24 annually per $100,000 of fair market property value or $96 on a $400,000 home. This is about a third of the impact of the April proposal.

Join us at one of our upcoming Park View Middle School Tour and Open House sessions to view the school for yourself and to learn more. Morning sessions begin at 10:30 a.m. on September 17 and September 27 and evening sessions begin at 6 p.m. on October 8 and October 16.

Or, visit our Referendum website for more information!

Parents are now able to submit absence requests via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal or Mobile App. School staff can review and process requests to automatically update attendance. Save time and make your absence requests via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal!

This week is our final once weekly newsletter to start the year. Beginning with our next email on Thursday, September 19, Key News for Families will appear every other week. Be sure to watch for it in your inbox!

Also, are you a community member who would like to receive Key News directly? You can now subscribe via our Key News webpage. Find the "Subscribe to our list", enter your name and email address, and receive Key News each time it is sent. District families do not need to sign up to receive Key News for Families via the website.

All district families and students are invited to review our Annual Notices webpage with state- and federally-required notices and policies.

The safety of our students and staff is the top priority of the Mukwonago Area School District. Each year, district schools practice the Standard Response Protocol which include hold, secure, shelter, lockdown, and evacuate.

In the past, many of these safety drills were announced in advance to students and staff. However, knowing that these drills are coming limits their effectiveness.

Starting this year, the Mukwonago Area School District will treat September as School Safety Month. During the month, schools will run an evacuation (fire) drill, a shelter (tornado) drill, a lockdown drill and a hold drill. We will provide information to teachers, students, and our families on the meaning of each drill and information following each drill to let you know that it has been conducted.

After September, in order to help everyone practice the Standard Response Protocol as effectively as possible, our safety drills – including holds and lockdowns – will not be announced in advance. However, you will always receive communication from your school after a safety drill – including a lockdown, hold, or secure – is held.

Please talk to your child about the importance of safety drills and being prepared for an emergency. The district is confident this will help our students and staff be as ready as possible for any situation that may occur.

The Mukwonago Area School District has changed the enrollment process to a Yearly Online Registration Process (a verification of enrolled students) through the parent/guardian Infinite Campus Portal.

This is an annual process that must be completed prior to the start of the school year. All families are required to complete this process to ensure your students enrollment is complete for the 24-25 school year. This information should be completed by August 31. If you do not complete this annual update in the appropriate timeframe, the building administrative assistants will be contacting you. If you do not have a portal account, email helpdesk@masd.k12.wi.us and provide the parent name, student name, school, and grade level. Do not use the student's account!

Once you are in the portal, please select the link in the lower left hand corner of the parent portal: Select More > 2025 Online Registration > 24-25 School Year Existing Student Registration (do not select New Student Registration). If you select this link and "Not Primary Household" is listed next to your student, this means you are not required to complete this update because another household is listed as the "Primary Household" for census purposes only in our database.

MASD is suspending the service fee for online payments made through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal through September 30, 2024. The service fee suspension makes it a great time to pay your student fees and fines. Go to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal to pay your student fees today!

Hot lunch (including milk) is available daily for $3.20 for elementary students, $3.35 for middle school students, and $3.55 for high school students. . The cost of ala carte milk is $.50. Funds should be deposited to your child's Infinite Campus food service account. You may check the balance at any time by accessing the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. You will receive an automatic low balance or negative balance phone call when your child needs money added to his/her account.

Payments may be made online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, or paid by check made out to MASD and sent to the school office. Our free/reduced-price lunch application is also available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal for families wishing to apply for assistance.

Wisconsin Immunization Requirements have been updated. We are providing the following information from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services which includes information on the requirements but also the process for families to have this requirement waived.

Please see the following summary of changes to the Wisconsin school immunization requirements linked below for the 2024-2025 school year for schools. The summary explains the differences between the prior requirements and the newly updated requirements.

For summary of changes please visit: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p03370.pdf

In Wisconsin, if a parent does not wish to have their child vaccinated, they may seek either a religious waiver or personal conviction waiver. This is noted in step 4 of the Child Care Immunization Record attached here.

As part of our district's website revision, the old version of the app will no longer be updated. Users are asked to delete the old app. A new version of the MASD app is in the works and more information will be shared when it is ready for use!

Due to unexpected technology issues related to Google Meet, the Grade 5-8 Take-Home Device parent presentation scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, at 7:00 p.m. was not available to families. We apologize for this unforeseen circumstance.

The virtual meeting was recorded separately and is now available for parents/guardians at this link. For your convenience, you can also find a copy of this presentation here. At this time, the meeting will not be rescheduled.

Questions about this program can be emailed to helpdesk@masd.k12.wi.us.

Did you know that public entities in Wisconsin can auction off surplus items online? The Mukwonago Area School District has items live right now!

Click here to view our items or click here to visit the main Wisconsin Surplus Online Auction website.

The Mukwonago Education Foundation (MEF) Gala will be held September 28, 2024, at Generac in Waukesha. The MEF’s mission is to support student learning opportunities that would go unrealized because of funding shortfalls. The organization continues to support the district’s in-classroom learning needs, as well as scholarship awards to fund student continuing education.

Over the past 19 years, the foundation has provided over $181,000 in grants and over $132,000 in special projects.

Click here to buy tickets and learn more about the event. Or, follow the MEF Facebook page or visit the MEF website for more event details and updates.

The 2024 Mukwonago Football Golf Outing is set for Sunday, September 15 at 12:30 pm at Morningstar Golfers Club. The cost is $140, which includes practice range time, box lunch, dinner, golf, and all hole games. This event sells out every year, so please sign up early.

Click here for more information, including how to register!

The Mukwonago Area School District and Muskego-Norway School District have united to create a digital job board for current students and recent graduates.

If you're an employer and would like to get involved, email Dustin Lehman, the district's Coordinator of College and Career Readiness, at lehmadu@masd.k12.wi.us.

If you are a job seeker, go to wijobboard.com and view available jobs in the Mukwonago area. New jobs are added all the time, so be sure to check frequently!

And parents, be sure to have your son or daughter check for summer employment opportunities!

As a service to our community, don't forget that MASD hosts a virtual Community Bulletin Board that is regularly updated with information from organizations providing services or activities. Be sure to bookmark the page and watch Key News for Families all year long for updates.

District Website

School Websites:

Big Bend | Clarendon Avenue | Eagleville | Prairie View | Rolling Hills | Section |

Park View Middle School | Mukwonago High School

Other Important Links:

Mukwonago Education Foundation | MASD Community Education | Lunch Menus | Ask MASD

School Calendars | Infinite Campus Parent Portal | School Board | School Board Agenda/Minutes