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Beaver Dam Education

There is a track record in both the public and private school systems in Beaver Dam of excellence, and a strong tradition of community support for education. The Beaver Dam Unified School District provides public school education in the community, while Lutheran and Catholic grade schools and a private college preparatory high school, Wayland Academy, offer a private sector educational alternative. In addition, Beaver Dam is home to one of the three campuses of Moraine Park Technical College, offering a wide variety of two- and four-year degree courses.

BEAVER DAM PUBLIC EDUCATION
The education students receive at the Beaver Dam Unified School District is focused on maximizing their potential. Upon graduation, students have the abilities, knowledge, and character necessary to be contributing members of the community. Student achievement is the focus for the dedicated teaching, support, and administrative staff in the district.

The district operates seven elementary schools, a middle school, a high school and a charter high school. The charter school offers an alternative education opportunity for at-risk middle and high school-age students, and allows young adults ages 18-21 to finish their high school educational requirements. The district is a member of the Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA 6), which provides special classes for blind, deaf, and multiple-handicapped students.

In addition to publicly funded services, the BDUSD excels in collaborating with the community by bringing volunteers into the schools for such programs as the Partners in Learning (PaLs) program. PaLs offers students one-on-one tutoring and mentoring before or after school with a high school volunteer or an adult in the community. There are numerous additional volunteer programs including Junior Achievement and the Architecture Walk.

The Beaver Dam Unified School District continuously seeks opportunities to enhance education. Scholarships are available to graduating seniors through the Beaver Dam High School Endowment Scholarship program and the Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation, with a trust fund of more than $2.3 million. These two programs award more than 60 local scholarships in excess of $100,000 each year.

Students participate in co-curricular activities, which include numerous academic-based programs and more than 20 sports in Division 1 interscholastic competition in the Little Ten Conference. The district welcomes visitors to our schools. Please stop to learn more about the district and to see us “Learning for a Lifetime.”

The Beaver Dam campus of Moraine Park Technical College serves approximately 3,700 students annually. Moraine Park offers more than 60 associate degree and technical diplomas as well as numerous certificate programs offering short-term learning opportunities at campuses in Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac and West Bend.

Local business and industry training and technical assistance needs can be met through contracts between companies and Moraine Park. Learn more by visiting Moraine Park’s web site at www.morainepark.edu or by calling (920) 887-1101.

BEAVER DAM PRIVATE EDUCATION
Recently, the three former Catholic parishes of Beaver Dam, St. Michael’s, St. Patrick’s and St. Peter’s completed a multi-year merger into one new Catholic church and school, St. Katharine Drexel, representing over 100 years of Catholic education in the community. The school operates two school sites, a Primary Campus on Maple Street, and an Elementary Campus five blocks away on South Spring Street. St. Katharine’s guarantees a quality, Catholic education for preschool youth through 8th grade in Beaver Dam.

St. Stephen’s Lutheran School is part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). This private Lutheran grade school traces its roots back to 1896 in Beaver Dam, with staff currently teaching kindergarten through 8th grade. The school and St. Stephen’s Church is located just west of downtown at West and Maple Streets. The WELS tradition of blending Christian morals with an excellent education has provided the community with another quality educational option to the fine public school system in Beaver Dam.

Founded in 1855, Wayland Academy is an internationally renowned independent, coeducational, college preparatory, boarding and day school for grades 9-12. Today, over 150 years after Wayland first began educating young people, a Wayland Academy education is as valuable and important as ever. Wayland’s mission is to prepare young people for a successful college experience and a rapidly changing world. One hundred percent of Wayland’s graduates attend college. The most selective and prestigious colleges and universities in the nation regularly accept Wayland graduates.

Situated on a beautiful 55-acre campus in the heart of Beaver Dam, Wayland’s 25 buildings house extensive academic, athletic, and extracurricular facilities. Buildings range in age from Wayland Hall (1855), to brand new, aesthetically pleasing structures that blend with the historic architecture of the campus. Through an extensive array of community related programs, Wayland enriches life for all residents in Beaver Dam. The Academy allows use of some of its facilities for community groups, and opens its observatory to the public several times each year for public viewing of the stars. In addition, the Academy invites the public to a series of fine arts events each year, ranging from dramatic productions and visual art exhibits to faculty performances and special guest lectures.

School Addresses

Beaver Dam Unified School District Educational Service Center
Superintendent Brian Busler, Ph.D.
705 McKinley Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7300

Jefferson Elementary School
Principal Barbara Link, Ph.D.
301 Brook Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7392

Lincoln Elementary School
Principal Sandy Garbowicz
210 Gould Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7396

Prairie View Elementary School
Principal Jeff Rehberg
510 N. Crystal Lake Road
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7380

South Beaver Dam Elementary School
Principal Dan Rikli
W8797 County Trunk D
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7383

Trenton Elementary School
Principal Jeff Rehberg
N8954 County Trunk W
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7385

Washington Elementary School
Principal Julie Bran
600 Grove Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7376

Wilson Elementary School
Principal Dan Rikli
405 W. Third Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7373

Beaver Dam Middle School
Principal Richard Brouillard
108 Fourth Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7365

Beaver Dam High School
Principal Chris Ligocki
500 Gould Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7313

Charter School
Director Martha Hyke
400 E. Burnett Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-7423

St. Katharine Drexel
Catholic Grade School
Administrative Offices (SKDS)
Principal Barbara M. Haase
503 S. Spring Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-5558

SKDS
Primary Campus (former St. Patrick’s)
Building Contact Rose Klavakoske
117 W. Maple Avenue
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-4814

SKDS
Elementary Campus (former St. Peter’s)
Building Contact Patti Schmitt
503 S. Spring Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-5558

St. Stephen’s Lutheran Grade School
Principal Roger Fenner
412 W. Maple Avenue
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-6484

Wayland Academy
President Robert Esten
101 N. University Avenue
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-3373

Moraine Park Technical College
Campus Administrator Karen Coley
700 Gould Street
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 887-1101