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| {{Local scope archive|Type=School district}}<div class="bp-dropdown-menu centered"> | | {{School district sprout | District = Greenfield School District|State = Wisconsin|NCESid = 5505940}} |
| * [[#About the district|About the district]]
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| ** [[#Demographics|Demographics]]
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| *** [[#Higher education achievement|Higher education achievement]]
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| *** [[#Median household income|Median household income]]
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| *** [[#Poverty rate|Poverty rate]]
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| * [[#Superintendent|Leadership]]
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| ** [[#Superintendent|Superintendent]]
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| ** [[#School board|School board]]
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| *** [[#School board elections|School board elections]]
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| *** [[#Public participation in board meetings|Public participation in board meetings]]
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| * [[#Budget|Budget]]
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| ** [[#Revenues|Revenues]]
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| ** [[#Expenditures|Expenditures]]
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| ** [[#Debt|Debt]]
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| ** [[#Teacher salaries|Teacher salaries]]
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| *** [[#Unions|Unions]]
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| * [[#Schools in GSD|Schools in GSD]]
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| ** [[#Enrollment|Enrollment]]
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| ** [[#District schools|District schools]]
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| * [[#Academic performance|Academic performance]]
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| ** [[#Mathematics and reading proficiency|Mathematics and reading proficiency]]
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| ** [[#Graduation rate|Graduation rate]]
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| ** [[#Dropout rates|Dropout rates]]
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| ** [[#ACT scores|ACT scores]]
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| * [[#See also|See also]]
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| ** [[#Contact information|Contact information]]
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| ** [[#External links|External links]]
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| ** [[#References|References]]
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| </div>{{School board district infobox
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| |District = Greenfield School District | |
| |Place = [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]] | |
| |Image = Greenfield School District seal.jpg
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| |Superintendent = Lisa Elliott | |
| |Enrollment = 3,924 students
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| |Grad rate = 91.7%<ref name=gradrate>[http://wisedash.dpi.wi.gov/Dashboard/portalHome.jsp ''Wisconsin Information System for Education Data Dashboard'', "HS Completion (Single Year): Greenfield," accessed January 8, 2016]</ref>
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| |Number of schools = 6 schools
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| |Budget = $43.6 million
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| |Website = http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/
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| |Board president = Cathy Walsh
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| |Board members = 7 members
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| |Term years = 3 years
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| }}'''Greenfield School District''' is a [[Wisconsin school districts|school district]] in [[Wisconsin]]. The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=5505940}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=5505940}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
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| ==About the district==
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| [[File:Milwaukee County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Greenfield highlighted.svg|200px|thumb|left|link=Wauwatosa School District, Wisconsin|The Greenfield School District is located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.]]
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| The Greenfield School District is located in [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] in southeastern [[Wisconsin]]. The county seat is [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]]. Milwaukee County was home to 957,735 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=census>[http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/55079,55,00 ''United States Census Bureau'', "Milwaukee County, Wisconsin," accessed July 28, 2016]</ref>
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| ===Demographics===
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| ====Higher education achievement====
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| Milwaukee County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.4 percent of state residents.<ref name=census/>
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| ====Median household income====
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| From 2010 to 2014, the median household income for Milwaukee County was $43,385. During that same time period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $52,738, and it was $53,482 for the entire United States.<ref name=census/>
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| ====Poverty rate====
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| The poverty rate in Milwaukee County was 22 percent from 2010 to 2014. During that same time period, the poverty rate for the entire state was 13.2 percent, and it was 14.8 percent for the country as a whole.<ref name=census/>
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| {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
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| ! colspan="4" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2015<ref name=census/>
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Milwaukee County (%)
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Wisconsin (%)
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| | White || 65.1 || 87.6
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| | Black or African American || 27.1 || 6.6
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| | American Indian and Alaska Native || 1.0 || 1.1
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| | Asian || 4.2 || 2.8
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| | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander || 0.0 || 0.1
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| | Two or more races || 2.7 || 1.8
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| | Hispanic or Latino || 14.5 || 6.6
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| {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
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| ! colspan="5" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, Milwaukee County<ref>[http://county.milwaukee.gov/ElectionResults23729.htm ''Milwaukee County Election Commission'', "Election Results," accessed August 13, 2014]</ref>
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Green Party Vote
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Libertarian Vote
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote
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| | 2012 || 332,438 || 1,042 || 2,623 || 154,924
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| | 2008 || 319,819 || 589 || 1,105 || 149,445
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| | 2004 || 297,653 || 319 || 963 || 180,287
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| |}
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| {{School census}}
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| ==Superintendent==
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| {{Superintendent disclaimer}}
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| Lisa Elliott is the superintendent of the Greenfield School District.<ref>[http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/DistrictInfo/StaffDirectory/tabid/27463/Default.aspx ''Greenfield School District'', "Staff Directory," accessed January 8, 2016]</ref> She has served in this position since July 2013. Prior to becoming superintendent, Elliott worked for two years as the director of curriculum and instruction for the [[Nicolet UHS School District, Wisconsin|Nicolet School District]]. From 2006 to 2011, she worked as principal of Greenfield School District's Maple Grove Elementary School. She also has experience serving in the district as an assistant high school principal and as a high school chemistry teacher. Elliott earned a bachelor's degree from Carroll College in 1990 and her master's degree from Alverno College in 2002.<ref>[http://patch.com/wisconsin/greenfield/former-principal-lisa-elliott-named-greenfield-superintendent ''Greenfield Patch'', "Former Principal Lisa Elliott Named Greenfield Superintendent," May 7, 2013]</ref>
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| ==School board elections==
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| The Greenfield School Board consists of seven members elected {{at large election}} to three-year terms.<ref name=board>[http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/DistrictInfo/SchoolBoard/Members/tabid/27719/Default.aspx ''Greenfield School District'', "Members," accessed January 15, 2016]</ref>
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| {| class="wikitable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Greenfield School Board
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Member
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Term Ends
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| | [[Tom Frohna]] || 2017
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| | [[Robert Hansen]] || {{Greener | start=4/25/2016 9:00pm CDT | before=[[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|2016]] |after=2018}}
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| | [[Richard Moze]] || {{Greener | start=4/25/2016 9:00pm CDT | before=[[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|2016]] |after=2018}}
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| | [[Kristie Potter]] || {{Greener | start=4/25/2016 9:00pm CDT | before=[[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|2016]] |after=2019}}
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| | {{Greener | start=4/25/2016 9:00pm CDT | before=[[Jim Sabinash]] |after=[[Julie DeGaro]]}} || {{Greener | start=4/25/2016 9:00pm CDT | before=[[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|2016]] |after=2019}}
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| | [[Pam Sierzchulski]] || 2017
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| | [[Cathy Walsh]] || 2018
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| |}
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| {{Local officeholder list disclaimer}}
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| ===School board elections===
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| :: ''See also: [[Greenfield School District elections (2016)]]''
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| Members of the Greenfield School Board are elected {{at large election}} to three-year terms. Members' terms are up for election on a staggered basis every year in April. Three seats were on the ballot in April 2015. Only two seats were supposed to be on the ballot in [[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|April 2016]], but two more were added due to appointments on the board. The top two vote-getters {{Greener|start=4/05/2016 8:00pm CDT|before=will win|after=won}} three-year terms on the board, and the next two {{Greener|start=4/05/2016 8:00pm CDT|before=will win|after=won}} two-year terms.<ref>[http://www.greenfieldnow.com/news/six-seek-four-seats-on-greenfield-school-board-b99647864z1-364560021.html ''Greenfield Now'', "Six seek four seats on Greenfield School Board," January 7, 2016]</ref>
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| ===Public participation in board meetings===
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| The Greenfield School Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:
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| {{Quote|<big>'''Public Participation at Board Meetings'''</big>
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| The School Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on District matters.
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| '''Agenda Item'''
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| Any person or group wishing to place an item on the agenda shall register their intent with the Superintendent no later than five (5) days prior to the meeting and include:
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| A. name and address of the participant;
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| B. group affiliation, if and when appropriate;
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| C. topic to be addressed.
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| Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President.
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| '''Public-Participation Section of the Meeting'''
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| To permit fair and orderly public expression, a period for public participation is provided at regular Board meetings. Rules to govern such participation in Board meetings are provided below.
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| The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:
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| A. Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business. Non-residents of the District are allowed speak, particularly parents of non-resident students.
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| B. Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name; address; and/or group affiliation, if and when appropriate. An address may be provided in writing instead of publicly stated. Speakers may be asked to sign in to allow for accurate record keeping and tracking of comments.
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| C. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three (3) minutes duration.
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| D. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
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| E. All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question Board members or staff individually.
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| F. The presiding officer may:
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| :1. interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's statement when the statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant;
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| :2. request any individual to leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum;
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| :3. request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the orderly progress of the meeting;
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| :4. call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action;
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| :5. waive these rules with the approval of the Board when necessary for the protection of privacy or the administration of the Board's business.
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| G. The portion of the meeting during which the participation of the public is invited shall be limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes, unless extended by a vote of the Board.
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| H. Recording, filming, or photographing the Board’s open meetings is permitted. No such recording is permitted during closed session meetings. The person operating the equipment should contact the Superintendent prior to the Board meeting to review possible placement of the equipment, and must agree to abide by the following conditions:
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| :1. No obstructions are created between the Board and the audience.
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| :2. No interviews are conducted in the meeting room while the Board is in session.
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| :3. No commentary, adjustment of equipment, or positioning of operators is made that would distract either the Board or members of the audience or otherwise disrupt the meeting while the Board is in session.|author=School District of Greenfield (July 23, 2012)<ref>[http://www.neola.com/greenfield-wi/ ''School District of Greenfield'', "Bylaws & Policies: 0160 - MEETINGS," accessed January 15, 2016]</ref>
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| }}
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| ==Budget==
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| {{School district budget
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| |District=Greenfield School District
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| |Date range=2010 to 2013
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| <!--Expenditures-->
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| |FY2010InstTotal=$20,907,000
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| |FY2010InstPercent=43.47%
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| |FY2010SSTotal=$13,289,000
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| |FY2010SSPercent=27.63%
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| |FY2010CSTotal=$9,479,000
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| |FY2010CSPercent=19.71%
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| |FY2010DebtTotal=$3,019,000
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| |FY2010DebtPercent=6.28%
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| |FY2010OtherTotal=$1,397,000
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| |FY2010OtherPercent=2.90%
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| |FY2010Total=$48,091,000
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| |FY2011InstTotal=$21,639,000
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| |FY2011InstPercent=50.65%
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| |FY2011SSTotal=$13,485,000
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| |FY2011SSPercent=31.56%
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| |FY2011CSTotal=$3,201,000
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| |FY2011CSPercent=7.49%
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| |FY2011DebtTotal=$2,946,000
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| |FY2011DebtPercent=6.90%
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| |FY2011OtherTotal=$1,452,000
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| |FY2011OtherPercent=3.40%
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| |FY2011Total=$42,723,000
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| |FY2012InstTotal=$23,061,000
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| |FY2012InstPercent=50.75%
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| |FY2012SSTotal=$16,901,000
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| |FY2012SSPercent=37.19%
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| |FY2012CSTotal=$1,434,000
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| |FY2012CSPercent=3.16%
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| |FY2012DebtTotal=$2,802,000
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| |FY2012DebtPercent=6.17%
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| |FY2012OtherTotal=$1,246,000
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| |FY2012OtherPercent=2.74%
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| |FY2012Total=$45,444,000
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| |FY2013InstTotal=$23,348,000
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| |FY2013InstPercent=53.55%
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| |FY2013SSTotal=$14,138,000
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| |FY2013SSPercent=32.43%
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| |FY2013CSTotal=$1,074,000
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| |FY2013CSPercent=2.46%
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| |FY2013DebtTotal=$3,740,000
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| |FY2013DebtPercent=8.58%
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| |FY2013OtherTotal=$1,299,000
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| |FY2013OtherPercent=2.98%
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| |FY2013Total=$43,599,000
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| |InstTotalAver=$22,238,750
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| |InstPercentAver=49.61%
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| |SSTotalAver=$14,453,250
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| |SSPercentAver=32.20%
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| |CSTotalAver=$3,797,000
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| |CSPercentAver=8.21%
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| |DebtTotalAver=$3,126,750
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| |DebtPercentAver=6.98%
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| |OtherTotalAver=$1,348,500
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| |OtherPercentAver=3.01%
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| |TotalAver=$44,964,250
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| <!--Revenues-->
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| |FY2010LocalTotal=$29,162,000
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| |FY2010LocalPercent=67.51%
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| |FY2010StateTotal=$11,211,000
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| |FY2010StatePercent=25.95%
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| |FY2010FedTotal=$2,824,000
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| |FY2010FedPercent=6.54%
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| |FY2010RevenueTotal=$43,197,000
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| |FY2011LocalTotal=$31,314,000
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| |FY2011LocalPercent=68.25%
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| |FY2011StateTotal=$11,825,000
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| |FY2011StatePercent=25.77%
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| |FY2011FedTotal=$2,740,000
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| |FY2011FedPercent=5.97%
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| |FY2011RevenueTotal=$45,879,000
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| |FY2012LocalTotal=$32,063,000
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| |FY2012LocalPercent=69.11%
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| |FY2012StateTotal=$10,771,000
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| |FY2012StatePercent=23.22%
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| |FY2012FedTotal=$3,559,000
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| |FY2012FedPercent=7.67%
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| |FY2012RevenueTotal=$46,393,000
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| |FY2013LocalTotal=$32,129,000
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| |FY2013LocalPercent=69.58%
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| |FY2013StateTotal=$11,661,000
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| |FY2013StatePercent=25.25%
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| |FY2013FedTotal=$2,387,000
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| |FY2013FedPercent=5.17%
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| |FY2013RevenueTotal=$46,177,000
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| |LocalTotalAver=$31,167,000
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| |LocalPercentAver=68.61%
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| |StateTotalAver=$11,367,000
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| |StatePercentAver=25.05%
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| |FedTotalAver=$2,877,500
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| |FedPercentAver=6.34%
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| |RevenueTotalAver=$45,411,500
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| |Debt=Y
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| |FY2010Retired=$1,740,000
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| |FY2010Issued=$1,500,000
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| |FY2010Outstanding=$58,270,000
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| |FY2011Retired=$2,012,000
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| |FY2011Issued=$0
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| |FY2011Outstanding=$56,258,000
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| |FY2012Retired=$14,107,000
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| |FY2012Issued=$13,725,000
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| |FY2012Outstanding=$55,875,000
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| |FY2013Retired=$11,306,000
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| |FY2013Issued=$10,000,000
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| |FY2013Outstanding=$54,569,000
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| |RetiredAver=$7,291,250
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| |IssuedAver=$6,306,250
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| |OutstandingAver=$56,243,000
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| }}
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| ==Teacher salaries==
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| The average teaching salary in the Greenfield School District during the 2013-2014 school year was $65,036. The minimum salary was $43,866, and the maximum salary was $85,693, according to the [[Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]].<ref>[http://dpi.wi.gov/cst/data-collections/staff/published-data ''Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction'', "School Staff: Salary, Position & Demographic Reports," accessed January 15, 2016]</ref>
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| ===Unions===
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| Teachers in the Greenfield School District are represented by the Greenfield Teachers' Association.<ref>[http://www.greenfieldteachersassociation.org/ ''Greenfield Teachers' Association'', "Home," accessed January 15, 2016]</ref>
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| ==Schools in GSD==
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| ===Enrollment===
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| The district served 3,890 students in the 2012-2013 school year. Between 2009 and 2012, the Greenfield School District experienced a 10.7 percent increase in enrollment. The following table details enrollment in the district between 2009 and 2012:
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| {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center; width: 650px"
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Total enrollment
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year-to-year change (%)
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| | 2009-2010 || 3,462 || -
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| | 2010-2011 || 3,723 || 7.0
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| | 2011-2012 || 3,813 || 2.4
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| | 2012-2013 || 3,890 || 2.0
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| |}
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| ===District schools===
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| The Greenfield School District operates six schools, which are listed below in alphabetical order:
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| {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center; width: 650px"
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| ! colspan="1" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |''Greenfield School District
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| | Edgewood Elementary
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| | Elm Dale Elementary
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| | Glenwood Elementary
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| | Greenfield High
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| | Greenfield Middle
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| | Maple Grove Elementary
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| |}
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| ==Academic performance==
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| :: ''See also: [[Public education in Wisconsin]]''
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| The [[Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]] administers annual Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS) tests to students throughout the state. These tests assess proficiency in math and reading among students in grades three through eight as well as 10th grade. WSAS tests also evaluate proficiency in language arts, science, and social studies at grades four, eight, and 10. The Department of Public Instruction publishes results from WSAS tests as part of each district's Annual District Report Card.<ref name=report>[https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/ ''Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction,'' "Report Cards," accessed January 20, 2016]</ref>
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Annual District Report Card<br>grading scale<ref name=report/>
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| | Significantly Exceeds Expectations || 83-100
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| | Exceeds Expectations || 73-82.9
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| | Meets Expectations || 63-72.9
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| | Meets Few Expectations || 53-62.9
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| | Fails to Meet Expectations || 0-52.9
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| |}
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| The Annual District Report Card compares district performance with state performance based on four criteria:<ref name=report/>
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| * '''Student Achievement:''' This category compares reading and math performance by district students to state and national standards.
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| * '''Student Growth:''' This category compares year-to-year performance on reading and math sections in WSAS tests.
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| * '''Closing Gaps:''' This category compares test performance by low-performing groups in the district to similar cohorts across the state.
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| * '''On-Track and Postsecondary Readiness:''' This category uses benchmarks including ACT scores, graduation rate, attendance rate, and math achievement to assess [[College and career ready|college and career readiness]].
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| Districts can receive grades from 0 to 100 on the annual district report card, with "Significantly Exceeds Expectations" as the highest designation for scores of 83 and above, and "Fails to Meet Expectations" as the lowest designation for scores of 52.9 and below. The full grading scale can be found in the table above.
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| The Greenfield School District achieved an overall score of 68.7 during the 2013-2014 school year, which led to a "Meets Expectations" designation from the Department of Public Instruction. The district also received a "Meets Expectations" designation for the 2012-2013 school year, but its overall score was slightly lower at 68.4. The following tables compare district performance with state performance and detail the accountability ratings for schools in the district, according to the annual district report cards for the 2012-2013 school year and the 2013-2014 school year.<ref name=report/>
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| Annual district report cards were not published for the 2014-2015 school year. The [[Wisconsin State Legislature]] passed [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/proposals/sb67 SB 67], known as the pause bill, in May 2015 to stop the [[Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]] from publishing annual district report cards and using the results for educator effectiveness assessments for the 2014-2015 school year.<ref>[http://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/accountability/pdf/Accountability_Five_Things_to_Know_2014-15.pdf ''Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction'', "School Accountability for 2014-2015: Five Things You Need To Know," June 15, 2015]</ref> The bill was passed due to concerns about how results from new assessments based on the [[Common Core State Standards Initiative]] would be applied. It was supported by [[Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction]] [[Tony Evers]] and the Department of Public Instruction.<ref>[https://dpi.wi.gov/news/releases/2015/superintendent-statement-on-sb-67 ''Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction'', "Superintendent Evers’ statement on Assembly passage of SB 67," May 13, 2015]</ref>
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| ! colspan="10" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Annual District Report Card grades<ref name=report/>
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| ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | School year
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Student achievement
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Student growth
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Closing gaps
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | On-track and postsecondary readiness
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| ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Overall score
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| | 2012-2013 || 64.0 || 66.1 || 56.2 || 60.6 || 67.2 || 66.8 || 86.0 || 84.9 || 68.4
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| | 2013-2014 || 64.4 || 66.4 || 59.8 || 62.4 || 65.2 || 66.3 || 85.2 || 85.3 || 68.7
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| ! colspan="11" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Accountability ratings for schools in the district<ref name=report/>
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| ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | School year
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Significantly exceeds expectations
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Exceeds expectations
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Meets expectations
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Meets few expectations
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Fails to meet expectations
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| ! style="background:#CCCCCC;" | Number of schools
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| ! style="background:#CCCCCC;" | Percent of schools
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| ! style="background:#CCCCCC;" | Percent of schools
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| | 2012-2013 || 0 || 0.0% || 2 || 33.3% || 3 || 50.0% || 1 || 16.7% || 0 || 0.0%
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| | 2013-2014 || 0 || 0.0% || 2 || 33.3% || 4 || 66.7% || 0 || 0.0% || 0 || 0.0%
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| ===Mathematics and reading proficiency===
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| The state's Annual District Report Card includes a review of district and state proficiency information in mathematics and reading for the previous five years. This review includes data from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) and the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities (WAA-SwD) for students from grades three through eight and 10. The following tables compare the district's percentage of proficient and advanced proficient students with state levels from the 2009-2010 school year through the 2013-2014 school year. The district's proficiency rates in math have increased since 2009, but reading proficiency rates have decreased.<ref name=report/>
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Mathematics proficiency comparisons, 2009-2013
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | School year
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | District proficiency rate (%)
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | State proficiency rate (%)
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| | 2009-2010 || 44.6 || 47.0
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| | 2010-2011 || 43.0 || 46.8
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| | 2011-2012 || 45.7 || 48.3
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| | 2012-2013 || 46.5 || 48.2
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| | 2013-2014 || 46.4 || 48.8
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Reading proficiency comparisons, 2009-2013
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | School year
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | District proficiency rate (%)
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| | 2009-2010 || 36.4 || 35.7
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| | 2010-2011 || 33.5 || 35.7
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| | 2011-2012 || 35.4 || 36.0
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| | 2012-2013 || 33.9 || 36.4
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| | 2013-2014 || 35.7 || 36.7
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| ===Graduation rate===
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| The district's graduation rate has increased since 2009. The table below details the district's four-year, five-year, and six-year [[Regulatory Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate|cohort graduation rates]] from school year 2009-2010 to 2013-2014.<ref name=gradrate/>
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| ! colspan="7" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Graduation rates, 2009-2013
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Four-year cohort rate
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Five-year cohort rate
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Six-year cohort rate
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| | 2009-2010 || 86.6% || 85.7% || - || - || - || -
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| | 2010-2011 || 91.1% || 87.0% || 91.9% || 89.5% || - || -
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| | 2011-2012 || 89.4% || 87.5% || 94.8% || 90.4% || 93.6% || 90.4%
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| | 2012-2013 || 86.1% || 88.0% || 91.8% || 90.8% || 95.1% || 91.3%
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| | 2013-2014 || 91.7% || 88.6% || 91.0% || 91.3% || 92.2% || 91.5%
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| |}
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| ===Dropout rates===
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| From the 2005–2006 school year to the 2013–2014 school year, the Greenfield School District saw an overall [[dropout rate]] increase. The table below details the district's dropout rates during that period.<ref name=gradrate/>
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' Dropout rates, 2005-2013
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| | 2005-2006 || 0.6% || 0.9%
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| | 2006-2007 || 1.4% || 1.6%
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| | 2007-2008 || 1.9% || 1.7%
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| | 2008-2009 || 1.4% || 1.6%
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| | 2009-2010 || 1.0% || 1.6%
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| | 2010-2011 || 1.0% || 1.5%
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| | 2011-2012 || 0.8% || 1.4%
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| | 2012-2013 || 0.9% || 1.4%
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| | 2013-2014 || 1.4% || 1.3%
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| |}
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| ===ACT scores===
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| Of the total of 245 12th grade students in the Greenfield School District in the 2012-2013 school year, 176 students—71.8 percent—took the ACT. The table below details their results compared to the reading, English, mathematics, and science benchmarks.<ref name=report/>
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| ! colspan="8" style="background-color:#8B0000; color: white;" |'' ACT performance, 2012-2013
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Met reading benchmark
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Met English benchmark
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Met mathematics benchmark
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| ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Met science benchmark
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| | 71 || 40.3% || 130 || 73.9% || 69 || 39.2% || 58 || 33.0%
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| ==Issues==
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| ===School board vacancies===
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| At a school board meeting on October 19, 2015, [[Jim Sabinash]] was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board, and Russell Spahn, another member on the board, resigned, leaving the board with another vacancy. Spahn cited personal reasons for his resignation. He had been re-elected to his second three-year term in April 2015.<ref name=vacancy>[http://www.greenfieldnow.com/news/greenfield-school-board-appoints-candidate-to-fill-vacancy-on-board-b99601928z1-336019631.html ''Greenfield Now'', "Greenfield School Board appoints new board member, another resigns," October 22, 2015]</ref>
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| Sabinash was appointed to the board after former board member Len Cich died in August 2015.<ref>[http://www.greenfieldnow.com/news/greenfield-school-board-to-fill-vacancy-by-appointment-b99587224z1-330023821.html ''Greenfield Now'', "Greenfield School Board to fill vacancy by appointment," September 29, 2015]</ref> His term {{Greener | start=4/5/2016 8:00pm CDT | before=is | after=was}} up for election in April 2016 for a two-year term.<ref name=vacancy/> He did not file to keep his seat, leaving the seat open to a newcomer.<ref>[http://www.greenfieldnow.com/news/six-seek-four-seats-on-greenfield-school-board-b99647864z1-364560021.html ''Greenfield Now'', "Six seek four seats on Greenfield School Board," January 7, 2016]</ref>
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| Spahn's vacant seat was filled by [[Kristie Potter]]. The board appointed her to the board on November 23, 2015. Potter has a master's degree in early childhood education and is the director of a day care center.<ref>[http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/Home/tabid/18599/ctl/view/itemid/103321/Default.aspx?returnurl=http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/Home/tabid/18599/Default.aspx ''Greenfield School District'', "NEW Greenfield School Board Appoints New Member," accessed November 30, 2015]</ref> Her seat {{Greener | start=4/5/2016 8:00pm CDT | before=is | after=was}} also on the ballot for a two-year term in April 2016. The two special elections {{Greener | start=4/5/2016 8:00pm CDT | before=will be | after=were}} on a joint ballot with the general election for two regular three-year terms. The top two vote-getters {{Greener | start=4/5/2016 8:00pm CDT | before=will win | after=won}} the three-year terms, and the third and fourth vote-getters {{Greener | start=4/5/2016 8:00pm CDT | before=will win | after=won}} the two-year terms.<ref name=vacancy/>
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| ==Contact information==
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| [[File:Greenfield School District seal.jpg|200px|link=http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/]]<br>
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| <br>
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| Greenfield School District<br>
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| 4850 South 60th St.<br>
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| Greenfield, WI 53220<br>
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| '''Phone''': (414) 855-2050
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| ==See also==
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| {{School District See Also
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| |State=Wisconsin
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| |Elections=
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| <u>Wisconsin school board elections:</u><br>
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| [[Wisconsin school board elections, 2015|2015]] • [[Greenfield School District elections (2016)|2016]]
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| }}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/ Greenfield School District]
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| *[http://www.ci.greenfield.wi.us/ City of Greenfield]
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| *[http://county.milwaukee.gov/MilwaukeeCounty7699.htm Milwaukee County]
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| *[http://dpi.wi.gov/ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]
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| *[http://www.wasb.org/websites/wasbmain/index.php?p=5 Wisconsin Association of School Boards]
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| *[http://www.greenfieldteachersassociation.org/ Greenfield Teachers Association]
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| ==Footnotes==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Wisconsin schools}}
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| {{Wisconsin}}
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| [[Category:Nonpartisan school districts in Wisconsin]]
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| [[Category:Wisconsin school board coverage]]
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| [[Category:School districts in Wisconsin]]
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