Muskego-Norway News February 2024 - Please Scroll Down to See Contents

Compass Award Information
Intra-district Transfer Requests
K-8 Summer Learning Academy
High School Summer School Registration - Closes February 14 at 5:00pm
MHS Principal Named
Guest Teacher
Threats Are Taken Seriously
School Safety
Conversation with the Superintendent

Compass Award Information

2024 Compass Nominations are now being accepted. We have been recognizing staff with the compass since 2008. The purpose is to reinforce and recognize staff who, through their commitments and contributions, ensure that every student is learning, growing, and succeeding. Specifically, the Compass honors staff members who meet designated criteria in the following areas:

Positive impact on students;
Positive impact on staff, parents, and/or the community;
Commitment to continuous improvement, leadership, and/or service;
Champion for innovation, creativity, and/or best practice.

Please consider nominating a staff member for the 2024 Compass. The application form is available on our website. Download and complete the Nomination Form and include “Statements for Nominee” covering the established criteria. Completed nomination packets may be scanned and emailed to Robin Schrot (robin.schrot@muskegonorway.org) or printed and mailed to the Muskego-Norway Schools Educational Services Center ATTN: Robin Schrot S87W18763 Woods Rd, Muskego, WI 53150.

Please note that each nomination packet must have a minimum of three nominations and a maximum of four. One nomination packet may be submitted with all three/four nominators’ signatures, or each nominator may complete a separate nomination packet. All nominations are due by Friday, March 1.

Intra-district Transfer Requests

Thank you to those families who have made time to submit an intra-district transfer request for the 2024-25 school year. Should your family be interested in a new placement within our District, please complete the Intra-district Transfer Request Form. Realizing we are in the midst of staffing and scheduling decision-making for next school year already, the sooner you can submit your request, the better. Beginning early May 2024, we will be reaching out to families with decisions about each respective request. Should you have additional questions regarding this process, please email Robin Schrot, Assistant Superintendent for Continuous Improvement, at robin.schrot@muskegonorway.org.

Sewing in Becoming Independent class at MLMS

K-8 Summer Learning Academy

We are excited to continue our Summer Learning Academy for Summer 2024! The course guidebook is in the process of being finalized and will be able to be viewed on our District website soon. We are looking forward to continuing to expand the varied course experiences for our students.

Location of Summer Learning Academy: Bay Lane Elementary
Registration Opens: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (8:00 a.m.)
Registration Closes: Friday, April 5, 2024 (4:00 p.m.)
Late Registration/Waiting List Opens: Late April
Confirmation of Student Schedules Available in Infinite Campus: Late April

K-8 Summer Learning Academy Schedule:

June 17-20 (Monday-Thursday)
June 24-June 27 (Monday-Thursday)
July 1-4 (OFF)
July 8-11 (Monday-Thursday)
July 15-18 (Monday-Thursday)

High School Summer School Registration - Closes February 14 at 5:00pm

Registration for 2024 Muskego High School Summer School is now open through February 14, 2024 until 5:00pm. Registration is online through Infinite Campus. For complete information, including How-to-Register and the Summer School calendar, click here.

Registration is NOT on a first-come, first-serve basis. You may register at any time from now until Wednesday, February 14, 2024 until 5:00pm. Should more students apply for a given course than seats are available, priority is given to upperclassmen, then through a lottery if required.

Questions may be directed to our Summer School Principal, Jessica Prokop, at jessica.prokop@muskegonorway.org or 262-971-1790, ext. 4521; and Administrative Assistant, Katie Pacheco, at katherine.pacheco@muskegonorway.org or 262-971-1790, ext. 4509.

100 Days of School

MHS Principal Named

We are excited to share that Mr. Andy Bavlnka has been named the next principal of Muskego High School (MHS). After completing a competitive and comprehensive search, Mr. Bavlnka rose to the surface as the top candidate with a wealth of high school and leadership experience.

Mr. Bavlnka served as a high school English teacher for 11 years in Germantown and seven (7) years as an associate principal at Muskego High School. He will be completing his second year as the Director of Secondary Student Learning for Muskego-Norway Schools before beginning his new role July 1, 2024.

Mr. Bavlnka is thrilled to once again re-engage with students and staff as principal and looks forward to continuing to grow all aspects of student outcomes and the learner experience. The future is bright for our Warriors as we welcome Andy back to Muskego High School. Congratulations, Mr. Bavlnka!

Guest Teacher

Muskego-Norway Schools is always looking for individuals who are interested in becoming guest teachers in our system. This is a great opportunity to become more involved in your students’ schooling as well as have a flexible work schedule. If you are interested or know of someone who may be interested in this opportunity, please visit teachersoncall.com.

Warrior Winterizer

Threats Are Taken Seriously

Please remember that if you or your children see or hear something suspicious to immediately say something to an administrator, a School Resource Officer, or call the local police department. We are committed to ensuring a safe learning environment for our students, and we are fortunate to have great partnerships with you, our parents/guardians, in our district. With threats occurring more often in school districts, it is important that we take a moment to lean on this partnership and ask you to have a conversation with your children regarding the serious implications of making a threat on a school. Such behavior may leave a lasting impact on a child’s education and future. The impact on the entire family is profound. Rather than waiting, we are asking you to personally discuss this issue with your children now. Whether a student perceives making a threat as a joke or not a big deal, making a threat on a school could result in suspension, expulsion, and/or being charged as an adult with a felony. According to State of WI statue 947.015: “Whoever intentionally conveys or causes to be conveyed any threat or false information, knowing such to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any property by the means of explosives is guilty of a Class 1 felony.”

We continue to encourage our students and school community to report through Speak Up Speak Out (SUSO) anything that could constitute a threat to school safety. As always, we work closely with local law enforcement to assist in these situations. Thank you for taking a moment to have this discussion with your children.

School Safety

Please know that Muskego-Norway Schools have safety plans and practices in place to prepare our school community for a crisis. Safety efforts and practices include:

Three (3) Muskego Police Officers, serving as School Resource Officers in our buildings. We lead Waukesha County and all rural school districts in southeast Wisconsin when it comes to staffing police in our schools.
District and school-level Emergency Response Teams who meet regularly with the Muskego Police Department to research and implement the most up-to-date procedures in protecting our students and staff from dangers in a crisis, as well as disseminating to staff at all buildings our safety procedures and protocols to follow.
Safety plans are reviewed and approved annually by the Muskego-Norway School Board.
All external doors are locked during school hours and we have supervised main entrances at all of our buildings.
Visitors need permission to enter school buildings using an official ID.
Annually, MNSD conducts all state mandatory drills, including two "lockdown" drills.
Background checks are required for volunteers and staff members to enter into our schools and work with students.

We know that schools are safer when students, staff, and families work together to reduce violence and address potential safety issues. We are asking that you continue to monitor your child’s and others’ online and social media activity and report any school safety concerns to law enforcement and school officials immediately. We are grateful for your partnership as we work together to keep our children safe.

Conversation with the Superintendent

Please contact Interim Superintendent Jeff Petersen at jeff.petersen@muskegonorway.org to schedule an individual meeting.