Central Sands Hires First Employees

Central Sands Community High School has been selected by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WI DPI) to receive a $800,625 planning & implementation grant to support it’s opening in Fall 2022. Grant funds are distributed by the WI DPI through a highly competitive application and screening process. The funding is made available by the U.S. Department of Education five-year grant program supporting Wisconsin’s charter school activities. The state’s program prioritizes quality schools serving educationally disadvantaged students and focuses on grades 6th through 12th.

As one of nineteen schools selected for funding, Central Sands Community High School will: Show evidence of strong academic results, which will include student academic growth; operate in a fiscally appropriate manner, meeting statutory/regulatory requirements; and demonstrate success in significantly increasing student academic achievement, including graduation rates for all students.

“These grants aid governance boards as they work toward planning and opening new charter schools and provide additional support to existing ones,” State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor said. “By finding new, emerging methods of educating our students, charter schools are helping achieve our vision of ensuring all students graduate, college and career ready.”

Central Sands now has funding for a planning year and will then have implementation funding for the first 4 years of operation. The Governance Board has hired two employees to support the planning process: 

Amy Boelk, Administrative Director

Jeanne Ryan, Curriculum Developer

Jeanne Ryan has been hired as the Curriculum/Pedagogical Developer. Jeanne has served as the Governance Board chair for the past 3 years and has been instrumental in the development of the school. She has been teaching in the WI Technical College system for the past 6 years and has experience teaching at both the high school and college levels. She is currently working on completion of her Waldorf Teaching certification. 

Amy Sue Boelk has been hired as the Administrative Director. Amy has over a decade of experience teaching and working in both secondary and higher-education in the United States and abroad. Amy also works for the Tomorrow River Community Charter Schools as the Technology Specialist and Administrative Assistant. She looks forward to collaborating with other board members, the community and parents to develop and grow Central Sands Community High School.

Questions or comments? Contact the Central Sands at: centralsandshighsschool@gmail.com