RHINELANDER - A proposal in Gov. Scott Walker's two-year state budget could give schools the opportunity to share entire grades. Experts like Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Executive Director Jerry Fiene says it won't mean consolidation, but it could give districts more flexibility.
The proposal would keep school districts intact. For example, two districts could share a building to teach all of their middle school students at one chosen district. Then, they could just keep their two elementary systems in place and separate.
"This is an option that would be available to a select number of school districts that happen to be located in close proximity to each other, where they could actually work together to make available more opportunities for their students," Fiene said.
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