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Application Process

Students interested in attending Reuther Central High School may apply initially by completing the application form available on this web site or at the main office of Reuther Central High School. Applications can be picked up in the school office on Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m., and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The web site application can be dropped off or mailed to:

Reuther Central High School
Attention: Applications
913 57th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140

To be accepted, students must meet the basic entrance requirements for each small school within Reuther Central High School (see below).

Note for current 8th Graders: The only Reuther small school new 9th graders are eligible for at Reuther is Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound. For students wishing to enter the school immediately following 8th grade, it is strongly recommended that application be made through the middle school during the second semester (semester prior to 9th grade). Middle schools request students to select a school at a given time each year, often in February, the names of these students are then provided to high schools. Reuther Central High School will provide interview opportunities to these students. Parents are required to attend an overview presentation of the program before acceptance into the school is confirmed.

Small School Application Requirements

Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound

For incoming 9th graders: Completion of eight grade requirements
For students in grades 10, 11, 12: Credits acquired for appropriate grade level
Student grades, attendance, discipline and test score record review
Interview of student
Parent/guardian interview/orientation and consent
Special Education students apply through their program support teacher at their current school

Accelerated Independent Study

Age 16 or older
Credit deficient or special circumstances requiring accelerated curriculum
Attendance, discipline record review
Standardized test scores used to predict student academic readiness for independent study curriculum
Interview of student and parent/guardian
Graduation requirement report
Parent/guardian consent

Credit Recovery (9th grade) – Bridges

First time retention as a 9th grader (completed under 5 credits)
Attendance, discipline record review
Interview of student and parent/guardian
Parent/guardian consent

Reuther Education At Large (REAL)– Bridges

2 years high school enrollment
Credit deficient
Readiness for volunteer job site responsibility
Completion of 10th grade WKCE preferred
Interview of student and parent/guardian
Parent/guardian consent

Transition

Special circumstances requiring modified curriculum/schedule (Health circumstances usually require documentation from a health professional.)
Standardized test scores used to predict student academic readiness for independent study curriculum
Age 16 or older
Reuther administrative/counselor recommendation
Interview of student and parent/guardian
Parent/guardian consent

LINCS (Leading INdividuals to Choose Success)

Age 18, failure to graduate in prior year with cohort group (typically need 1-5 credits to complete graduation requirements)
Attendance, discipline record review
Standardized test scores used to predict student academic readiness for independent study curriculum
Interview of student

Or

Reuther students in need of temporary program placement as determined through Reuther administrative approval

Skillbuilding (Equivalency KUSD High School Diploma)

Age 18 *
Reuther student, age 17 (will be 18 by next test date) with parent/guardian permission and administrative approval
Test score review
Credit requirements review
Interview of student

*Ideally, students will have taken the test one time prior to enrollment

For district programs including the Infant Lab, School Aged Parent Program (SAPAR), Certified Nursing Assistant Program, please refer to District Programs.

As part of the expansion to provide additional educational opportunities for students at Reuther Central High School, a new lab, Leading Individuals to Choose Success (LINCS), was started. Two full-time teachers operate this lab and provide a flexible schedule for students to attend between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. daily.

LINCS is a program based on the belief that all students can learn and can experience success. The program is tailored to provide individualized instruction based on the needs of each student. The students work closely with the staff to identify curriculum needs, create a schedule, and set a timeframe within which to complete all necessary assignments in order to graduate.

The goal of the program is threefold: 1) to assist each student in earning a high school diploma; 2) to establish with each student the understanding that there is a link between the academic arena and a competitive workforce; and 3) to provide the most suitable academic environment that promotes achievement, accountability, and excellence.

The student population served in LINCS includes 1) those students whose cohort year has already graduated 2) Reuther students in need of temporary program placement as determined through Reuther administrative approval.