Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Michael Sheridan Visits TAGOS Public Charter School
Madison, WI – April 3, 2009
Michael J. Sheridan, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Representative for the 44th Assembly District, visited TAGOS Leadership Academy in Janesville on Friday, March 27th. Also on the visit were Timothy Cullen, former State Senator from the Janesville area and a current School Board Member, and Dr. Karen Schulte, Janesville’s new School District Superintendent. Al Lindau, Dean of Students at TAGOS, led the tour.
Speaker Sheridan commented on his visit. “TAGOS Leadership Academy is recognized as an outstanding public school, for the difference it makes in the lives of at-risk youths,” said Sheridan. “And, I know it has made a positive impact in my community. I enjoyed learning more during my time at the school.”
Lindau is
working very hard to take best practices from TAGOS and ensuring
they can be applied to other public schools in the broader
community. “TAGOS has seen many visitors in the past 2
years,” Lindau explained. “As a result, the interest in
Project Based Learning (PBL)education is on the increase.
Traditional schools are increasingly interested in adopting Project
Based Learning practices into their traditional structures, either
a portion of their school day or a summer school
program."
“As a leading
PBL Lab School, TAGOS Leadership Academy is committed to model best
practices in PBL development both as stand alone charter schools as
well as infusion into traditional schools. Our growth and
development mission is working to ensure that all learners may have
the opportunity to ‘try on’ the PBL learning approach,” Lindau
continued. “The best charter schools in this country take the
role of developing innovative, outside-the-box educational
practices with the end result being to infuse those practices into
traditional educational settings to meet the needs of all
learners.”
TAGOS Leadership Academy provides students with opportunities to learn and grow in a project-based, supportive, and safe environment. The Academy aims to educate the “whole child,” so that he or she may meet his or her fullest potential and become a successful thinker, learner, and leader. More information on TAGOS is at www.tagosleadershipacademy.org; (608) 290-0468.
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About Wisconsin Public Charter Schools
Charter schools are independent public schools that are free to be more innovative and are held accountable for improved student achievement. As of September 2008, there are more than 220 charter schools in operation in Wisconsin, serving approximately 35,000 public school students.
About The Wisconsin Charter Schools Association
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Charter Schools Association (WCSA) is a statewide voluntary
membership organization of charter public schools and friends of
charter public schools. WCSA's mission is to promote unprecedented
levels of student success by helping to build the capabilities
of
charter public schools in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Charter
Schools Association, P.O. Box 1704, Madison, WI 53701, www.wicharterschools.org;
608-261-1120.
