Educational Options 

The Mellen School District offers students a variety of educational options to children who reside in the District.

The District’s primary educational pathway and instructional program for students involves a progression from PreK through 12th grade, leading to a high school diploma.

Additional educational options for children who reside in the District that involve full time enrollment/ attendance at a school, program or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the Mellen School District include the following:

• High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to attend a technical college, university or certain other programs for the purpose of completing a program leading to the student’s high school graduation or to a high school equivalency diploma.
• High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to participate in a youth apprenticeship program.
• Students enrolled full time may take up to two courses from a non-resident school district.
• Full time Open Enrollment involving physical attendance in a public school of a nonresident school district or attendance through a virtual charter school that is associated with a nonresident school district.
• Enrollment in a private school participating in the Wisconsin parental choice program.
• Enrollment in a private school of the family’s choosing (at the family’s own cost, as applicable).
• Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law. Educational options for children who reside in the Mellen School District but who are enrolled in and attending a private school, or home-based private educational program include the following:
  • Such students have the opportunity to attend summer school classes/programs offered in the District.
  • Private school students in the high school grades have the opportunity to apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in a District school, pursuant to section 118.145(4) of the state statutes.
  • Students who are enrolled in a home-based private educational program have the opportunity to: 1) Apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in public schools as provided under section 118.53. 2) Participate in District interscholastic athletics and other District extracurricular activities as provided under section 118.133. 

The District page contains links to the District’s most recent accountability reports and District performance reports, as issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction under section 115.385(4) and 115.38 of the state statutes. Please visit the DPI website for more detailed information. 

Curriculum Modifications Policy

Special Education Programming

Mellen School District also offers a wide range of special education programming, including:

• Early childhood programming for students who are at least 3 years old, but not school age;
• Special Education for students with disabilities;
• English Language Learner support;
• Gifted and Talented enrichment and support;
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs;
• At-risk programs for students in danger of not graduating from high school;
• Summer School;
• Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a child with a disability who meets the program’s specific eligibility requirements may apply to attend an eligible, participating private school under a scholarship awarded through the state’s “Special Needs Scholarship Program,” as established under section 115.7915 of the state statutes.

Procedural Safeguards

Wisconsin's Informational Guidebook on Dyslexia and Related Conditions

School District Report Cards (DPI)

2022-2023 District Report Card Information

Report Card

Hard Copies of the School Report Card are available in the District Office. 

WISEdash

Education of Homeless Children and Youth

Children of homeless individuals and unaccompanied homeless youth (youth not in physical custody of parent/guardian) residing in the Mellen School District shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths that reside in the Mellen School District.  They shall be provided services comparable to services offered other children attending Mellen Public Schools, including transportation services, educational services for which the children/youths meet eligibility criteria (e.g., special education, Title I programming, gifted and talented programming), vocational and technical education programs, and school nutrition programs.  No homeless child or youth shall be required to attend a separate school or program for homeless children and shall not be stigmatized by school personnel. Please contact Mellen School District’s Homeless Liaison at 715-274-3601 if you have any questions or are in need of services. 

Title I

Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's classroom teachers.

Family Engagement Policy

State Assessment Policy