The Wausau School District is a public school district serving the Wausau metropolitan area (City of Wausau, Town of Rib Mountain, Town of Wausau, Town of Stettin, and Town of Texas). It contains two high schools, and middle schools, 14 elementary schools,and 1 Alternative High School. Its Superintendent is Stephen F. Murley who replaced Charles T. Skurka, Fall 2005.

Administration

• Stephen F. Murley, Superintendent of Schools
• Cherna Gorder, Assistant Superintendent for Business
• Nell Anderson, Director of Education
• Jeffrey Gress, Director of Human Resources and Employee Relations
• Jeffrey G. Joyce, Director of Pupil Services
• Mary Ellen Marnholtz, Community Relations Coordinator
• Roger Rindo, Director of Secondary Education
• Judi Smith, Director of Food Services
• Joel VerDuin, Director of Information Technology
• Dennis Wald, Physical Plant Director
• Karen Wendorf-Heldt, Director of Elementary Education
• Ann Wicklund, Director of Special Education

School Board members

• Patrick T. Keefe, President
• Dale W. Lawson, Vice President
• Robert A. (Robb) Shepherd, Treasurer
• John L. Ostertag, Clerk
• Jenny Garver
• Scott Kreuser
• Keith Montgomery, Ph.D
• Jane A. Rusch
• Michelle Schaefer

Schools

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary
• Grant Elementary
• Hawthorn Hills Elementary
• Hewitt Texas Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary[
• GD Jones Elementary[
• AC Kiefer Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Maine Elementary
• Rib Mountain Elementary
• John Marshall Elementary
• Riverview Elementary
• South Mountain Elementary
• Stettin Elementary

Middle schools

• Horace Mann Middle School
• John Muir Middle School

High schools

• Wausau East High School
• Wausau West High School

Schools No Longer Existing

• Humbolt School, built 1873-74
• Washington School, built in 1889
• Franklin School, built in 1883
• Lincoln School, built in 1883
• Columbia School, built in 1885
• Longfellow School, built in 1894 now administrative offices for the school district
• Wausau High School and Wausau Senior High, built in 1898 and renovated in 1936, 1951, 1961, and 1986. The old building is currently an apartment complex in the City of Wausau. The current school, known as Wausau East High School is located on 18th and Sells Streets.
• Horace Mann Junior High, demolished in 1984, rebuilt on 13th and Sells Streets as Horace Mann Middle School in 1993.
• Marathon County Training School for Teachers, built in 1889, the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County currently sits on the land that occupied the building.

No Child Left Behind Performance

The No Child Left Behind Act sets high standards for school districts around the country.

The Wausau School District is currently not identified as "in need of improvement" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Objective	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Test Participation	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Other Academic Indicator	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Reading	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Mathematics	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Met Annual Progress	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Improvement Status	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory

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