Our teams have been working tremendously hard developing our classroom structures including teacher assignments for the 21-22 school year. As has been the case for some time, the district continues to face a declining enrollment meaning we have fewer 5K students than graduating graduating seniors. This produces a significant dilemma for us when it comes to forecasting elementary class structures/make-up from year to year. Next year, based on our projected enrollment at Dousman, we will have 14 classes spread out between 5K through 5th grade (note, this does not count our early childhood and 4K classes). This puts us one less class than we had this past school year.

As we develop class configurations/structures we need to consider our class size recommendations identified in our KMORRs (Kettle Moraine Operating Rules and Regulations), in particular KMORR 3302- Class Sizes, which indicates the recommended class sizes for grades K-2 to be 20-24; and grades 3-5 to be 24-28. These guidelines are used to determine how many classes each elementary school will have under our current budget situation.

As of this moment we have determined the following classes for 21-22. Please note, if there is significant deviation from our projected enrollment due to any number of factors (e.g. move ins, move outs, families choosing fully virtual, etc.) we will need to make an adjustment to our plan. This actually occurred this past August when a significant number of families chose fully distance rather than face to face. The class configurations as of now are as follows...

Student placement within these classes is now taking place and will continue through the beginning of August. If you have any questions about the placement process please reach out to Mr. Monday directly either by phone, (262)965-6529 x6001 or email mondayj@kmsd.edu.

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The Dousman Elementary gardens are back this summer! Weekly, we are seeking volunteer families to sign up to weed, water and maintain them. Each Dousman family can sign up for 1+ weeks. You are also welcome to harvest the vegetables when ready for yourself or donate to a local food pantry.

Coordination will be managed by Dousman Cub Scout Pack 73 on behalf of the PTO. If you have any questions, you can email Diana at Pack73Dousman@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your help!