On October 21st, 2011
The Alliance School was awarded
the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association
2011 Charter School of the Year
Platinum Award!
Alliance School Enrollment for Fall 2012 is happening now. Call (414) 267-5425 for a tour or to enroll!
Hello and welcome to The Alliance School's website. Thanks for visiting! For those of you who are new to Alliance, The Alliance School was the first school in the nation to start with a mission of reducing bullying. It was also the first to start a gay-friendly middle school. We currently serve students in grades 6-12 who live in the Milwaukee area. We are part of the Milwaukee Public School system, so we are open to anyone. If you are looking for a great school, come check us out.
The Alliance School is a small teacher-led school. We have seats for 175 students in grades 6-12, and we follow a year round schedule. The school uses a model of democratic governance, so that students and teachers are empowered to make the school the best place it can be.
For those of you who have been long time friends, thanks for all of your support over the years!
We are currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are interested in learning more about enrollment or taking a tour of the school, please call Mari, our enrollment counselor, at (414) 267-5425.
On Saturday, January 14th, 2012, The Alliance School received the Fair Wisconsin Organization of the Year Award. We are honored to be recognized by this organization.
A feature article in Time Magazine about Alliance:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2095385_2096859_2096805,00.html
Alliance on 20/20: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/
The mission of The Alliance School is to be a safe, student-centered, and academically challenging environment to meet the needs of all students.
Looking for information on how to start a GSA at your school. Visit GSA for Safe Schools at www.gsaforsafeschools.com
The Alliance School is a charter school of the Milwaukee Public School system. The Alliance community is made up of 175 students in grades 6-12, 10 teachers, support staff, families, community members and you!
Part of Alliance's service mission is to help schools and community organizations learn about the issues of bullying. We do this by providing presentations and resources to schools and organizations around the country and around the world. Your donation makes it possible for us to continue to do outreach to the community. For more information about presentations or to learn how to make a donation to support this work, contact Tina Owen at (414) 267-5405.
Listen to The Alliance School on Radio Milwaukee:
Safe Streets/ Healthy Kids
Meet The Need Milwaukee
http://www.radiomilwaukee.org/initiatives/meet-need/meet-need-very-alliance-christmas
Online Learning
This year all of our students are enrolled in at least one online class. For parents and students of Alliance, here is a link to the E2020 website:
http://student.education2020.com/
2011-2012 Calendar
This year The Alliance School will follow the MPS year round calendar. Please visit the MPS webpage at www.milwaukee.k12.wi.us for calendar updates.
News and Information
June 29, 2011
Your donations create opportunity!
We are stretching and stretching to provide everything that students need to prepare for postsecondary education and beyond. If you stretch a little with us, we'll reach a little farther and be able to give our students more. Your donation of $25, $50, or $100 today will make a difference in the lives of our students. Donate today by visiting our donation page.
June 3rd, 2011 The Sixth Annual Alliance School Commencement Ceremony
On June 3rd, The Alliance School celebrated its sixth annual commencement ceremony at the Sarah Scott Auditorium in Milwaukee. Twenty one candidates for graduation walked the stage, and 18 middle school graduates celebrated with them. The ceremony was a great success, capturing much of the Alliance School spirit by bringing in a DJ, student poets, and a comedian to make the ceremony as unique as the Alliance experience. Congratulations to the Class of 2010! We are so happy to be able to celebrate this moment with you!
October 11, 2010 - A message from The Alliance School
As people around the world celebrate Coming Out Day, it is hard not to think of all of the youth around the country who have lost their lives in recent weeks because of anti-gay bullying. Today, we remember all of those young people and look forward to a day when more schools will be friendly places for all youth and adults. We also thank our peers, teachers, friends and families for helping to make this place the haven that it is.