Academic and Career Planning (ACP)
Southwestern School District
Southwestern Board of Education approved June 2024
Southwestern School District is located at 1105 Maple Street, Hazel Green Wisconsin, Southwestern is located in the most Southwestern point of the state, Wisconsin, in Grant County. Southwestern is a 4K through 12 school district. There are 285 students in 4K - 5, 100 students in grades 6-8, and 160 students in grades 9-12. We have teachers and staff members. Our High School and Middle School students are very active in after-school extra-curricular activities sponsored by our school district. We offer Football, Basketball, Cross Country, Wrestling, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Trap, and Track & Field as team sports. We also have very active FFA Chapters along with a Forensics Team, National Honor Society, Student Council, and Sources of Strength.
Southwestern Public Schools’ MISSION is to foster a community of learners striving to reach their highest potential.
Southwestern Public Schools VISION- Small town values; world-class education. The point where excellence begins.
To achieve the Southwestern Public Schools mission, we envision a school in which we:
- Provide rigorous academics in every discipline in a supportive and engaging environment,
- Provide the tools needed to be a productive member of society,
- Set clear, high expectations for behavior and academic achievement with measured consistent accountability,
- Provide a welcoming and safe environment,
- Communicate and collaborate effectively and regularly,
- Promote leadership at all levels, and
- Encourage a growth mindset with a passion for learning through exploration and experimentation.
The Advantages of an Education at Southwestern Schools:
- Excellent curriculum opportunities: SWSD offers math/science/foreign language classes. In addition, advanced placement and college preparatory classes are available over the SRTNC long-distance interactive network and through Start College Now and Early College Credit Program.
- Class size advantages: SWSD offers classes of 15:1 students to teacher ratio.
- Technology opportunities: SWSD offers one computer for every student in Southwestern schools! Computers operate on a LAN/WAN network that is Internet and e-mail accessible.
- Co-curricular/extra-curricular offerings: SWSD offers forensics, and musicals, in addition to football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, softball, cross-country, baseball, golf, and wrestling.
- Safety plan: the SWSD has an approved safety plan that is administered in a disciplined environment.
Per Wisconsin DPI, Academic and Career Planning, or ACP, is a student-driven, adult-supported process in which students create and cultivate their own unique and information-based visions for post-secondary success, obtained through self-exploration, career exploration, and the development of career management and planning skills.
