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Homestead High School

Homestead High School is one of the highest-performing public high schools in the country. Its mission is to equip students with transferable skills, promote academic independence, foster social responsibility, and inspire a passion for learning.

The school’s 1,350 or so students can choose from 180 different courses, including honors and 17 advanced placement classes. In 2009, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Homestead as the top high school in Wisconsin.

Located on West Mequon Road, Homestead is a shining example of educational excellence. It recently earned an ACT composite score of 25.6 -- the second-highest of all public high schools in Wisconsin. Recent testing also showed that the school’s students passed their advanced placement exams over 88 percent of the time.

Homestead also has an impressive graduation rate that recently exceeded 99 percent. More than 90 percent of the school’s graduates pursue some type of higher education, either through a university, college or technical college.

Homestead High School
5000 W Mequon Road
Mequon, Wisconsin 53092

Brett Bowers, Principal

Preparing Homestead Students to Move On

April 29, 2013 By Jen Keller Leave a Comment

Young man wearing grey T-shirt talking to a young womanThe number of students who start college but don’t finish is “staggering and astounding” says Brett Bowers, principal of Homestead High School.

Last month, Principal Bowers gave a presentation to the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce where he outlined some of the recent changes at Homestead aimed specifically at “getting students ready for college or careers”. His ultimate goal:  to make sure that Homestead graduates are ready and prepared to move on.

In summary, Bowers mentioned the following 4 recent changes:

  • Expansion of the AP class offerings from 14 classes in 2011-12 to 17 in 2012-13, with plans to add an additional three classes by 2014. Bowers cited studies that show that students who take AP classes are more likely to succeed in college and earn a degree.
  • Creation of dual credit-credit programs where Homestead’s teachers partner with colleges and offer classes that result in both high school credit as well as college credit. Homestead originally started dual-credit classes with Project Lead the Way, a student-favorite pre-engineering program, and is now expanding it to other curriculum areas.
  • Implementation of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination Program) aimed at students in the academic middle. The program teaches study / learning strategies and supports average students taking rigorous classes to better prepare them for a college environment.
  • Implementation of flex time. As part of the transition to Homestead’s trimester class schedule, students get a 26-minute period at the end of the school day twice a week. Students in good academic standing can use this time to meet with teachers or staff — similar to office hours held by college professors.

Source: Gary Achterberg – News Graphic’s report on Principal Bower’s presentation.

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