Grading adjustments at AMS and CWSA

Due to the wide-scale disruption in family and work lives caused by school closures due to the Coronavirus, we are adjusting our grading and class time policies at AMS and CWSA.  During fourth quarter of the 2020-21 school year, we will not be assigning grades or giving out report cards, but instead will give students narrative feedback on how well they are learning a topic.  Additionally, we are designing our classes with the expectation that students shouldn't work longer than 30 minutes per day on classwork or 3-3.5 hours per day total on schoolwork.   

For more information, please see the morning message posted below and read through the notice on the main district page at nekoosasd.net.  If you have any questions, please call us at (715) 886-8040 and we'd be glad to help you.

Message From the Principal

Nathan Black, Ph.D. - AMS Principal

The Alexander Middle School building is part of the School District of Nekoosa where trust is king.  I am an employee here because of the strong relationships that are built here.  I trust in my colleagues to do their best in creating the best learning environment for students.  I also trust in the School District of Nekoosa because of the progress we are making on an academic level and social level.  We are a building and a district that is working toward educating the whole child and have shown this by our strong dedication towards the improvement of our academic delivery methods and adoption of a classroom management philosophy of Responsive Classroom.  This work is challenging, but very rewarding and I look forward to working with you as part of our Alexander Middle School  and our School District of Nekoosa Community.  

The Academics

At Alexander Middle School we support all aspects of middle school student life through academic offerings and social-emotional curriculum. Our academic approaches develop individualized voice and choice pathways for each learner, a developmentally needed approach for middle schoolers who at these ages start forming the identities and preferences they will build upon for the rest of their lives.