For the seventh consecutive year in which report cards were issued, the School District of New Berlin “significantly exceeds expectations”, according to 2022-23 state-issued district report cards released this week. Of the 378 districts statewide, the SDNB is one of just 15 to reach that level, and one of only nine K-12 districts to do so.

New Berlin Eisenhower and West were two of just nine Wisconsin public high schools to earn Gold level Advanced Placement School Honor Roll recognition, the AP program announced this week.

The second season of the School District of New Berlin’s community concert series will be three times bigger than the inaugural 2022-23 slate. It kicked off November 3rd with Pat McCurdy and continues through May. 

Mark your calendars for these upcoming shows:

• Friday, Dec. 15 - The WhiskeyBelles (Country / Americana / Christmas)
• Wednesday, Dec. 20 - Tenors MKE (Christmas)
• Friday, Feb. 9 - Joshua Michael Band, Dan Lepien Band, The WhiskeyBelles (Classic Country)
• Friday, April 19 - The 5 Card Studs (60's and 70's Radio Hits)
• Friday, May 17 - Goran and Morgan of The Gufs (Acoustic 90's Alternative Rock)

All shows are at the West Performing Arts Center, 18695 W. Cleveland Ave., New Berlin.

Dozens of School District of New Berlin students took advantage of the Advanced Placement opportunities offered by the district during the 2022-23 school year, many earning AP award recognition.

The SDNB had 90 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars and 54 AP Scholars with Honors last year. AP Scholars are students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. AP Scholars with Honors awards are granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

The School District of New Berlin’s two high schools are once again considered among the state’s and nation’s best, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 rankings.

Saghar Homayounpour, a computer science teacher at New Berlin West Middle / High School, is one of five distinguished educators from across the state to be named a 2024 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year by theWisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Six School District of New Berlin educators have been chosen as Herb Kohl Educational Foundation award winners, the most ever in district history.

Samantha Braun, a special education teacher at New Berlin West; Saghar Homayounpour, a computer science teacher at West; Karin Houston, a counselor at West; Samantha Jayne, an English teacher and
English Learner instructional coach at West; Devin McKinnon, a technology education teacher at New Berlin Eisenhower; and Alison Napieralski, a special education teacher at Elmwood Elementary have been awarded Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship Awards.

The latest issue of the district's mid-year newsletter, Expecting Excellence, is now available. This issue contains a story about our goal to improve reading proficiency, updates from the Education Foundation, a celebration of our newest naming rights sponsors, and much more. Click here to check it out: https://issuu.com/nbexcellence/docs/expectingexcellence2023

All School District of New Berlin schools continue to “significantly exceed” or “exceed” expectations according to 2021-22 state-issued District and School Report Cards released this week. The
District also “significantly exceeds” expectations, one of just 18 of 377 districts in Wisconsin to reach that level, and one of only 13 K-12 districts to do so.

The School District of New Berlin is proud to celebrate 2022 New Berlin Eisenhower graduate Kayla Sanders for earning a perfect score on a college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in
spring 2022.

Kayla was one of only 369 of students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP Computer Science A Exam.