{"id":84,"date":"2013-03-18T19:32:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/whittier\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:49:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-631\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2013\/01\/Whittier-school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2013\/01\/Whittier-school.jpg 750w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2013\/01\/Whittier-school-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>Our mission at Whittier School is to provide a quality academic program oriented toward preparation for college, while instilling the essential concepts of building character.<\/p>\n<p>Whittier promotes self-esteem, high expectations and academic excellence. We have been honored as an \u201cexceeds expectations\u201d school on Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report cards with a higher score than many other MPS school&#8217;s and surrounding districts.\u00a0 Our parents are connected to and involved in our school. We offer a back-to-basics program in which technology is part of the curriculum. Our school serves 200 pupils. Call us for a tour today!<\/p>\n<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Whittier Elementary\u2026\u2026. Your path to college starts here!<\/p>\n<h2>Wisconsin Act 20: Early Literacy Remediation<\/h2>\n<p>Teaching students to read requires skill and science. Act 20 states that all Wisconsin schools must provide science-based early literacy instruction from K4 through third grade. Evidence-based instruction, assessments, and personal reading plans for those who need additional support help all students become capable, confident readers. Skill development includes combining letters and sounds to create words, building vocabulary, and reading and writing with expression and clarity. <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/act-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Act 20 in MPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Our mission at Whittier School is to provide a quality academic program oriented toward preparation for college, while instilling the essential concepts of building character. Whittier promotes self-esteem, high expectations and academic excellence. We have been honored as an \u201cexceeds expectations\u201d school on Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction report cards with a higher score [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-84","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/whittier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}