Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    GPSED CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ADVANCED YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR 7 EDUCATION CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF 200 STUDENTS, THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOL WHILE ALSO EARNING STACKABLE AND TRANSFERABLE CREDENTIALS ALIGNED TO TECHNICAL CAREER PATHWAYS. THE CLASS OF 2021 BOASTS A 95% GRADUATION RATE WITH 95% EARNING THEIR NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION, 94% EARNING MANUFACTURING SKILL STANDARDS COUNCIL (MSSC) CERTIFICATION, AND ON AVERAGE, 93% OF OUR GRADUATES EARN THEIR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATE BY COMPLETING A SKILLS CHECKLIST FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. MANY GRADUATES WHO PLAN TO GO ON TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ALSO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS HAD TO OVERCOME SEVERE ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES AND GAINED VALUABLE SOFT-SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SECURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19, GPSED NOT ONLY RETAINED BUT WE GAINED BUSINESS PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL PROVIDE EVEN MORE CAREER PATHWAYS TO MORE STUDENT'S. IN ADDITION, GPSED HAS LAUNCHED 2 COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SCALE WORK-BASED LEARNING IN DUPPAGE [COUNTY], IL AND HENNEPIN [COUNTY], MN. FURTHER GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSIONS WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR IN 3 ADDITIONAL STATES WITH A DEDICATED TEAM OF EXPERTS TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3M

  • Transformational Education and Apprenticeship

    GPSED CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIONAL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THROUGH OUR 7 EDUCATION CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF 200 STUDENTS, THIS IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOL WHILE ALSO EARNING STACKABLE AND TRANSFERABLE CREDENTIALS ALIGNED TO TECHNICAL CAREER PATHWAYS. THE CLASS OF 2023 BOASTS A 95% GRADUATION RATE WITH 95% EARNING THEIR NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION, 87% EARNING THE FULL CERTIFIED PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (CPT) CERTIFICATE FROM THE MANUFACTURING SKILL STANDARDS COUNCIL (MSSC), AND 48% HIRED ON FULL TIME AT A GPS ED BUSINESS PARTNER. MANY GRADUATES WHO PLAN TO GO ON TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ALSO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS HAD TO OVERCOME SEVERE ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES AND GAINED VALUABLE SOFT-SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SECURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ADD TO THE PORTFOLIO OF SCHOOL AND BUSINESS PARTNERS WHICH PROVIDES EVEN MORE CAREER PATHWAYS TO MORE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, GPSED, AS A WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) INTERMEDIARY, PROVIDES SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING THAT WORKS WITH SPECIFIC CLIENTS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED WORK-BASED LEARNING SOLUTIONS; WHEREBY GPSED FUNCTIONS AS A WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERMEDIARY PARTNER. THROUGH THIS ROLE, GPSED CAN LEVERAGE ITS EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO CONSULT, CONVENE, PILOT, EXECUTE AND SUPPORT WBL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE THREE DISTINCT CLIENT GROUPS: SCHOOL OR SCHOOL GROUP; EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION; OR A COMMUNITY OR COLLECTION OF REGIONAL ENTITIES SEEKING TO BUILD SYSTEMS TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CAREER FOCUSED, HIGH QUALITY WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMMING. EACH CLIENT SOLUTION IS UNIQUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT GROUP, AND IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED/BRANDED TO REFLECT THE CLIENT'S ROLE LED BY GPSED PARTNERSHIP. THROUGH THIS ROLE, GPSED IS ABLE TO REACH BEYOND MORE STUDENTS, GEOGRAPHIES, TO REALIZE ITS VISION AND MISSION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.6M