Membership Benefits:

School Districts and organizations have the ability to become part of the Wisconsin eSchool Network as an Invested member or an Affiliate member with common benefits including but not limited to:

  • Customizable Curriculum
  • Customized Student Information System
  • Learning Management System
  • Licensed Local or Network Teacher
  • Governance Oversight
  • Consulting Services (Strategic Planning, Policy Creation, Program Launch, etc)
  • Technical Support
  • State and National Networking
  • Statewide 21st Century Learning Collaboration
  • Increased Knowledge Sharing
  • Orientation Courses
  • Professional Development Course
  • Mentoring
  • Increased Scales of Economy
  • Increased Purchasing Power
  • Minimal vendor management/negotiation
  • Shared Director of Online Learning and Online Learning Coordinator
How does the "Network" really benefit a local district?

"Power in numbers," really does play out for members of WEN Inc. The "Network" concept provides value in four distinct areas: 1) Knowledge Sharing, 2) Cost Savings, 3) Unified Collaboration, and 4) Program Implementation. 1-3 are pretty self-explanatory, but how does 4) program implementation benefit a local district. In short, if you only have 5-10 students interested in AP Macroeconomics, a district may not have the FTE capacity to justify this limited interest. However, being part of the network provides access to shared resources, so districts partnered with the network can share one teacher to teach 40-50 students from the district members throughout Wisconsin.  Just the same a local district may have 20 students being taught by other "Network" teachers at the same time the local district may be teaching 20 students from other "Network" districts.

Why wouldn't we implement our own program without WEN Inc.?

Simply put, why recreate the wheel? The Wisconsin eSchool Network provides an opportunity for school districts to have local control and autonomy while embracing and implementing quality online/blended learning with minimal cost, due diligence, time, energy, resources, and experience. Becoming a member of the Network immediately provides the opportunity to collaborate with other school districts throughout the state working to achieve similar goals of implementing 21st century learning opportunities.

The Wisconsin eSchool Network has sustained the growing pains and gains of developing online programs throughout Wisconsin from nonexistent programs to now robust state and national leading programs. Let these best practices from the past and the future be applied to your district's specific goals and vision for online/blended learning.

The experience, knowledge, and size of the network provide districts an easy entry point without having to become contractually obligated to multiple vendors. Regardless of whether you have a few enrollments or thousands of enrollments you are able to take advantage of the Network's ability to share cost savings by holding Network contracts negotiated based on collective enrollment numbers.

All of this while maintaining local control, with your local teachers, for your local students, for your local goals!