Families in the Verona Area School District (VASD) have three tuition-free charter school educational options. All charter schools in the district follow the same learning standards but use unique teaching methods to reach them. Further, VASD also offers the Two-Way Spanish Immersion (TWI) Program.
New Century School (K-5): Multiage classrooms with a thematic, environmentally-integrated curriculum.
Core Knowledge Charter School (K-8): Uses E.D. Hirsch’s Core Knowledge curriculum and Direct Instruction, with Spanish offered.
Verona Area International School (Elementary): A Mandarin immersion program where students split their day between Chinese-Mandarin and English instruction.
Two-Way Immersion (TWI) Program provides dual-language instruction in Spanish and English, helping students develop proficiency in both languages.
TWI is offered at:
Elementary: Glacier & Sugar Creek Elementary Schools
Secondary: Badger Ridge Middle School & Verona Area High School
To apply, submit a Charter/TWI Application before the deadline:
Charter Schools: Apply between Jan. 6 – Feb. 14
TWI Program: Apply between Jan. 6 – Mar. 10
Key details:
Applications are not first come, first served—all are reviewed after the deadline.
Late submissions go on a waitlist, including siblings of current students.
Each VASD resident student may submit one application.
New students must register for the 2025-26 school year before applying.
For more details, visit the New to the District page or contact (608) 845-4360 / [email protected].