Winnebago Mental Health Institute: Waterwood School
Waterwood School teaches patients at Winnebago Mental Health Institute. The school offers classes for kindergarten through grade 12. Licensed teachers work with the patient’s treatment team. They create a supportive learning space that promotes wellness and education.
School hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
2025-2026 school calendar
September 1
No school (Labor Day)
September 2
Fall session begins 8 a.m.
November 7
First quarter progress reports due by 12 p.m.
November 27-28
No school (Thanksgiving break)
December 22-26
No school (holiday break)
December 29-30
No school (holiday break)
December 31
No school (New Year's Eve holiday observed)
January 5
School reconvenes 8 a.m. for winter session
January 16
No school
Second quarter progress reports due by 12 p.m.
End of semester in-service: post grades, record planningJanuary 19
No school (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
March 13
Third quarter progress reports due by 12 p.m.
April 1-3
No school (spring break)
May 22
No school
May 25
No school (Memorial Day break)
June 5
School year ends 1:20 p.m.
June 8
Summer session begins 8 a.m.
June 12
Fourth quarter progress reports due by 12 p.m.
In-service: write progress notes, post grades, record planning, trainingJune 17-19
No school (summer break)
July 2-3
No school (Fourth of July holiday observed)
July 6-8
No school (Fourth of July holiday observed)
July 17
Mid-summer progress reports due by 12 p.m.
August 28
Summer session ends 1:20 p.m.
The school calendar is subject to change.
School contacts
Heidi Dodd
School secretary
920-236-2921
Fax: 920-237-2042
Heidil.Dodd@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Penny Boileau
Principal
920-235-4910, ext. 2383
Penny.Boileau@dhs.wisconsin.gov