Little Chute Safe Routes to School Program

INTRODUCTION

The Little Chute School District is located within the Fox Cities Urbanized Area. The district covers approximately three square miles entirely within the Village of Little Chute. Little Chute School District is compromised of one Elementary School (4 year old Kindergarten-5th grade), one Middle School (6th-8th grade), and one High School (9th -12th grade). St. John School is also located within the Village of Little Chute.

The Little Chute Area Safe Routes to School (SRTS) committee was formed in the fall of 2006. The committee is compromised of representatives from a variety of entities  including the Little Chute School District, St. Johns School, WisDOT, Outagamie County, law enforcement, representative from the health profession, parents, and representatives from the Village of Little Chute.

In the winter of 2007, the Little Chute SRTS task force pursued a WisDOT SRTS planning grant. The Little Chute Area SRTS Program was awarded a WisDOT planning grant in the summer of 2007. The SRTS Planning process began in the fall of 2007 with the assistance of the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC).