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Reports and Communications from the Board Clerk/Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance |
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3. Monthly Report, with Possible Action, on Legislative Activities Affecting MPS |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments:
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Elements of the Department of Public Instruction's 2019-21 State Budget Proposal. |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Department of Public Instruction continues to roll out pieces of its proposed state budget and the attachments provide additional details under the headings of School Finance Reform, Special Education Funding, Expand Crucial Learning Supports and Prioritizing Mental Health.
The announced proposals include:
Restoring 2/3rds funding and raising low revenue limit districts to the state average.
Fully counting 4-year-old kindergarten students for a full school day.
Increasing the Special Education Aid reimbursement to 30% in the first year of the budget and 60% in the second year of the budget – with a stated goal of moving to 90% reimbursement.
Increasing the reimbursement level for Bilingual-Bicultural Aid from 8% to 30% by 2021.
Fully funding Wisconsin’s School Day Milk and School Breakfast Programs.
Increasing mental health funding tenfold to meet pressing student and family needs.
Creating and funding a state-level after school program that would provide a stable source of support for wrap around services at school sites. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures. |
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The district will continue to pursue appropriate support for students as part of the MPS Legislative Agenda. |
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Recommendation
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Signed By: |
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Chris Thiel - Legislative Policy Specialist |
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Signed By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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