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Meeting Date:
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12/19/2019 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Strategic Planning and Budget
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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1. Report with Possible Action Regarding the Report of the Community Task Force
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Attachments
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Community Task Force Report
MPS and Suburban Revenue Limit Differences with Demographics
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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N/A
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee recommends that the Board of School directors thank the members of the Community Task Force for their diligent deliberations and their final report that states that “Milwaukee students deserve what students in other districts are receiving;” that “the operational needs [of MPS]…require urgent attention;” “that increased funding to support [MPS students]…is not only necessary—it is a moral imperative,” and that MPS “frame and execute a referendum.”
Furthermore, the Board of School Directors directs the Administration to take immediate steps so that the Board can act on the matter of a referendum at its December 19 full board meeting. At that meeting, the Administration should present the following:
1. A summary of the results of the polling the Administration commissioned and that the Task Force recommended.
2. A minimum of three different financial scenarios in legal ballot language for an April 7, 2020 referendum. These scenarios should include options that would increase MPS’s maximum revenue limit to be in equivalent to districts with revenue limits ranging from those of Whitefish Bay to Glendale-River Hills. Such scenarios should be sustainable, based on models that have worked in other districts and that balance “the needs of our students with the needs of taxpayers.”
3. At least two legal wording options for each financial scenario referred to above that briefly describe the purpose of the referendum.
4. A specific timeline for board meetings in January to further specify in detail how the funds will be spent so that all MPS students benefit while priority is given to those schools and students who have the most needs. Such deliberations should take into account the results and recommendations of the Schools our Children Deserve MPS survey, feedback sessions, public testimony, the report of the Community Task Force, and MPS’s commitment to equality.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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