Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/17/2020 - 5:30 PM
Category: ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Type: Action
Subject: 4. Action on a Request to Adopt a Resolution to Support the Safe Routes to Schools (Transportation Alternatives Program) Grant Application
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 2
Student, Family and Community Engagement
Policy: Admin Policy 4.07 - Student Nutrition and Wellness Policy
Attachments 1. Resolution of Support - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
2. 2019-2020 Schools
File Attachment:
Resolution of Support _ Wisconsin Department of Transportation.pdf
2019-2020 Schools.pdf
Background: The Milwaukee Safe Routes to Schools program increases the number and safety of students walking or biking to school by bringing instructors, bikes, and helmets directly into schools for two weeks to provide in-depth education using in-class and on-bike modules. Since the program's inception in 2004, more than 25,000 MPS students have been exposed to this life-saving curriculum.

In an effort to continue teaching and promoting walking and biking safety, the Administration requests that the Milwaukee Board of School Directors adopt the attached resolution in support of the application for the Safe Routes to Schools grant to be submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Transportation Alternatives Program - for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The resolution affirms that, if awarded the grant, the district commits to implementation of the program in partnership with the Bike Federation of Wisconsin.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The total grant request is $411,700. The required match is 20 percent ($41,350 in year one, $40,990 in year two, for a total of $82,340) from GN6-0-0-AME-CI-ECTS.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon approval by the Board, the resolution will be submitted.
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board adopt the attached resolution to accept the award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation supporting the Safe Routes to Schools grant application.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jeremiah Holiday - Interim Chief Academic Officer
Signed By:
Christopher Hauser - Interim Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent