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Meeting Date:
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4/23/2020 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Regular Items of Business
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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1. Action on a Request to Seek a Waiver from the Requirement for Instructional Hours from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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Executive Order #72
Emergency Order #10
Emergency Order #28
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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On March 12, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #72, declaring a public health emergency for Wisconsin in response to the Covid-19 Coronavirus.
On March 13, 2020 Governor Evers announced the closure of all Wisconsin schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
On March 21, 2020, and under the authority of Wis. Stat. 323.12 (4) and the public health emergency declared in Executive Order #72, Governor Evers ordered the suspension of certain Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction administrative rules. This included suspension of Wis. Admin. PI 8.01(4)(b) 1. to 7. and (c) relative to certain requirements associated with the waiver of school hours.
On March 23, 2020, Governor Evers issued statewide and local "safer at home" orders, which indicated that individuals are allowed to go out in public only for essential needs.
On April 16, 2020, Governor Tony Evers issued Emergency Order #28 — Safer at Home Order — which will remain in effect until May 26, 2020. Also by way of this order, the Governor has ordered the closure of all public and private K-12 schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is providing an expedited waiver process for the instructional hours requirement. DPI will approve all such requests. Per state law, school boards will still need to hold a public hearing (s. 118.38 (1) (b) and document the date of the public hearing. The public hearing can be virtual or teleconferenced.
Due to the extended school closure as a result of the public health emergency, the Administration is requesting that the Board authorize the Administration to seek a waiver of the requirement for instructional hours from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Board, the Administration will submit a request to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for a waiver of the requirement of instructional hours from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve this request to seek a waiver from the requirement of instructional hours of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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