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Meeting Date:
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7/30/2020 - 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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15. Action on a Request to Approve Submission of the Head Start Transportation Waiver Request Data Collection Form for the 2020-2021 School Year
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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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MPS Head Start Transportation Waiver 20-21
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Program is seeking approval to provide transportation services to Head Start students (in the three- & four-year-old programs) who request or need transportation to and/or from school in the 2020-21 school year.
MPS currently transports approximately 3,923 K3 and K4 students safely, including Head Start students. The same quality service will continue to be provided for Head Start students in the upcoming school year. In order to implement this service, the Administration is requesting approval to submit the attached Transportation Waiver Request Data Collection Form, which includes waivers of the following Head Start Performance Standards:
• Child safety-restraint systems requirement (45CFR 1310.11(a)) - three-year-old and four-year-old students
• Bus monitor requirement (45CFR 1310.15 (c)(1)) – three-year-old and four-year-old students
Equitable access to educational opportunities is a guiding principle of MPS. The requested waivers would allow all families access to Head Start services, regardless of their transportation circumstances. Equitable access to Head Start resources for all families through the provision of quality and dependable transportation furthers the MPS commitment to a single standard of care for all students.
It is our experience that Head Start enrollment and attendance will continue to trend upward if transportation services are continued. Additionally, by offering transportation to all students, Head Start children are able to be transported with their siblings.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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It is expected that 73% of the 1,444 children in Head Start will use the transportation services. Providing this service would involve MPS supporting 109 bus routes at a cost of $3,063,020. The district would cover these costs with local funds and not use Head Start funding to support this service.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Board, Milwaukee Public Schools will submit the Transportation Waiver Request Data Collection Form as attached.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the submission of the Head Start Transportation Waiver Request Data Collection Form for the 2020-2021 school year as attached.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Joandy Williams - Manager of Early Childhood/Head Start
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Signed By:
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David Solik-Fifarek - Director
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Signed By:
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Jeremiah Holiday - Interim Chief Academic Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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