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Meeting Date:
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2/14/2017 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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4. Action on a Request to Revise Administrative Policy 8.20, Student Dress Code
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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1. Admin. Policy 8.20
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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A positive school learning environment is a major contributing factor to high student achievement. There are many factors that lead to a positive learning environment: safety, discipline, and school unity are three of those factors. Milwaukee Public Schools believes that wearing school uniforms is one way to achieve all three of these goals.
Attached to this item are proposed changes to Administrative Policy 8.20, Student Dress Code, that reflect implementation of a proposed district-wide uniform policy. The Administration has worked with the Office of the City Attorney to review the proposed changes.
An overview of the proposed changes to Administrative Policy 8.20, Student Dress Code, follows:
1) A policy statement was added to better clarify the objectives of implementing a district-wide policy.
2) In Section 4, Uniforms, additional detail regarding the district-wide policy as it relates to schools exercising the opt-out option is included.
3) A new section (#5, Basic Uniform Guidelines) was added to provide schools and parents with additional information about the basic uniform guidelines.
4) In addition to new language reflecting the proposed district-wide uniform policy, language that is no longer applicable to the student dress code was eliminated.
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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 Office of Board Governance will update the policy to reflect the changes.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the proposed revisions to Administrative Policy 8.20, Student Dress Code, as presented in the attachment to this item.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Darienne Driver - Superintendent
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