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Meeting Date:
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7/27/2017 - 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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13. Action on a Request to Approve the Agreement with Milwaukee Area Technical College for At-Risk Students, as Defined in Wisconsin Statutes, Section 118.15
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments
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MATC Redline Agreement
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In accordance with Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 118.153(1)(b), Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has partnered with Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) to serve students who are 16 years of age or older and at risk of not graduating from high school. This statute allows students to attend a technical college in lieu of attending high school and to participate in programs leading to high school graduation. MPS has partnered with MATC since 2000 to serve students who are defined as at-risk under the state statute and help these students work towards earning a high school diploma.
On June 30, 2016, the Board approved a one-year agreement with MATC and authorized 75 full-time-equivalent pupils for the 2016-2017 school year. In March 2017, a review team met to review the data for MATC, which included a presentation by school representatives. The review team was provided the opportunity to discuss the findings, consider additional input from school, and provide feedback.
Based on the review of data and the outcome of the review process, Administration recommends one-year agreement renewal with MATC for the 2017-2018 school year.
Contingent upon the Milwaukee Board of School Directors’ approval, representatives from MATC, the Office of the City Attorney, and the MPS Administration have agreed to continue the following:
a. MATC will provide a program named the MATC Emerging Scholars Program to serve a maximum of 75 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils;
b. students participating in the MATC Emerging Scholars Program will be enrolled at MATC and will remain connected to their home school in the MPS Student Information System;
c. MATC will serve at-risk students who are 16 years of age or older seeking high school diploma through the credit-earning system;
d. MATC will serve students who are 17 years of age or older seeking high school equivalency diplomas;
e. students completing the program will receive MPS diplomas;
f. technical revisions have been made throughout the agreement to reflect current practices.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item authorizes expenditures in the amount of $650,000. Funding for the agreement is included in the FY18 Board-approved budget in account ARC-0-I-AGN-1S-ECTV (Agency Programs-Contract Services).
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon the Board's approval and execution, the attached agreement will become effective for the 2017-2018 school year.
The term of this agreement is one year. This agreement may be renewed for subsequent years, based upon MPS’s assessment of agreed-upon performance criteria.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the attached agreement with Milwaukee Area Technical College for the 2017-2018 school year.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Marla Bronaugh - Chief Communications and School Performance Officer
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Signed By:
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Thomas Back - Budget Analyst
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley - Chief
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Signed By:
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Dr. Darienne Driver - Superintendent
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