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Meeting Date:
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3/22/2018 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Reports and Communications from the Board Clerk/Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance
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Info
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Subject:
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1. Monthly Report, with Possible Action, on Legislative Activities Affecting MPS
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The state's legislative session is nearing an end with school safety policy discussions and potential legislation dominating the discussion. State Superintendent Evers, has introduced a policy package that includes revenue limit flexibility of $100 per pupil. Under the proposal, revenues would be used at the discretion of local school districts in order to fund their specific school safety needs. The policy is one that MPS supports as part of its legislative agenda and would reinstate a provision that was once state law. It is anticipated that Governor Walker will introduce a proposal of his own in the coming days.
At the federal level, committees are in the process of determining the distribution of funds from a domestic spending package. In partnership with the Council of Great City Schools and others, legislators have been asked to increase funding for Title I in order to support economically disadvantaged students, and to protect and increase funding for Title II programs that support key training and professional development initiatives for teachers and principals.
The Council of Great City Schools has also called for a federal level school safety package that includes a ban on assault weapons, universal background checks on the purchase of all other firearms, improved collection of data on gun use, $1 billion for expanded mental health services, and $1 billion for school safety improvements. Despite President Bush's support for its extension, Congress allowed the federal level assault weapons ban to expire in 2003.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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NA
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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