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Meeting Date:
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6/21/2018 - 6:30 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 Approve the Non-Instrumentality Charter School Contract with The Milwaukee Teacher Education Center (MTEC) for Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy (MESA) to Begin with the 2018-2019 School Year
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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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1. MESA Board Item
2. MESA Redline Contract
3. Appendix A: MESA Proposal Redline
4. Appendix B: List of MPS Policies, Procedures and Requirements
5. Appendix C: Assessment Calendar
6. Appendix D: MESA Articles of Incorporation
7. Appendix E: MESA By-Laws
8. Appendix F: MESA 2018-2019 Operating Budget
9. Appendix G: MPS Charter School Budget Format
10. Appendix H: Parent/Student Handbook
11. Appendix I: MESA Discipline Guidelines
12. Appendix J: MESA Calendar for 2018-2019 School Year
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy (MESA) was established as a non-instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. The current contract is for up to a maximum of 530 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils in grades K4 through 8. MESA is located at 6600 West Melvina Street.
MESA is dedicated to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional growth of all students with an emphasis placed on engaging students in thinking, problem solving, and decision-making allowing students to function in a global society. The goal of MESA is to provide instruction to students through the implementation of expeditionary learning.
On January 25, 2018, the Board approved a two year renewal for MESA’s and authorized the Administration, in collaboration with the Board’s Designee and the Office of the City Attorney, to begin contract negotiations with representatives from the Milwaukee Teacher Education Center, Inc. (MTEC) for MESA.
In June 2018, representatives from MTEC for MESA, the MPS Office of Board Governance, the Office of the City Attorney and the MPS Administration reviewed and negotiated the proposed modifications to the model non-instrumentality charter school contract and agreed to the attached redline contract.
Contingent upon the Board’s approval, MTEC for MESA accepts the attached, non-instrumentality charter contract with the modifications outlined in the attached board item.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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The funds for this charter school contract are included as part of the FY19 budget process. The per-pupil funding will be based on the state-determined amount for students in grades K5-8th. Students in grade K4 will be funded at 0.6 FTE of the per-pupil amount.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval, the contract will be effective starting with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2019-2020 school year.
A copy of the contract will be forwarded the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the attached non-instrumentality charter school contract with Milwaukee Teacher Education Center for Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy to begin with the 2018-2019 school year and end on the last regularly scheduled day of 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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Marla Bronaugh - Chief Communications and School Performance Officer
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Signed By:
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Martha Kreitzman - Chief Financial Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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