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Meeting Date:
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6/28/2018 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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8. 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 Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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MATC Redline Contract
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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 July 27, 2017, the Board approved a one-year agreement with MATC and authorized 75 full-time-equivalent pupils for the 2017-2018 school year. Based on the review of data for the 2017-18 school year, Administration recommends a one-year agreement renewal with MATC for the 2018-2019 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 the following:
a. MATC will provide a program named the MATC Emerging Scholars Program to serve a maximum of 45 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils as set forth in the attached agreement;
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 a 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; and
f. technical revisions have been made throughout the agreement to reflect current practices.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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MPS will be charged the hourly rate of $11.50 (per hour/per pupil) for the 2018-2019 school year. This rate is charged to the local school district by the Wisconsin Technical College System as required by Wisconsin law under Wis. Stat. Sec. 118.15. Funding for the agreement was included in the FY19 budget process.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon the Board's approval, the attached agreement will become effective for the 2018-2019 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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Your Committee recommends that the Board approve the attached agreement with Milwaukee Area Technical College for the 2018-2019 school year.
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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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