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Meeting Date:
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1/24/2019 - 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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2. 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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Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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On January 22, Governor Evers presented his State of the State of Wisconsin address, which outlined his policy goals for the upcoming legislative session.
After a year of hearings throughout the state, on January 4, State Representative Joel Kitchens and State Senator Luther Olsen issued the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding (see attachment). The recommendations provide various policy options, including:
- increasing per-pupil adjustments under revenue limits rather than per-pupil categorical aid. Setting increases to the rate of inflation;
- the option of increasing the special education reimbursement level to 60%;
- increasing general aid rather than the School Levy Tax Credit;
- weighting low-income pupils in the formula at 1.2 FTE for both state-aid and revenue-limit purposes;
- weighting English-language learner (ELL) pupils at 1.2 FTE for both state-aid and revenue-limit purposes; and
- allowing districts that offer full-day 4K to count participating pupils as 1.0 FTEs, fully funding 4K students.
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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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The district will continue to pursue appropriate support for students as part of the MPS Legislative Agenda.
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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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Chris Thiel - Legislative Policy Specialist
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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