Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
8/29/2024 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation (SASI)  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
5. Transmittal of and Possible Action on the Achievement Gap Reduction Program's End-of-Semester Report  
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
  
Policy:
Admin Policy 1.01 - Vision, Mission, Core Beliefs, and Goals  
Attachments:
AGR FY24 End of Semester Report  
File Attachment:
AGR FY24 End of Semester Report.pdf
 
Background:
The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program began in the 1996-1997 school year with authorization from Wisconsin Statutes, Section 118.43. The program, which was administered by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), was subsequently expanded due to the successes demonstrated by the schools that had begun the program in 1996. State legislation was passed in 2015 that concluded the SAGE program and authorized the Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program per Wisconsin Acts 53 and 71. School districts were given the option to continue SAGE for an additional year (2015-16). Effective in the 2016-2017 school year, all SAGE schools transitioned to the Achievement Gap Reduction program. MPS has 63 traditional schools and one non-instrumentality charter school that currently participate in the AGR program. Milwaukee Public Schools leverages the following strategies when implementing this program: Instructional coaching for teachers provided by a licensed teacher in grades K5 through 3rd; and Maintenance of 18:1 or 30:2 classroom ratios in K5 and provision of professional development in small group instruction. The AGR program requires that each school describe its implementation of the program and report its objectives and success in achieving them to the school board every semester.  
Fiscal Impact Statement:
N/A  
Implementation and Assessment Plan:
N/A  
Recommendation
Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report. Although this item was noticed for possible action, no action is required.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Tina Owen-Moore - Board Clerk