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Subject:
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2. Action on a Request to Approve the Instrumentality Charter School Contract with The Alliance School, Inc. for The Alliance School |
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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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Alliance Redline Contract
Alliance DPI Benchmarks
Appendix A: Charter School Petition/Proposal
Appendix B: List of MPS Policies Procedures, Procedures, and Requirements
Appendix C: Charter School Annual Assessment Calendar
Appendix D: Charter School Articles of Incorporation
Appendix E: Charter School Bylaws
Appendix F: Charter School Annual Operating Budget
Appendix G: MPS Charter School Budget Format
Appendix H: Charter School Parent/Student Handbook
Appendix I: Charter School Calendar
Appendix J: Memorandum of Understanding |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Alliance School (Alliance), located at 850 West Walnut Street, was established as an instrumentality charter school beginning in 2005. Alliance is in the last year of a three-year contract term. The current contract is for a maximum of 160 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils in grades 9 through 12.
Alliance’s mission is to be a safe, student-centered, and academically challenging environment where the school prepares young people to become compassionate agents of change. Alliance works to provide a safe space for students that fosters learning, acquisition of knowledge, encourages higher-order thinking, empathy, and other skills needed to be prepared for the wider world.
On January 30, 2025, the Board approved a three-year renewal recommendation for Alliance 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 Alliance School, Inc. for The Alliance School.
In February 2025, representatives from Alliance, 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 instrumentality charter school contract and agreed to the attached redline contract.
Contingent upon the Board’s approval, The Alliance School, Inc. for The Alliance School accepts the attached instrumentality charter contract with the modifications as outlined in the attachments to this 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 FY26 budget process. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
Upon approval, the contract will be effective starting with the 2025-2026 school year and ending with the 2027-2028 school year.
A copy of the contract will be forwarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. |
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Recommendation
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the attached, three-year, instrumentality charter school contract with The Alliance School, Inc, for The Alliance School to begin with the 2025-2026 school year and end on the last regularly scheduled day of the 2027-2028 school year. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Lisa Haar - Partnership School Supervisor II |
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Signed By: |
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Bridget Schock - Director I |
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Signed By: |
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Nick Sinram - Director II, Financial Planning and Budget |
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Signed By: |
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Michael Harris - Interim Chief School Administration |
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Signed By: |
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Eduardo Galvan - Interim Superintendent |
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