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Reports and Communications from the Board Clerk/Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance |
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Subject:
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3. Action on a Request to Sign a Letter of Support for Act Now 2 Invest Relative to Dedicating the State Budget Surplus to K-12 Education |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments:
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Act Now 2 Invest Information
Letter to Governor Evers, et. al. |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Office of Board Governance has received a communication from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). The information in the attached letter, which was shared with the WASB Board of Directors last weekend, is from a group called “Act Now 2 Invest,” and concerns its efforts to gather support for a letter signed by business leaders and educators in support of dedicating a portion of the projected state budget surplus to K-12 education.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors is asked to consider signing the attached letter in support. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item has no fiscal impact. |
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Should the Board approve support for this effort, the Office of Board Governance will prepare a copy of the letter for transmission upon signature by the Board President. |
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Recommendation
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The recommendation is that the Board
1. waive Board Rule 1.14 in order to give public hearing on this item and 2. determine how it wishes to proceed |
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Approvals:
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Signed By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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