Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/10/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Type: Action
Subject: 1. Action on Resolution 2223R-001 by Directors Leonard and Siemsen on Student Engagement
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 2
Student, Family and Community Engagement
Policy:
Attachments 2223R-001 Leonard and Siemsen - Student Engagement with Board
File Attachment:
2223R-001 Leonard and Siemsen - Student Engagement.pdf
Background: On May 26, 2022, the Board introduced Resolution 2223R-001 by Directors Leonard and Siemsen on Student Engagement. At its May 26, 2022 meeting, the Board referred Resolution 2223R-001 by Directors Leonard and Siemsen on Student Engagement to the Committe on Parent and Community Engagement.

The resolved reads:
RESOLVED, That the Administration, through the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, be directed to regularly engage, and invite Board members to attend meetings with youth and student groups within the City of Milwaukee, including but not limited to, Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT); Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES); and Urban Underground; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That youth-led groups be invited to present to the Board quarterly on their mission and work and how it intersects with the mission and vision of MPS; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That Administrative Policy 9.14, Community Involvement in Decision Making, be revised to include student-centered language that codifies the Board’s desire to specifically include student and youth voice in its engagement with the community.
Fiscal Impact Statement: This item does not authorize expenditures.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon Board approval, Resolution 2223R-001 will be implemented.
Recommendation: The administration recommends that the Board adopt Resolution 2223R-001 by Directors Leonard and Siemsen on Student Engagement.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Katrice Cotton, Ed.D. - Chief School Administration Officer
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent