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Meeting Date:
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5/22/2025 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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3. Action on a Request to Approve Administrative Policy 7.36 Promotion and Retention of Students
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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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Administrative Policy 7.36 Promotion and Retention of Students
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In 2023, Act 20 was put in place to improve reading across the state by ensuring every student is a capable reader by the end of grade 3. Part of Act 20 requires school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools receiving funds through choice programs to consider a student's reading ability when considering promotion from grade 3 to grade 4.
Administrative Policy 7.36 Promotion and Retention of Students governs the promotion of Milwaukee Public School students who have not completed their personalized reading plan from grade 3 to grade 4 in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes 118.33. This policy is aligned to the model policy provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The policy outlines the factors to be considered when determining whether a student should be promoted, promotion for students with incomplete reading plans, exceptions to post-promotion requirements, and mid-year enrollment/transfers.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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NA
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the Office of Board Governance will make and publish revisions to the policy.
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Recommendation:
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The recommendation is that the Milwaukee Board of School Directors approve Administrative Policy 7.36 Promotion and Retention of Students as indicated in the attachments to this item.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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John Hill, Ph.D. - Director
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Signed By:
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Felicia Saffold, Ed.D. - Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction
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Signed By:
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Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer
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Signed By:
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Dr. Brenda Cassellius - Superintendent of Schools
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