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Meeting Date:
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5/27/2021 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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7. Action on a Request to Approve the Non-Instrumentality Charter School Contract with Milwaukee Excellence, Inc. for Milwaukee Excellence Charter 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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1. Milwaukee Excellence Board Item
2. Milwaukee Excellence Redline Contract
3. Appendix A: Charter School Proposal
4. Appendix B: List of MPS Policies, Procedures and Requirements
5. Appendix C: Charter School Annual Assessment Calendar
6. Appendix D: Charter School Articles of Incorporation
7. Appendix E: Charter School By-Laws
8. Appendix F: Charter School Annual Operating Budget
9. Appendix G: MPS Charter School Budget Format
10. Appendix H: Charter School Parent/Student Handbook
11. Appendix I: Charter School Calendar
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Milwaukee Excellence Charter School (Milwaukee Excellence) was established as a non-instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. Milwaukee Excellence is located at 4950 North 24th Street. The current contract is for up to a maximum of 600 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils in grades 6 through 10. This is Milwaukee Excellence’s first renewal cycle.
Milwaukee Excellence’s mission is through rigorous academics and character essential for success, to educate 6th through 12th grade students to excel within and graduate from four-year colleges and pursue the professions of their choice. Milwaukee Excellence’s vision is to use a slow growth model, growing one grade at a time. Milwaukee Excellence seeks to provide a high-quality education for the most vulnerable populations in our community, to offer a whole child education with a focus on STEM, coding, and computer science, as well as advance placement courses.
On December 8, 2020, the Administration recommended a five-year renewal recommendation for Milwaukee Excellence. On December 17, 2020, the Board approved a three-year renewal for Milwaukee Excellence 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 Milwaukee Excellence Foundation, Inc. for Milwaukee Excellence Charter School.
In April 2021, representatives from Milwaukee Excellence, 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 non-instrumentality charter school contract and agreed to the attached redline contract.
Contingent upon the Board’s approval, Milwaukee Excellence, Inc and Milwaukee Excellence accept the attached, non-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 FY22 budget process.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval, the contract will be effective starting with the 2021-2022 school year and ending with the 2025-2026 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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Your Committee recommends that the Board approve the attached, five-year, non-instrumentality charter school contract with Milwaukee Excellence, Inc., for Milwaukee Excellence Charter School to begin with the 2021-2022 school year and end on the last regularly scheduled day of the 2025-2026 school year.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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