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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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9. Action on a Request to Approve the Non-Instrumentality Charter School Contract with La Causa, Inc. for La Causa 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. La Causa Board Item
2. La Causa 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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La Causa Charter School (La Causa) was established as a non-instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2003-2004 school year. La Causa has two campuses located at 1643 South 2nd Street (main campus) and 809 West Greenfield Avenue (early childhood center). The current contract is for up to a maximum of 810 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils in grades K4 through 8. La Causa has received a five-year non-instrumentality charter school for each of its previous charter school renewals.
La Causa’s goal is to have students graduate bilingual, biliterate and bicultural. La Causa’s mission is to provide innovative, foundational, and culturally rich academic programs focused on fine arts and vocational education, bilingual education, while engaging the entire family in their children’s educational experience.
On December 8, 2020, the Administration recommended a five-year renewal for La Causa. On December 17, 2020, the Board approved a three-year renewal for La Causa 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 La Causa, Inc. for La Causa Charter School.
In April 2021, representatives from La Causa, 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, La Causa, Inc. and La Causa 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 La Causa, Inc., for La Causa 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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