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Meeting Date:
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4/21/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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Regular Items of Business
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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10. Action on a Request to Waive Administrative Policy and Procedure 7.34 to Modify Instructional Minutes for High Schools
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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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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Instructional minutes are established per Wisconsin Statute 121.02(1)(f) for all grade bands. Schools with students in grades 7-12 schools must provide at least 1,137 hours of instruction. During the 2021-2022 school year, Milwaukee Public Schools high schools did not meet this required threshold. After the district implemented make-up instructional days April 5 and May 16, high schools are still short 40 minutes of instruction time to meet this minimum requirement. The administration is proposing the following: 1. Ten (10) minutes will be added to each exam period May 24, 25, and 26. This would lengthen periods, and does not alter the schedule outlined in Administrative Procedure 7.34. 2. Pulaski High School needs to make up an additional 195 minutes due to an emergency that required the school to close temporarily. Administrative Policy 7.34 and Administrative Procedure 7.34 outline our final evidence of proficiency protocols. This recommendation would require a slight modification of the Administrative Procedure which indicates that “…no more than three periods per day for the last three half-days of each semester; can be scheduled. After consultation with the staff at Pulaski, the administration recommends that a full day of instruction be scheduled on the first exam day to make up for the additional 195 minutes lost due to the fire. The school will still schedule three exams (opportunities to demonstrate evidence of proficiency) in the morning. Students would be served lunch and then study sessions would be schedule for students to work on their final evidence, consult with staff, and get academic support. All Pulaski students would be required to attend the full day of school.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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None at this time.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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The recommendation is that the Board waive Administrative Policy and Procedure 7.34, as described in the background of this item, to ensure that high schools meet the required number of instructional minutes for the 2021-22 school year.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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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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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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