Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/25/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: Report of the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies
Type: Action
Subject: 1. Public Hearing and Possible Action on Communication 2324C-03, From Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Karp on a Request to Modify Administrative Policies Concerning Information Provided to Military Recruiters
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
Goal 2
Student, Family and Community Engagement
Policy: Admin Policy 8.42 - Student Records
Attachments Communication 2324C-03 from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Karp
Administrative Policy 8.42, Student Records
File Attachment:
Communication 2324C-03.pdf
Administrative_Policy_08_42.pdf
Background: On December 6, 2023, the Office of Board Governance received the attached communication from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Karp,
Commander of the Milwaukee Army Recruiting Battalion.

Lieutenant Colonel Karp has requested that the Board give public hearing regarding the level of student information that is provided to military recruiters.

Pursuant to Board Rule 1.10, this item has been forwarded to the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies for its consideration and report to the Board.
Fiscal Impact Statement:
Implementation and Assessment Plan
Recommendation: Your Committee reports having given public hearing on this matter.

Your Committee recommends that the Board direct the Administration to:
1. Notify parents and guardians of their right to withhold student information from military recruiters at least one week before the school year begins by mailing the opt-out form and also sending a link to the form via email, text message, and social media.
2. Bring forward a recommendation to revise Administrative Policy 8.42, Student Records, no later than the March Board cycle, to ensure all directory information requests from military recruiters and/or institutions of higher education go through the Department of Student Services.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jill Kawala - Interim Director/Board Clerk