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Meeting Date:
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3/21/2024 - 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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Action
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Subject:
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3. Action on a Request for Mutual Termination of the Non-Instrumentality Charter School Contract with Milwaukee Excellence, Inc. for Milwaukee Excellence Charter School to be Effective on the Last Regularly Scheduled Day of the 2023-2024 School Year
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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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Milwaukee Excellence Contract
Milwaukee Excellence Correspondence
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Milwaukee Excellence Charter School was established as a non-instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. The contract is for a maximum of 600 FTE pupils in grades 6 through 12 and is located at 4950 North 24th Street.
Milwaukee Excellence’s mission states that through rigorous academics and character education 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.
On February 2, 2024, Administration received written communication from representatives of Milwaukee Excellence notifying MPS of Milwaukee Excellence request for mutual termination of the non-instrumentality charter school contract to be effective on the last regularly scheduled day of the 2023-24 school year.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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The Administration has developed and is implementing a closure plan which includes assisting families in finding new school placements for the fall.
The Administration will notify the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction of the termination of the non-instrumentality charter school contract.
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee recommends that the Board approve the mutual termination of the non-instrumentality charter school contract with Milwaukee Excellence, Inc. for Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, effective on the last regularly scheduled day of the 2023-2024 school year.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jill Kawala - Interim Director/Board Clerk
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