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Meeting Date:
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5/25/2017 - 6:30 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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5. Action on a Request to Approve the Instrumentality Charter School Contract with The Alliance School of Milwaukee
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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. Alliance Contract
2. Alliance Redline Contract
3. Alliance Redline Appendix A
4. Alliance 2017-2018 Calendar
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Alliance School of Milwaukee, located at 850 West Walnut Street, was established as an instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
The mission of Alliance is to provide a safe, student-centered, and academically challenging environment to meet the needs of all students.
On February 23, 2017, the Board took action to approve the charter school’s renewal for five years and authorized the Office of Contracted School Service, in consultation with the Board’s designee and the Office of the City Attorney, to begin contract negotiations with representatives from The Alliance School of Milwaukee.
In April 2017, representatives from Alliance and the MPS Administration, in consultation with the MPS Office of Board Governance and the Office of the City Attorney, met to negotiate a contract for The Alliance School of Milwaukee using the Board-approved instrumentality model contract.
All modifications addressed in this item have been mutually agreed upon by all parties previously listed.
Contingent upon the Milwaukee Board of School Directors’ approval, Alliance accepts the attached instrumentality charter contract, with the following modifications:
a. Allan Laird shall be the person in charge of the charter school;
b. the name of the school is The Alliance School of Milwaukee;
c. the location of the school is 850 West Walnut Street;
d. performance criteria have been revised to reflect applicability;
e. Alliance will serve up to a maximum of 200 full-time-equivalent (FTE) pupils in grades 9 through 12 for the 2017-2018 school year, and contingent upon a new location to accommodate the growth, ramp up to 240 FTE pupils for the 2018-2019 school year, 280 FTE pupils for the 2019-2020 school year, 320 FTE pupils for the 2020-2021 school year and 360 FTE pupils for the 2021-2022 school year;
f. the term of the contract is five years, to start with the 2017-2018 school year and to end with the last regularly scheduled day of the 2021-2022 school year.
Technical revisions have been made throughout the attached contract, and revisions have been made to the attached Appendix A.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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The funds for this charter school contract will be included as part of the FY18 budget process.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon the Board's approval, the contract will be effective with the 2017-2018 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 instrumentality charter school contract with The Alliance School of Milwaukee to begin with the 2017-2018 school year and to end with the last regularly scheduled day of the 2021-2022 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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