Evers Announces Additional $46 Million to K-12
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 17, 2020
From WisPolitics.com …
Evers today announced $83.6 million in federal funds that will go to K-12 schools and higher ed institutions.
Of that, $46 million going to K-12 is from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, which was created in the U.S. Department of Education and received $3 billion from the federal CARES Act to dole out to states for schools. The guv’s office said the money will prioritize districts and students that have the highest remote learning needs and have most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $37 million for higher ed is from the CARES Act money the state received and will be used for unbudgeted expenses in response to the pandemic.
The UW System said it will receive $19 million of that money.
The guv’s office said the money is in addition to the more than $354 million K-12 schools and higher ed institutions have already received directly under the CARES Act.
“I’ve always said what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state, so I am hopeful this funding can help alleviate expenses already incurred and further creative efforts to transition between in-person learning and distance learning seamlessly as we prepare for the upcoming fall semester and continue to fight COVID-19 in Wisconsin,” Evers said.
See the release here.
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CESA 6 Tells The Story In Video
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 17, 2020
Superintendents in CESA 6 worked together as a region to create this video representation of the work done during the public health emergency.
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The Wheeler Report: Education and COVID-19 – Part II – TECHNOLOGY
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 17, 2020
The Wheeler Report is continuing it’s series on public education and COVID-19. Part II of the series is on Technology issues. The SAA continues to serve as a resource to The Wheeler Report in the development of this series.
Check out Part II of the series here.
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The Wheeler Report Begins New Series on Public Schools During COVID-19
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 11, 2020
The Wheeler Report is starting a new series looking at the issues impacting K-12 education in Wisconsin from where the situation started, to issues schools are addressing, to what lies ahead in the fall. The SAA will serve as a resource to The Wheeler Report in the development of this series.
Check out Part One of the series here.
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More Districts Tell The Story
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 10, 2020
The following superintendents have sent letters to their districts’ legislators “telling their story” about how they are serving their students during the COVID-19 crisis: Kellie Bohn (Genoa City), Mark Gruen (Royall), Jim Brewer (Clinton), Mitch Wainwright (Mineral Point), James Bena (Marion), Cassandra Schug (Watertown), Mark Elworthy (St. Francis).
The SAA encourages other districts to tell their story to their legislators as well. Forward those letters to the SAA and we will keep posting them.
COME ON! LET’S TELL THE STORY!
Mineral Point Legislator Letter
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