Walker Directs Agencies to Plan for Zero Growth Budget
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 15, 2018
From The Wheeler Report . . .
Governor Walker has given agencies directions for planning their 2019-21 budget. Walker directed state agencies to plan a zero growth budget. One of the exceptions to this directive is K-12 school aids.
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Rep. Ed Brooks Will Not Seek Re-Election
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 15, 2018
From WisPolitics.com …
GOP state Rep. Ed Brooks, of Reedsburg, announced today he will not seek re-election, citing his health.
Brooks’ office said in a statement recent tests “indicated he needs to maintain control over the leukemia that he battled into remission last year.”
“I’ve been humbled and honored to represent the good citizens from the best Assembly district in Wisconsin for 10 years,” Brooks said. “All I can say to describe my experience is that it has been awesome!”
Brooks, 75, was elected to the Assembly in 2008 and has been a regular Dem target, though he won re-election in 2016 with 57.8 percent of the vote. He announced almost a year ago that he had been diagnosed with leukemia saying in a statement he planned to “fight it every step of the way.”
Brooks is 14th member of the chamber to decide against seeking re-election this fall. Seven members have announced plans to retire without seeking another office; five are running for another office; one has already won a local office and resigned; and one joined the Walker administration.
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Loophole in Wisconsin Parental Choice Program?
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 14, 2018
In case you missed this, check out this interesting article from the Baraboo News Republic about a loophole in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program.
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Blue Ribbon Commission to Meet May 21st
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 10, 2018
The Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding will hold a public hearing at 1:00pm on Monday, May 21st at the Turtle Lake School District Auditorium, 205 Oak Street, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
The Blue Ribbon Commission will hear testimony from invited speakers, including representatives in the following areas: Birchwood School District, Cameron School District, Turtle Lake School District, and CESA 11. Following the invited speakers, members of the public are invited to testify and share their thoughts on school funding with the commission. In order to ensure full participation from everyone in attendance, public testimony will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker. The hearing will conclude at 5:00 p.m.
As a reminder, here are the SAA’s discussion points for the Blue Ribbon Commission. The SAA encourages members to use this information as well as examples from your district and your own expertise, in developing your communications to the Commission. Stay tuned. The SAA will keep members informed of Commission developments.
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School Law Update: Publication & Posting of Legal Notices
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 8, 2018
From the Legal Side…
Two new laws took effect April 18, 2018, regarding the publication of legal notices in newspapers. 2017 Wisconsin Act 282 modifies the qualifications for newspapers that receive payment for such publication. 2017 Wisconsin Act 353 provides an alternate publication option for Class 2 and Class 3 legal notices. The Boardman & Clark law firm has recently issued a School Law Update on this topic.
The SAA regularly receives these updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of Boardman & Clark.
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