SWIB Posts Letter in Response to Audit, Hearing
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 31, 2017
As you may know, the Legislative Audit Bureau completed its management audit of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) at the end of December. Last week, SWIB Executive Director Michael Williamson and Board of Trustees Chairman David Stein testified at a public hearing before the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. Since the release of the audit and the hearing, some WRS members have asked for SWIB’s response to the audit report and to some opinions that may be floating around. In response to those questions, Michael Williamson has written an open letter to WRS members. You can find the letter on SWIB’s website by following this link.
SWIB has posted the letter in the hopes that it will answer the questions that WRS members may have about the audit report.
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23 Schools Intend to Participate in Racine Voucher Program
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 31, 2017
Twenty-three private nonsectarian and religious schools registered with the Department of Public Instruction by the Jan. 10 deadline to accept students through the Racine Parental Choice Program (RPCP) for the 2017-18 school year. The list of schools registering to participate in the program includes four new schools, one of which currently participates in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP).
Additional information is available in the DPI news release here.
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163 Private Schools Register for Statewide Voucher Program
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 31, 2017
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) announced today that one-hundred-sixty-three private nonsectarian and religious schools and school systems registered with the DPI by the Jan. 10 deadline to accept students for the 2017?18 school year through the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP). Eleven schools that previously participated in either the Milwaukee or Racine Parental Choice programs or both are registering to join the WPCP for the first time in 2017?18. In addition, there are 31 new private schools applying to participate in the statewide voucher program.
Additional information is available in the DPI news release here.
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Ott, Darling Circulate Start Date Legislation
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 31, 2017
Representative Jim Ott and Senator Alberta Darling are circulating for co-sponsorship LRB 1378, draft legislation that would repeal the school start date. The SAA encourages members to contact their legislators and encourage them to sign on as co-sponsors of the legislation.
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Advocate For School Start Date Repeal
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 30, 2017
Check out the resolution from the Menomonie school board in support of school start date repeal.
Please forward your letters and resolutions to the SAA.
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