State Superintendent Candidates Meet in First Forum
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 16, 2017
Check out the Wisconsin State Journal coverage of the first forum for state superintendent candidates.
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School Law Newsletter: Open Enrollment Updates
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 16, 2017
From the Legal Side…
The Boardman & Clark law firm recently published this School Law Newsletter entitled “Open Enrollment Updates”.
The start of the open enrollment application period is just around the corner; parents will be allowed to submit applications beginning on February 6, 2017.
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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SAA Joins Amicus in Appleton School District Case
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 13, 2017
Check out this news story about a Supreme Court case involving the Appleton School District that is extremely important to all Wisconsin school districts and other local units of government.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an open meetings law dispute regarding sessions held by a committee in the Appleton Area School District, the court announced this week. Arguments will be heard on February 17th in Madison.
All five SAA member associations (WASDA, WASBO, AWSA, WCASS, WASPA) have joined the Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Association of School Boards in an amicus brief supporting the position of the Appleton School District.
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Rules Hearing Scheduled on License Flexibility
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 13, 2017
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will conduct a hearing from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 to accept public testimony on proposed permanent rules that add flexibility to educator licensing to help public school districts meet staffing shortages. The Jan. 30 hearing will be held at the DPI’s headquarters, GEF 3, Room P41, 125 South Webster Street, Madison.
Additional information is available in the DPI news release here.
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New Report: Wisconsin Teacher Shortage
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 13, 2017
The Wisconsin Budget Project released a new report yesterday showing that Wisconsin is investing fewer resources in education than it did a decade ago, and school districts are struggling to hire enough well-qualified teachers to educate Wisconsin students.
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