DPI Posts Course Options Guidance
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | August 17, 2015
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has posted guidance for school districts on the changes made to Course Options in the 2015-17 State Budget. Please note these changes are in effect for the 2015-16 school year.
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Speaker Vos Announces Creation of Task Forces
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | August 5, 2015
From Wheeler:
Speaker Vos has announced the creation of three task forces including one on urban education and one on youth workforce readiness:
Speaker’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Objectives: Improve and promote community-based resources and raise awareness, as well as address legal issues and determine possible state participation in treatment and research.
- Rep. Mike Rohrkaste (R-Neenah), Chair
- Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), Vice Chair
- Rep. Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls)
- Rep. John Jagler (R-Watertown)
- Rep. Terry Katsma (R-Oostburg)
- Rep. Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville)
- Rep. Mary Czaja (R-Irma)
- Rep. Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc)
- Rep. Beth Meyers (D-Bayfield)
- Rep. Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee)
Speaker’s Task Force on Urban Education
Objectives: Will study teacher recruitment and retention, discuss best practices to address truancy, below-average academic performance and low graduation rates, and explore ways to improve access to technology in high poverty urban areas.
- Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Franklin), Chair
- Rep. Sondy Pope (D-Cross Plains), Vice Chair
- Rep. Mike Kuglitsch (R-New Berlin)
- Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac)
- Rep. Thomas Weatherston (R-Caledonia)
- Rep. Mary Czaja (R-Irma)
- Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha)
- Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Wausau)
- Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview)
- Rep. Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee)
- Rep. Jill Billings (D-LaCrosse)
- Rep. Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay)
- Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee)
Speaker’s Task Force on Youth Workforce Readiness
Objectives: Will explore ways to improve collaboration between schools, technical colleges and local employers; increase awareness of apprenticeships and internships in these fields; and examine future industry needs and challenges facing our state.
- Rep. Bob Kulp (R-Stratford), Chair
- Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), Vice Chair
- Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan)
- Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton)
- Rep. Andre Jacque (R-DePere)
- Rep. Warren Petryk (R-Eleva)
- Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfield)
- Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander)
- Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine)
- Rep. Mandela Barnes (D-Milwaukee)
- Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit)
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DPI Final Budget Summary
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 20, 2015
The Department of Public Instruction has released its final summary of the 2015-17 State Budget. This document incorporates the changes adopted by the state Senate as well as the governor’s vetoes.
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Sen. Johnson Questions Voucher Probe
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 17, 2015
Here’s an interesting article by Erin Richards of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about how Sen. Ron Johnson is using his authority as a committee chairman to question the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into whether Milwaukee voucher schools discriminated against students with disabilities.
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Walker Signs Budget Using 104 Vetoes
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 13, 2015
Governor Scott Walker signed Wisconsin’s 2015-17 state budget into law on Sunday after using his powerful veto pen to alter 104 items. You can access the governor’s complete veto message here.
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