Notes from JFC Hearing
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 29, 2021
Yesterday, the Joint Finance Committee held its fourth and final public hearing virtually on the 2021-23 state budget bill. The SAA was well-represented with the following school superintendents providing testimony: Tanya Kotlowski (Necedah), Corey Golla (Menomonee Falls), and Stephen Murley (Green Bay). Green Bay was also represented by Claudia Henrickson, Executive Director of Student Services. Bonita Basty, Business Official (Birchwood) also testified. Many thanks to these SAA members for their leadership.
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Telling Your Budget Story
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 29, 2021
Check out the letters to state legislators in support of our top state budget priorities submitted by Superintendents Mitch Wainwright (Mineral Point), Kyle Cronan (Port Edwards), Todd Antony and his team (Onalaska), Judy Baseman and her team (Appleton), and Dr. Melanie Oppor (Manawa).
Hat’s off to these members for their advocacy and their leadership in telling their district’s state budget story. It is critically important for the leadership teams in all 421 school districts to advocate for our shared state budget priorities with their legislators.
Use the information and talking points in the SAA’s State Budget Alert and in the SAA Legislative Agenda to craft your district’s communication to your legislators. All I ask is that you copy your written or video communications to the SAA so we can post them as examples for your colleagues.
COME ON! LET’S TELL THE BUDGET STORY!
2021-23 SAA Legislative Agenda
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Evers Signs Bill to Require Holocaust Education
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 29, 2021
From WisPolitics.com …
Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill to require Holocaust education be included in all public and private school curriculums.
Evers signed SB 69, creating Wisconsin Act 30, alongside Jewish community advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle yesterday. The law requires all schools to provide Holocaust instruction to students grades five through eight once and provide Holocaust instruction again at least once more for students grade nine through 12.
The act also requires the Department of Public Instruction to create Holocaust education lessons with input from groups dedicated to Holocaust education and other state agencies that have already developed similar lessons.
The Assembly and Senate both passed the bill with unanimous votes.
“Hate, bigotry and anti-semitism have no place in Wisconsin,” Evers said. “Through education, there’s hope for a better, more inclusive, more equitable, more compassionate Wisconsin for every family.”
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SAA Supports Assembly Bill 162
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 28, 2021
The SAA testified today in support of Assembly Bill 162, relating to the payment of equalization aid to school districts, during a public hearing on the bill before the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff (North Fond du Lac) also delivered outstanding testimony, and Neenah Superintendent Mary Pfeiffer submitted testimony supporting the bill as well. The testimony was well received by the Committee, and we are hopeful the bill will move forward.
Last week, the SAA submitted similar testimony in support of Senate Bill 177, the companion bill to AB 162, for a public hearing on the bill before the Senate Committee on Education. We greatly appreciate the authors of the bill, Rep. Jeremy Theisfeldt and Senator Andre Jacque, for bringing the bill forward. Please contact the SAA with any questions you may have regarding the SAA’s position on the bill.
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Telling Your Budget Story
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 26, 2021
Check out the letters to state legislators in support of our top state budget priorities submitted by Superintendents Dr. Sue Savaglio-Jarvis (Kenosha), Mark Luebker (Osceola), Bruce Quinton (Pepin), William Yingst (Colfax) and Business Managers John Stellmacher (Kettle Moraine), Tom Owens (Stevens Point). Also, check out the video produced by Superintendent Kristine Gilmore and her team at D.C. Everest.
Hat’s off to these members for their advocacy and their leadership in telling their district’s state budget story. It is critically important for the leadership teams in all 421 school districts to advocate for our shared state budget priorities with their legislators.
Use the information and talking points in the SAA’s State Budget Alert and in the SAA Legislative Agenda to craft your district’s communication to your legislators. All I ask is that you copy your written or video communications to the SAA so we can post them as examples for your colleagues.
COME ON! LET’S TELL THE BUDGET STORY!
Kenosha Unified School District
Kettle Moraine School District
Stevens Point Area School District
D.C. Everest Area School District Video
2021-2023 SAA Legislative Agenda
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