City of Milwaukee - File #: 171161

• File #: 171161
• Version: 1
• Type: Motion
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/7/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/19/2017
• Title: Substitute motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Rocketship Southside Community Prep for an additional 5-year term.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/19/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	APPROVED	Pass	15:0
12/7/2017	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL; Minutes note: Britney Kinser - Regional Director of Rocketship Jordan Blanton - Principal Ald. Witkowski present for Ald. Donovan and voting in the affirmative.	Pass	6:0
11/7/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

171161

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

110799

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Rocketship Southside Community Prep for an additional 5-year term.

Analysis

This motion approves the renewal of a charter school contract with Rocketship Southside Community Prep for an additional 5-year term, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2022-2023, as recommended by the Charter School Review Committee.  The motion also approves the proposed charter school contract attached to this file and directs the appropriate City officials to execute the contract.

...Body

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee, acting by its Common Council, is authorized under s. 118.40 (2r), Wis. Stats., to establish and monitor the operation of charter schools; and

Whereas, The Common Council has empowered the Charter School Review Committee to make recommendations to the Council regarding charter schools; and

Whereas, Common Council Resolution File Number 110799, adopted on November 2, 2011, authorized Rocketship Southside Community Prep to operate a Milwaukee Common Council charter school as provided under the Milwaukee charter school ordinance, ch. 330, Code of Ordinances, and the Wisconsin charter school statute, s. 118.40, Wis. Stats. beginning with the 2013-2014 school year and ending with the 2017-2018 school year; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee at its meeting of November 9, 2017, voted unanimously to recommend to the Common Council that the Charter City Contract between Rocketship Southside Community Prep and the City be renewed for an additional 5-year term; now, therefore

It is moved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council approves the Charter School Committee’s recommendation to renew the charter school contract with Rocketship Southside Community Prep for another 5-year term beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2022-2023 school year; and

It is further moved, That the Common Council approves the proposed charter school 5-year contract submitted by the City Attorney and directs the appropriate City officials to

execute the contract substantially in the form attached to this file; with such revisions as may be required by the City Attorney.

Drafter

LRB170445-2

Teodros W. Medhin

12/4/2017