City of Milwaukee - File #: 171159

• File #: 171159
• 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 Central City Cyberschool 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: Individuals present: Christine Falks - Executive Director (will be retiring the end of this academic year) Jessica Schmanks - will be Executive Director next year Mandy Bar -Technology Integration Coach and Director of Curriculum Government and Assessment Gabriel Humphrey - Parent Coordinator Leon Williams - Director of School Culture, Community and Climate Ald. Witkowski present for Ald. Donovan and voting in the affirmative.	Pass	6:0
11/7/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

171159

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

981283, 120821

Sponsor                     

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Central City Cyberschool for an additional 5-year term.

Analysis

This motion approves the renewal of a charter school contract with Central City Cyberschool for another 5-year term, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2022-2023 school year, 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, The Common Council, through Common Council File Number 981283, adopted on January 19, 1999, entered into a charter school contract with Central City Cyberschool to operate a charter school; and

Whereas, The Common Council, through Common Council File Number 120821, adopted on November 27, 2012, renewed the charter school contract with Central City Cyberschool for another 5-year term, commencing 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 School Contract between Central City Cyberschool 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 Review Committee’s recommendation to renew the charter school contract with Central City Cyberschool 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

LRB170441-2

Teodros W. Medhin

12/4/2017