City of Milwaukee - File #: 021365

• File #: 021365
• Version: 0
• Type: Motion
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/20/2002
• In control: STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/22/2003
• Title: Motion to grant City of Milwaukee Charter School status to the Academy of Learning and Leadership.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS, EDUCATION, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/22/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	APPROVED	Pass	9:6
1/9/2003	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL	Pass	5:4
1/2/2003	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/20/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

021365

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Motion to grant City of Milwaukee Charter School status to the Academy of Learning and Leadership.

Analysis

Body

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee Common Council is authorized under state statute 118.40 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 City of Milwaukee has approved five charter schools under its auspices to date; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee solicited applications for new charter schools; and

Whereas, Three schools submitted application for charter status; and

Whereas, Each application was reviewed by consultants and the members of the Charter School Review Committee; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee held a public hearing on the charter school applications on December 2, 2002; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee, at their meeting of December 2, 2002 voted unanimously to forward a recommendation to the Common Council that the Academy of Learning and Leadership should be granted status as a City of Milwaukee Charter School; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Milwaukee Common Council grants Charter school status to the Academy of Learning and Leadership for a term of five years, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and ending at the close of the 2007-2008 school year.

Drafter

DOA

AS

1/2/03