City of Milwaukee - File #: 200892

• File #: 200892
• Version: 0
• Type: Motion
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/4/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/15/2020
• Title: Motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Escuela Verde for an additional 5-year term.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/15/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	APPROVED	Pass	15:0
11/30/2020	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL	Pass	7:0
10/21/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
200892
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
160958
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Escuela Verde for an additional 5-year term.
Analysis
This motion approves the renewal of a charter school contract with Escuela Verde for an additional 5-year term, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year and ending with the 2025-2026 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 Resolution File Number 160958, adopted on January 18, 2017, entered into a charter school contract with Escuela Verde, for a 5-year term commencing with the 2017-2018 school year and ending with the 2021-2022 school year; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee, at its meeting of October 13, 2020, voted to recommend to the Common Council that the Charter City Contract with Escuela Verde and the City to 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 Escuela Verde for another 5-year term, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year and ending with the 2025-2026 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 ...