City of Milwaukee - File #: 971759

• File #: 971759
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/26/1998
• In control: STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/5/1998
• Effective date: 5/14/1998
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to designation of charter schools and establishing a charter school review committee.
• Sponsors: Fredrick Gordon, ALD. FRANK, ALD. PRATT
• Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS, EDUCATION, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/13/1998	3	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
5/7/1998	3	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/5/1998	3	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/5/1998	3	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	10:5
5/5/1998	3	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	10:5
4/23/1998	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Speakers: In Support: Ald. Gordon Dr. Fuller - Task Force on Charter Schools Mr. Riemer - DOA Mr. Drew - Task Force on Charter Schools Daniel Greg Carol Smple Aaron Jadofsky Daniel Perenboom Pastor Mose Fuller Pastor Donnie Sims Rev. Harold Moore Lenora Shaw Ron McEwen Cynthia Minafee Andrew C. Keener Cartina Harwell John Gardner To Williams Rhonda Williams Felita Daniel Ashley LaDonna Green Lafitia McSweeny Brian Sylvas Carolyn Burton TIm Sheeahy Danny Goldberg Marie Crockett Richard Oulahan Diane Micek Bennie Hickman Opposed: Sam Carmen - MTEA Paulette Copeland - MTEA Larry Harwell	Pass	7:1
4/21/1998	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/1/1998	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearances: Dr. Howard Fuller Pat McDonald	Pass	6:2
3/30/1998	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	ASSIGNED TO	Pass	4:0
3/24/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
2/26/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
971759
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 3
REF:
971177
XXBY:
ALD. PRATT, GORDON AND FRANK
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to designation of charter schools and establishing a charter school review committee.
SECS:
320-41 cr
330 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -

The state charter school statute, s. 118.40, Wis. Stats., authorizes the common council to grant charter school status to entities that apply and meet certain statutory and other requirements. This ordinance establishes the procedures by which the common council will review, evaluate, approve and deny applications for charter school status, as well as the provisions for revoking a school charter.

The ordinance creates a 7-member charter school review committee ("the committee") composed of 3 members appointed by the common council president, 3 appointed by the mayor and the comptroller. The committee reviews charter school applications and makes recommendations to the common council. The committee is also responsible for continuing oversight and ongoing review of charter schools. The committee will obtain the services of a technical reviewer to review each application to determine whether the application complies with the technical requirements of the application process. The reviewer may deny an application that does not comply after the applicant has been given an opportunity to correct its technical deficiencies. All applications without technical deficiencies will be reviewed and evaluated by the committee and a public hearing will be held. The committee will deny an application for charter school status or recommend granting charter school status based on the requirements and criteria of the statute, code and committee.

Whenever the committee recommends granting charter school status to an applicant, a common council motion will be prepared expressing the common council's approval of the application. The city attorney will negotiate a charter school contract for each such school and t...