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File #: 200892    Version: 0
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 11/4/2020 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 12/15/2020
Effective date:    
Title: Motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Escuela Verde for an additional 5-year term.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS
Attachments: 1. 2019-2020 Report, 2. Letter of Support from the Charter School Review Committee, 3. Letter of Support from a parent, 4. Letter of Support from staff member, 5. Letter of Support from the Midwest Renewaable Energy Association, 6. Letter of Support from the Wisconsin Dept of Publiic Instruction, 7. Letter of Support from Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center

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 to this file; with such revisions as may be required by the City Attorney. 

 

 

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

LRB176395-1

Luke Knapp

10/20/2020