City of Milwaukee - File #: 221040

• File #: 221040
• Version: 0
• Type: Motion
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/1/2022
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/22/2022
• Title: Motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Milwaukee Academy of Science for an additional 5-year term.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER SCHOOLS, CONTRACTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/22/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	APPROVED	Pass	10:1
11/14/2022	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL	Pass	5:1
11/7/2022	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	8:0
11/1/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

...Number

221040

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

071153, 130030, 171158

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Motion approving renewal of a charter school contract with Milwaukee Academy of Science for an additional 5-year term.

Analysis

This motion approves the renewal of a charter school contract with Milwaukee Academy of Science for another 5-year term beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and ending with the 2027-2028 school year, as recommended by the Charter School Review Committee.

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 071153, adopted on December 11, 2007, entered into a charter school contract with Milwaukee Academy of Science for a 5-year term commencing with the 2007-2008 school year and ending with the 2012-2013 school year; and

Whereas, The Common Council, through Common Council File Number 130030, adopted on April 30, 2013, renewed a charter school contract with Milwaukee Academy of Science for a 5-year term commencing with the 2013-2014 school year and ending with the 2017-2018 school year; and

Whereas, The Common Council, through Common Council File Number 171158, adopted on November 7, 2017, entered into a charter school contract with the Milwaukee Academy of Science for a 5-year term commencing with the 2018-2019 school year and ending with the 2022-2023 school year; and

Whereas, The Charter School Review Committee, at its meeting of October 17, 2022, voted unanimously to recommend to the Common Council that the charter school contract between Milwaukee Academy of Science 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 Milwaukee Academy of Science for another 5-year term beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and ending with the 2027-2028 school year.

Requestor

The Charter School Review Committee

Drafter

Alex Highley

LRB177699-1

11/2/2022