Madison’s Proposed Charter School (!) Policy (Now Explicit: Union Represented Only)
Dylan Pauly, Legal Counsel; Steve Hartley, Chief of Staff:
During last month’s Committee meeting, we presented a new, rewritten Policy 10000. At that time, we explained that the changes contained therein were intended to reflect the time the Board has spent reviewing and discussing Dr. Julie Mead’s work regarding principle-based policymaking. Over the course of the last meeting, several members suggested changes for and improvements to Draft 1 of the rewritten Policy 10000. Tonight we present Draft 2, which we believe incorporates the Board’s suggestions and input. Attached hereto is a redline draft highlighting the differences between Draft 1 of the rewritten policy and Draft 2.
The changes include:
- Express language stating only instrumentality schools will be considered (p. 10-1)
- Refinement of the guiding principles (pp. 10-1and10-2)
- Revisions to the timeline to include more Board involvement and specificity (p.10-3)
- Board review and approval of Initial Applications (p. 10-5)
- Clarification of the timing of the Superintendent’s Administrative Analysis (p. 10-6)
- Removal of the term “qualified” in Section IV (p. 10-7)
- Additional detail regarding location requirements (p. 10-8)
The changes in Draft 2 do not reflect any of the proposed statutory amendments contained in Governor Walker’s biennial budget. At this time, the changes are only proposals and may or may not be passed as law. Obviously, if any of the proposed changes, which primarily relate to independent and instrumentality charter schools, do become law, we will need to review Policy 10000 again to insure compliance.
