“An interested, but still skeptical Madison School Board”
John McKenzie told the Wisconsin State Journal last week the charter school would go beyond just the skilled trades. He said internship and work-study programs would extend to the airline industry, health care, banking, information technology and more.
No employers have committed to offering internship opportunities yet, however, McKenzie said, adding it is “too early” to form those partnerships.
The involvement of Paul Vallas, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools and the Philadelphia School District, may also be a drawback for some board members.
Vallas is a longtime proponent of charter schools and military-style academies, earning him fans and enemies around the country. Vallas has run unsuccessfully for public office several times.
“I would say, personally, I do have some concerns” about Vallas, board member Maia Pearson said Monday.
Despite the initial show of support from the School Board, McKenzie said he is keeping his options open.
He told the Wisconsin State Journal via email Monday that he has already submitted an initial charter application to the UW Office of Educational Opportunity and has been invited to move forward in that process as well.
The full application to UW is due in January. The university system could decide on the proposal by May.
—yet….
The taxpayer funded Madison School Board aborted the proposed Madison Preparatory Academy IB charter school in 2011…
Madison’s well funded k-12 system and city government are seeking substantial 607M+ tax and spending increases via referendum this fall.
Madison taxpayers of long supported far above average K – 12 spending.
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
