We went to EVERY SINGLE Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding Hearing and we LISTENED.
We broke down the testimony into many “buckets” of issues. The main buckets that were identified were: Children’s needs, Teacher Crisis, Fixing the Funding Formula and Truth in Budgeting.
WPEN has a short handout describing the importance of each of these categories, which was delivered to the Commission.
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Here are the highlights:
FEATURED:
Gillett School Board Member
Cliff Gerbers
De Pere, WI
Children’s Needs
Wisconsin State Representative
Sondy Pope
Madison, WI
Highland Superintendent
Nancy Hendrickson
Fennimore, WI
Special Education
Green Bay Area Public Schools Board Member
Brenda Warren
De Pere, WI
Education Commission of the States Policy Analyst
Emily Parker
Madison, WI
Opportunity/Joy/Achievement Gap
Milwaukee School District Superintendent
Darienne Driver
Milwaukee, WI
Pecatonica District School District Administrator
Jill Underly
Fennimore, WI
English Language Learners
Ed Build Representative
Madison, WI
Riverdale School District Superintendent
Bryce Bird
Fennimore, WI
Poverty
Tom Folk
De Pere, WI
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent
Darienne Driver
Milwaukee, WI
Kickapoo Area School District Superintendent
Doug Olsen
Fennimore, WI
Mental Health
WI School Board Association Governmental Relations Director
Dan Rossmiller
De Pere, WI
School District of Rhinelander Superintendent
Kelli Jacobi
Tomahawk, WI
Teacher Crisis
Green Bay Area Public Schools Special Education Teacher
Justin Delfosse
De Pere, WI
Milwaukee Public Schools Science Teacher
Daniel
Milwaukee, WI
Kettle Moraine School District Senior
Mark Lamberdo
Oshkosh, WI
Fixing the Funding Formula
Broken Formula
Southeast Wisconsin School Alliance Executive Director
Terri Phillips
Milwaukee, WI
Citizen Advocates for Public Education (CAPE)- Lake Mills
Sandy Whisler
Madison, WI
Revenue Limits
Northland Pines School District Administrator
Mike Richie
Tomahawk, WI
School District of Kettle Moraine Superintendent
Dana Deklotz
Oshkosh, WI
Wauwatosa Parent
Dana McCormick
Milwaukee, WI
Sparsity Aid
School District of Rhinelander Superintendent
Kelli Jacobi
Tomahawk, WI
Consolidation
River Valley Public Schools District Administrator
Tom Wermuth
Fennimore, WI
Agency Director CESA 3
Jamie Nutter
Fennimore, WI
Truth in Budgeting
Transparency
Public School Teacher and Parent
Peggy Wirtz-Olsen
Tomahawk, WI
Ed Build Representative
Madison, WI
Education Commission of the States Policy Analyst
Emily Parker
Madison, WI
Cost of Privatization
Milwaukee Public Schools Social Worker
Erica Bova Brown
Madison, WI
Public School Educator
Ann Swenty
Tomahawk, WI
Survival Coalition of Disability Organizations
Sally Flaschberger
Madison, WI
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