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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for After School Task Force May 11, 2005 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Room 103 Madison, Wisconsin |
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task force meeting was called to order by Co-Chair Sue Abplanalp at 8:09 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sue Abplanalp, Janet Dyer, Laurie Frank, Liz Fritz, Sara Jenny, Wendy Rakower
MEMBERS ABSENT: Fabiola Hamdan, Ed Sadlowski
STAFF PRESENT: Barb Lehman - Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Janet Dyer and seconded by Laurie Frank to approve the minutes from the February 23, 2005meeting as distributed. Motion unanimously carried.
2. Public Appearances
There were no public appearances.
3. Announcements
There were no announcements.
4. Recommendations to the Board of Education for After School Programs
(Packets included the final chart of recommendations addressing the charge statements. A copy is attached to the original of these minutes.)
Ms. Abplanalp noted that the Task Force was directed by the Board to reconcile the recommendations made by the Task Force with those of the Administration.
Line of Authority issue: Switching around the appeal process - it was decided that unresolved issues between the principal and provider would be referred first to the After School Advisory Board, and from there to the Assistant Superintendent in consultation with the principal, with appeals made to the Board of Education.
Discussion topics relative to responses to the Administration's unanswered questions: Access for all students -- the $8 million figure assumes that all kids would participate and they would not; serving everyone on actual waiting lists is more realistic. The $8 million represents the worst case scenario. Collaborating to move forward on serving all students. Any money that comes out of MSCR budget would decrease the number of students it serves in order to increase the number of students served by private providers. Private providers do not have the resources to serve everyone. Pressure by regulatory bodies on providers to serve students with special needs. Processes for enrolling and dis-enrolling students. Administration agrees that there is not enough space or resources to serve all children. Non-profits using the rent subsidies to pass it on to parents in the form of lower rates. Using the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for new sites. Would like to stay away from the RFP; this process is part of the guidelines and that should be stated. Making programs stable and consistent. The necessity of using tax revenue for supporting the needs of the district's neediest children. Process for when a conflict occurs between the provider and a parent; all providers have a process. Parents can bring concerns to the After School Advisory Board. There may be some students who cannot be accommodated in after school programs due to extreme special needs issues. The After School Advisory Board would be encouraged to look for creative funding sources.
The After School Program Guidelines and After School Advisory Board Guidelines were edited to agree with the recommendations. The membership of the After School Advisory Board was changed.
Power Point presentation: Making a statement about valuing the services provided by the non-profit agencies. Focus on the guidelines.
Revised documents will be sent electronically. Ms. Abplanalp will communicate the next steps after meeting with the Superintendent.
5. Other Business
There was no other business.
6. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11 a.m. by unanimous consent.
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