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MPS identifies concerns with state-mandated Opportunity Schools and Partnership Plan
MPS identifies concerns with state-mandated Opportunity Schools and Partnership Plan
MILWAUKEE -- Time is ticking until the possible takeover of some Milwaukee Public Schools. But after receiving a proposal about a fix to the failing schools, MPS says it has concerns -- and aired them on Friday, June 17th.
Both sides say their plans are in the best interest of the students. But it seems the Milwaukee Public Schools system and Milwaukee County Executive have different methods for tackling the issue of failing schools.
A looming deadline is approaching to implement a state law which created the Opportunity Schools Partnership Program (OSPP). It basically gives County Executive Chris Abele and Commissioner Demond Means the authority to transfer an MPS school or schools from the district to the OSPP.
MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver
Means presented a proposal to MPS in late April. But after examining that plan, MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver identified the following concerns:
MPS has now requested a meeting with Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele to discuss an alternative to the OSPP proposal. Driver said that alternative would include the following:
Demond Means
Abele and Means issued the following statement in light of the MPS concerns: