The Governor's budget bill includes numerous provisions that impact the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). They include, but are not limited to:
� Requirements that schools abide by state open meeting and open records laws. Schools would be subject to same enforcement of these statutes as public agencies.
� Requirements that all MPCP schools administer state tests, including those required by No Child Left Behind and the state's third grade reading test.
� Provisions that school must make available to all applicants and to anyone who makes a request a wide range of information, including access to school records and detailed information about test scores and rates of promotion.
� A requirement that all private schools new to the MPCP gain accreditation prior to participation in the MPCP. Schools already in the program must attain accreditation by August 1, 2010.
� A requirement that all teachers and administrators must possess at least a B.A. from an accredited institution. The bill does not require licensing by the Department of Public Instruction.
NICE!
This is great because MPS wastes $ like it is going out of style; their truancy and dropouts rates are pathetic.
Choice saves taxpayers A LOT of $ in this state.
Parents in Milwaukee obviously like it as the program is still going after several years and they have almost maxed out their enrollment space!
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