Boundary Task Force February 7, 2018
Agenda • Welcome – Review Norms – Review Board Charge – Review Minutes • Guide K-12 • Intra-district Transfer • Open Enrollment • Wisconsin Parental Choice Program • Next Meeting(s) • Checkout/Adjourn
Norms • Respect the authority of the chairs • Participate fully • Be present (limit use of devices) • Ask for clarification when needed • Engage in open and honest communication • Function as an action oriented, solution finding body • Remain open to new ideas • Respect diverse discourse • Own and support collective decisions • Observers will remain silent during the meetings and not engage with Task Force members *Failure to adhere to the norms may result in being asked to leave
Board Charge to Task Force Guiding Change: District-wide Boundary Task Force
Review Minutes • Minutes from 1/10 • Responses to Questions
Guide K-12
District Staff • Melissa Thiel Collar, Legal Counsel • Dr. Gwen Strampp, Director of Research & Program Evaluation • Joshua Patchak, Senior Programmer • Michael Stangel, Executive Director of Facilities
The Changing Education Marketplace • School Choice – Within District = Intradistrict transfer (IDT) – Administrative Placements – Between School Districts = Open Enrollment (OE) – Wisconsin Parental Choice Program = Vouchers
Intradistrict Transfer • Intradistrict transfer is the ability for parents/guardians to choose another school for their child within GBAPS that is not the student’s home school. • This also includes choice schools: Oak Learning Center, Aldo, Da Vinci and JDAL
Intradistrict Transfer • Governed by Board of Education Policy 433 and Rule 433 • Intradistrict transfer procedures (Board Rule 433) • Intradistrict transfer window – Preference Window: January 2 - February 2, 2018 Applications submitted during this window will be considered prior to those submitted through Open Enrollment or IDT applications during the Additional Window – Additional Window: February 5 - April 30, 2018 Applications submitted during this window will be considered at the same time as applications that are submitted through Open Enrollment
Intradistrict Transfer Factors used to determine whether to grant an IDT request: • Space availability in a particular program, grade or school • Whether a student can be serviced in the particular program, grade or school • A student’s disciplinary and attendance record
Administrative Transfer • Placement for Program (EL or Special Education) • Placements by the Executive Directors of Elementary or Secondary when the IDT windows are closed based on reasons in Policy and Rule 433 (reasons modeled after the OE alternative window)
Intradistrict Transfer • Four high school scenarios • Table discussion: – What if, anything surprised you regarding the maps?
Open Enrollment • Open enrollment began in the 1998-99 school year • Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program • The regular open enrollment application period for the 2018-19 school year is February 5 - April 30, 2018 . • Parents do not need to give a reason for why they are choosing to open enroll out of a district Source: https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment
Open Enrollment • An alternative open enrollment application can be submitted starting July 1st through the entirety of the school year • Alternative open enrollment requires a parent to provide a reason, there are seven that apply – The pupil’s resident school district determines that the pupil is a victim of a violent crime – The pupil is or has been homeless in the current or preceding school year – The pupil has been the victim of repeated bullying or harassment that has been reported to the resident school district and continues in spite of action taken
Open Enrollment – The pupil’s place of residence has changed due to the parent’s military orders – The pupil moved into this state within the past 30 days – The pupil’s place of residence has changed as a result of a court order or custody agreement, or the pupil was placed in a foster home – The pupil’s parent and the nonresident and resident school districts agree that attending the nonresident school district is in the best interests of the pupil Source: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/pdf/oe-brochure-alt-app-procedures-2017.pdf
History of Open Enrollment • In 1998-1999, 2,464 students open enrolled out of school districts across the state • In 2015-16, 55,737 students open enrolled in Wisconsin. • In 2002-2003 there were four (4) virtual charter schools, and in 2015-16, there were 35 • In 1998-1999, $4,543 were transferred to the accepting school district and in 2015-2016 the amount was $6,339 per student Source: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/pdf/psoe-glance-2016.pdf
Open Enrollment Changes • The 2017-19 state budget made significant changes to open enrollment – The aid transfer amount would increase by $100 per pupil each year from 2017-18 through 2020-21 – In 2017-18 the amount is $7,352
Open Enrollment by the Numbers Statewide 7% Green Bay 10% West De Pere 10% De Pere 5% Denmark 5% Howard Suamico 3% Racine 7% Kenosha 2% Madison 5% Kaukauna 22% Delavan-Darien 28% Palmyra-Eagle 45%
GBAPS Open Enrollment Trend Type 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010- 11 OEO 2,025 1,871 1,750 1,552 1,366 1,098 942 OEIT 401 384 326 288 187 143 123
GBAPS Open Enrollment Trend Type 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010- 11 OEO 2,025 1,871 1,750 1,552 1,366 1,098 942 154 121 198 186 268 156 Numbers in red indicate the difference between each year, or growth each year in number of students open enrolling out
Open Enrollment Trends • 62% of open enrolled out students never attended a GBAPS school (2016-17) • 38% attended a GBAPS school before open enrolling out (2016-17)
Open Enrollment Trends • OE data (map and chart) • Assumptions, supported by OEO patterns – Schools closer to District borders have more OEO – Preble feeder pattern does not have more OEO, as compared to the other high schools.
Open Enrollment Trends • Table discussion – Was any of the OE information surprising?
Parental Choice Programs • Three different programs exist in Wisconsin – Milwaukee Parental Choice Program – Racine Parental Choice Program – Wisconsin Parental Choice Program • The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (vouchers) began in 2013-14 school year. The Legislature has the ability to make changes to the program, which has occurred since its inception. • Application period is February 1 - April 20
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) • When WPCP started, families with incomes of 185% above poverty were eligible for a voucher • In 2018-19 income eligibility will increase to 220% Family Size Maximum Yearly Income 2 $35,728 3 $44,924 4 $54,120 5 $63,316 6 $72,512
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) • Enrollment Eligibility Caps – 2013-14 = 500 students statewide – 2014-15 = 1,000 students statewide – 2015-16 & 2016-17 - 1% of a school district’s enrollment – Each year after cap increases by an additional 1% until 2025-26 when the cap is removed.
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) • Similar to open enrollment, the amount of a voucher has changed over time. • In 2017-18: – K-8 = $7,530 – 9-12 = $8,176 • In 2017-18 GBAPS levied $2.6M to pay for vouchers Note: Students who received a voucher prior to 2015-16 are paid through the state general fund. Starting in 2015-16, vouchers are paid for through a deduction in state aid from the public school district where the student resides. Voucher students are included in the public school district’s membership for state aid purposes, but the district may not levy to backfill the aid reduction. Instead a school district may levy through a revenue limit exemption equal to the amount of the reduction.
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) Statewide Numbers Year Schools/Systems Headcount 2013-14 25 511 2014-15 31 1,008 2015-16 82 2,521 2016-17 121 3,059 2017-18 154 4,540 Source: DPI News Release, October 23, 2017
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) Year Voucher Students (FTE) 2015-16 (1%) 221.5 2016-17 (1%) 223 2017-18 (2%) 402.5 Note: In 2016-17, we had approximately 1,477 students who attended private schools.
Review Previous Task Force Recommendations Facilities Task Force • Create new K-8 on east side of the district • Create a new high school on the east side of the district – Map • Ensure that other high school in the district remain vibrant with flexible learning spaces and that enrollments in the schools equal 1,000 students or fewer • Provide every school with community spaces for community partners, social service agencies, etc. • Consider the creation of magnet schools
Review Previous Task Force Recommendations Secondary Task Force • Referred for boundaries committee – Possible boundary change – Different campus models
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