Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Urban Education
Assembly Bill 549
Relating to: authorizing independent charter schools, eliminating instrumentality charter schools, establishing magnet schools, replication process for certain operators of charter schools, and utilizing an alternative process for educator effectiveness.
By Representatives Kooyenga, Kleefisch, Hutton, Pridemore, Sanfelippo and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir, Farrow and Grothman.
December 09, 2013 Referred to Committee on Urban Education
January 09, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Pridemore; Representatives Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Kestell, Knodl, Weininger, Hutton, Sanfelippo, Wright, Sinicki, Pope, Barnes and Johnson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Dale Kooyenga - Rep.
· Gary Bennett - Office of Senator Alberta Darling
· Ember Reinchgott Junge - Former Senator
· Sean Roberts - Milwaukee Charter School Advocates
· Kaleem Caire - Urban League of Greater Madison
· Amanda Fenten - National Association of Charter School Authorizers
· Todd Ziebarth - National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
· Shawn Dzwonkowski - Lake Country Academy
· Kristy Casey - Self-Charter School Parent
Appearances Against
· Jennifer Kammerud - Department of Public Instruction
· Anna Moffit - Self
· TJ Mertz - Madison Metropolitan School District and Self
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance (SAA)
· Charles Uphoff - Self
· Dan Rossmiller - WI Association of School Boards
· Gail Hicks - Self
· Marva Herndon - Self
· Gary Vose - Self
· Terri Phillips - Southeastern WI Schools Alliance (SWSA)
· Pat DeKlotz - Kettle Moraine School District
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Alberta Darling - Sen.
· Laura DeRoche - WI Charter Schools Association
· Jose Vasquez
· Jason Crye - Hispanics for School Choice
· Derrick Smith - Self
· Carrie Bonk - WI Charter Schools Association
· Chris Reader - WI Manufacturers & Commerce
· Cindy Skowronski - Renewable World Energies
· Peggy Harris - Renewable World Energies
· Jason Childress - National Heritage Academy
· Steve Baas - Metropolitan Milwaukee Assocation of Commerge
· Buddy Julius - Education Reform Now
· Brian Pleva - American Federation for Children
· Katy Venskus - Rocketship Education
Registrations Against
· Mike Wilder - WI Jobs Now
· Isoris Matthews, PHD - Self
· Matt Kussow - WI Council of Religious and Independent Schools
· Kim Schroeder - Milwaukee Teacher Education Association
· Julie Mead
· Penny Bernard Schaber - Rep.
· Whitney Steffeur - Self
· Deb Sybell - WI Education Association Council
· Genie Ogden
· Carrie Schenpelz - Self
· Chris Taylor - Rep.
· Andy Jorgensen - Rep.
· Rebecca Alwin - Middleton Action Team
· Mitchell Nussbaum
· C. Taylor - Self
· Peppi Elder
· Pete Chirstianson - Southeastern WI Schools Alliance
· Chris Thiel - Milwaukee Public Schools
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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