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Olsen Comments on SAGE Study Committee
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 23, 2014
According to The Wheeler Report, Senator Luther Olsen said the Legislative Council Study Committee on the Student Achievement Guarantee in Educations (SAGE) Program was established after the Speaker’s Task Force on Rural Schools report was completed. Olsen said the SAGE program has been around for some time but the program has not been reviewed. Olsen said the committee will look at SAGE and see if the program is doing what it is supposed to do, what it was intended to do, or does the program need some changes moving forward to make the program more successful for kids.
Olsen emphasized that Wisconsin demographics have changed with regards to students, noting the increased number of students on free and reduced lunches. Olsen also pointed to declining enrollment in a lot of school districts saying it is hard for the schools to meet the requirements for the SAGE program. Olsen said he is not entering the committee with preconceived notions, but expects that the committee will look at all parts of the program and if changes need to be made make recommendations, but if changes are not necessary recommend no changes.
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