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Notes from JFC Hearing

By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 19, 2017

Yesterday, the Joint Finance Committee held it’s fourth of six public hearings on the 2017-19 state budget bill in Spooner.  The SAA was well-represented with the following school superintendents providing testimony:  John Burnett (Spooner), David Bridenhagen (Shell Lake), Randy Drost (Rice Lake), Paul Uhren (Ladysmith), Kent Kindschy (Turtle Lake) and Kevin Shetler (Siren).  The following Minoqua-area superintendents also provided testimony in support of the Governor’s school funding provisions and requested state support for a pilot school largely designed to meet the needs of the area’s autistic students: Jim Ellis (Minoqua J1), Larry Ouimette (Lac du Flambeau), Jim Bouche (Lakeland UHS), Brent Jelinski (North Lakeland) and Jocelyn Smith (Arbor Vitae-Woodruff). Many thanks to these SAA members for their leadership.

Kent Kindschy Testimony

Kevin Shetler Testimony

For those of you planning to testify at one of the remaining hearings, here are my suggestions:

Get there early.  I know the hearings don’t start until 10:00 a.m., but if you wish to speak before 1:00 p.m. get there by 7:30 a.m.

  • You will only have 2 minutes to testify.  There will likely be no questions from legislators.
  • Bring 1 hard copy of your testimony with your full contact information on it for the committee members. (This is a change from previous years when I suggested 20 hard copies.  JFC staff has changed their process.)
  • Use the information in the SAA’s recent Budget Alert to stay on message.  It is very important for us to stay focused.

We need a strong showing at the remaining JFC budget hearings.  If you have questions about testifying please call me.

Here are the upcoming hearing locations and times:

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