Wisconsin’s Code of Ethics for Local Public Officials
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 19, 2022
From the Legal Side…
In its most recent Legal Update, the Renning, Lewis & Lacy Law Firm reviews the legal obligations found in Wisconsin’s Code of Ethics for Local Public Officials.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of Renning, Lewis & Lacy. The information in this update is no substitute for consulting with your district legal counsel, and we encourage you to do so.
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WPF Releases Report on School ESSER Spending
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 19, 2022
The Wisconsin Policy Forum (WPF) released a new report yesterday entitled, “How Are School Districts Spending Their Federal Relief Funds?” Check it out here.
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USDE Approves Wisconsin ESSER III Plan
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 3, 2022
Check here for the communication that went out to all District Administrators from DPI Deputy State Superintendent John Johnson.
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Wisconsin ESSER III Plan Receives Final Approval
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 3, 2022
We received notice early this morning from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) had granted Wisconsin final approval on its ESSER III plan. More details will follow from DPI.
See USDE’s approval letter here.
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Wisconsin Redistricting Gives Republicans Lock on the Legislature
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 28, 2022
Throughout my 20-year tenure at the SAA, I have always found Craig Gilbert’s (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) work on redistricting and Wisconsin voting patterns to be highly informative and interesting. His latest feature article, “Wisconsin Redistricting Gives Republicans a Lock on the Legislature,” is another “must read” on the subject.
In his conclusion, Gilbert really sums up his findings:
“Wisconsin is a 50/50 state with almost no 50/50 legislative districts. It is a place where the two major parties trade victories for U.S. Senate, governor and president, yet one party has an unshakeable grip on the Legislature.
It is a place where statewide contests are more suspenseful than almost anywhere in America, yet legislative elections are — by design — largely over before they’ve begun.”
Check it out here.
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