DOWNLOADED FOR FREE, AND TURN ON CUSTOM ALERTS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TONIGHT. MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN LAMONT WESTMORELAND IS LIKENING MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO THE SINKING TITANIC. THE DISTRICT IS MONTHS BEHIND ON SENDING KEY FINANCIAL REPORTS TO THE STATE, AND IT’S PUTTING STATE FUNDING IN JEOPARDY. 12 NEWS KENDALL KEYS IS LIVE AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS TONIGHT. KENDALL, MILWAUKEE’S MAYOR, AND THE GOVERNOR ARE ALSO SOUNDING OFF ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S MONEY MESS IN THE MISSING FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING OF MISSTEPS. THE STATE JUST PULLED FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE DISTRICT’S HEAD START PROGRAM, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING BUDGET AND TEACHER CUTS. JUST MONTHS AFTER VOTERS HAVE APPROVED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN A REFERENDUM. THE TIMING AND THE NEWS IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHO DID NOT HOLD BACK AT LAST NIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I PROVIDE ALL DAY AND I’M A FIGHT ALL NIGHT. SCENES FROM THURSDAY NIGHT’S MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEETING YELLING SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, POLICE INTERVENTION AND SIGNS SAYING NO CONFIDENCE IN MNPS ADMINISTRATORS AND HASHTAG FIRE. MOSLEY, AS IN DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT KEITH POSLEY. BOARD MEMBERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE VOTING ON NEXT YEAR’S $1.5 BILLION BUDGET, BUT PEOPLE IN THE CROWD DEMANDED ANSWERS ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S MISSING FINANCIAL REPORTS. YOU WILL NOT SHUT US UP, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION REVEALED LAST WEEK. MNPS HAS YET TO HAND OVER KEY FINANCIAL DATA TO THE STATE, ACCORDING TO A LETTER FROM DPI ADDRESSED TO SUPERINTENDENT POSLEY. SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS LATE. NOW THE STATE IS THREATENING TO WITHHOLD MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING. AM I CONCERNED? HELL YES GOVERNOR TONY EVERS WEIGHED IN FRIDAY. FRANKLY, IT DOESN’T LOOK GOOD. DPI TELLS 12 NEWS THEY USE THE FINANCIAL REPORTS TO DISTRIBUTE MONEY TO THE MORE THAN 400 SCHOOL DISTRICTS STATEWIDE. AN NPS FAILURE TO PROVIDE ITS REPORTS IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING EVERY OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU STEPPED FOOT IN THE CLASSROOM ROOM WITHOUT YOUR POSSE? WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT? POSLEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE CROWD OR THE MEDIA AT THURSDAY’S MEETING. HE ALSO REFUSED OUR REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW FOR A SECOND DAY. 12 NEWS, POLITICAL DIRECTOR MATT SMITH ASKED MILWAUKEE MAYOR CAVALIER JOHNSON IF HE STILL HAS FAITH IN POSEY SERVING AS SUPERINTENDENT. LOOK, I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE MY FOCUS IS ON THE KIDS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS IN MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THEY THAT THEY CAN. AND I’M HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, KEITH AND THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THAT’S NOT MY CALL, KENDALL, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS SURFACED A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER VOTERS APPROVED A $252 MILLION REFERENDUM. RIGHT. AND ACCORDING TO THAT LETTER FROM THE DPI, THE DISTRICT KNEW IT WAS MONTHS LATE IN SUBMITTING THAT FINANCIAL DATA TO THE STATE WHILE ASKING VOTERS FOR THAT REFERENDUM MONEY. WE’VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ASK SUPERINTENDENT POSEY AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNANCE WHO CONDUCTS THOSE FISCAL ANALYZES, WHY THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO VOTER

Milwaukee School Board to discuss funding, superintendent’s status

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors convenes a special meeting to tackle critical issues: potential funding cuts due to late financial reports, and the Superintendent’s job status.

Updated: 7:20 PM CDT May 31, 2024

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors will hold a special meeting on Monday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Central Services Building. The agenda contains several key items related to the district’s financial situation and possible action concerning Superintendent Keith Posley’s administrative assignment status. However, this will be discussed in a closed session.The board will receive an update on communication from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction regarding district funding. This follows recent reports of late financial reports submitted by MPS, potentially jeopardizing state funding.Additionally, the board will consider selecting an outside financial consultant. This move suggests an effort to address potential financial management issues within the district.Public hearings will be held on two matters: the communication from DPI regarding funding and the proposed FY25 superintendent’s budget. The Board will consider a motion to combine the first two items for efficiency. The public can submit comments on the funding and budget items in person or virtually. Registration for the virtual platform closes at 3 p.m. on June 3. Written comments are also accepted until the same deadline.

MILWAUKEE —

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors will hold a special meeting on Monday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Central Services Building.

The agenda contains several key items related to the district’s financial situation and possible action concerning Superintendent Keith Posley’s administrative assignment status. However, this will be discussed in a closed session.

The board will receive an update on communication from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction regarding district funding. This follows recent reports of late financial reports submitted by MPS, potentially jeopardizing state funding.

Additionally, the board will consider selecting an outside financial consultant. This move suggests an effort to address potential financial management issues within the district.

Public hearings will be held on two matters: the communication from DPI regarding funding and the proposed FY25 superintendent’s budget. The Board will consider a motion to combine the first two items for efficiency.

The public can submit comments on the funding and budget items in person or virtually. Registration for the virtual platform closes at 3 p.m. on June 3.

Written comments are also accepted until the same deadline.