Member School Districts

The SWSA is an organization comprised of 31 regionally local public schools joined together through a 66.0301 Cooperative Agreement.

Membership in the SWSA consists of both school district administrators and school board members. From an advocacy perspective, this makes SWSA uniquely qualified to work together with policymakers to advocate for sound public education policies.

District membership is comprised of K-8’s, Union High Schools, and K-12 school districts from a variety of geographic settings in Southeastern Wisconsin including urban, suburban, and western rural Waukesha County.

SWSA member benefits include:

Regional advocacy efforts guided by a well-informed legislative liaison in Madison
Serves as a conduit to bring community members to policy makers
Collaborative advocacy opportunities and regional strength of messaging with SWSA members
Well-developed position papers and talking points to articulate messages when advocating
Research to support district decision-making
Monthly membership meetings often hosting exceptional speakers

SWSA members receive frequent communications from their Executive Director and also meet monthly for a meeting held at the Elmbrook District Offices; during the pandemic these meetings have been held virtually. These meetings often feature a guest speaker and member districts are encouraged to bring additional staff and board members to attend. Over the past few years speakers have included:

Dr. Gutzeit, Chief Medical Officer Children's Hospital and Dr. Khare, Head of the Pediatric Practice (been meeting monthly with members)
Dr. Underly, DPI State Superintendent
Wisconsin State Budget Director, Brian Pahnke
Former Senator Luther Olsen
Alan Borsuk, Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy, Marquette Law School
Charles Franklin, Professor of Law and Public Policy and Director of the Marquette Law School Poll
Members of the Joint Finance Committee including
- Senator Kooyenga
- Senator Stroebel
- Senator Taylor
- Representative Rodriguez
- Representative Goyke
- Representative Neubauer
The Wisconsin Policy Forum
Joe Donovan, The Donovan Group