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2020 Advocacy in Action
SWSA Hosts Speaker Vos at March 10, 2020 Membership Meeting
Speaker Vos spent 90 minutes with the SWSA Membership on March 10, 2020. We spent a great deal of time discussing his vision for public education in Wisconsin, school funding and how schools are supporting community needs.
In addition, several districts shared their stories focusing on specific legislative issues including:
- Special Education (Whitefish Bay and Glendale River Hills)
- Mental Health (Elmbrook)
- Early Childhood (Greenfield)
SWSA looks forward to continuing the conversation in several of these specific issue areas during the biennial budget.
SWSA Participates in Governor Evers' Press Conference as he announces Budget Surplus Proposal to support Education
A team from the SWSA comprised of Dr. Bryan Davis, Superintendent of Shorewood, Chris Thiel, Legislative Liaison for MPS, Dr. Keith Posley, Superintendent of MPS, and Terri Phillips joined Governor Evers as he announced a significant proposal to support education utilizing budget surplus dollars.
Governor Evers has asked Wisconsin lawmakers to consider a $250M plan to strengthen public education funding. SWSA applauds the governor's leadership!
Governor Evers is recommending:
- $130 million to restore state funding of public schools to 2/3; this will also provide a property tax cut for Wisconsin residents!
- $84 million in support of special education
- $23 million to improve and expand mental health services
- $10.1 million in sparsity aid payments for smaller, rural schools
SWSA is advocating for this proposal and members are sharing their stories of how this proposal will positively impact their children and communities.