Board hears update on Southern Wisconsin Schools Collaborative and legislative asks

The chair updated the board on a regional legislative effort now named the Southern Wisconsin Schools Collaborative. He said a letter summarizing legislative asks has been drafted for incoming and returning legislators and that, so far, 16 school districts have signed on. The priorities in the letter include increasing special-education reimbursement to 70% and inflationary increases to revenue limits — and a broader commitment to reforming how Wisconsin finances schools.