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Board renames PACE committee to Family and Community Engagement, shifts academic items to student achievement committee
Summary
The Milwaukee School District board approved restructuring committee charges: renaming the PACE committee to Family and Community Engagement (FACE) and moving special‑education and Title I items into the Student Achievement/School Innovation committee (SASSI/SASE) to align board committees with the administration’s new office.
The Milwaukee School District board approved changes to committee structure that rename the PACE committee to Family and Community Engagement and move certain academic and compliance items to the Student Achievement and School Innovation committee.
The Office of Board Governance presented the recommendation to align the committee more closely with the new Office of Family and Community Engagement established by the superintendent. The board discussed allowing FACE to alternate formal agenda months with community‑focused engagement sessions. Director Ferguson, chair of the relevant committee, said aligning the committee to the new office “was prudent” and would create a better strategic connection to family engagement work.
Several board members asked that the FACE committee include community‑driven agenda setting and preserve existing community report‑outs related to racial‑equity oversight. Public commenter Lucas Weir asked that monthly reports from community groups monitoring discipline disproportionality and compliance with the district’s 2018 Office for Civil Rights agreement continue to be presented for discussion.
Director Simpson moved the recommendation; the motion passed on roll call with nine ayes. Governance staff noted they will provide a redline version of committee charters to the Long‑Range Planning committee for review. Administration and board members said the FACE committee will also work with parent coordinators and district advisory councils, and that specialized parent groups for families of students with disabilities and emerging multilingual learners will be convened.
Board action: motion to approve committee changes passed with 9 ayes. The board asked for a redline of charter language and asked administration to collaborate with governance to build out committee workplans.
