MPS board directs administration to return with plan on extracurricular equity after public concern over special‑education, program cuts

Milwaukee School District board members voted unanimously to direct administration to return in October with a plan to address extracurricular equity and bring forward budget recommendations related to that plan after public commenters and board members raised concerns about proposed staffing and program reductions in the FY26 superintendent’s proposed budget.

The motion, made by Director O'Halloran and approved by roll call, followed public testimony that flagged cuts the speakers said would affect special‑education services and extracurricular offerings. Father Thomas Mueller told the committee he understood the need to “get human and financial resources into the classroom,” but said he believed roughly 40 special‑education positions and associated services were being eliminated, including a position serving vision‑impaired students and several…