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MPS superintendent reports mixed test results, progress on lead stabilization and enrollment short of budgeted goal
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius told the Milwaukee Board of School Directors that lead remediation has cleared 50 schools so far, state test results released that day showed mixed results, and preliminary enrollment stands at about 63,951 students against a 66,000 goal.
Dr. Brenda Cassellius, superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, reported to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on district operations, saying the district has made progress on lead stabilization, saw mixed results on state tests released that day, and counted roughly 63,951 students in the third‑Friday headcount.
Cassellius said the district has officially cleared lead risks at 50 schools built before 1950, and that work had begun on a second group of nearly 50 schools built between 1950 and 1978. “We officially cleared our first 50 schools of lead risks earlier this month,” she said, and staff are working through the next groups…
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