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Board adopts resolution to expand alternative‑education access, including bilingual students

Milwaukee Board of School Directors · April 24, 2026
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Summary

After staff and community testimony, the board adopted Resolution 2526R‑005 to broaden access to alternative education and streamline testing/enrollment for bilingual students; the vote passed unanimously as amended.

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to adopt Resolution 2526R‑005, a measure aimed at improving access and removing administrative barriers to alternative education pathways.

Director Benoit, the resolution sponsor, said the proposal grew from concerns raised by social workers, counselors and alternative‑education staff that eligible students were not getting timely access to programs. "This resolution came to me from some social workers, counselors and…

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