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Winnebago County committee forwards $158,913 community‑schools grant to county board after split vote
Summary
The Personnel & Finance Committee voted 3‑2 to forward a $158,913 budget amendment — the first year of a three‑year, $500,000 Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to pilot community schools in Oshkosh — after public testimony in support and objections from two supervisors.
The Winnebago County Personnel & Finance Committee on Jan. 8 voted 3‑2 to forward to the county board a budget amendment to accept $158,913 — the first‑year amount of a three‑year, $500,000 Wisconsin Partnership Program grant — to pilot a community‑schools model at Reed and Menominee elementary schools in Oshkosh.
Reverend Ellen Rasmussen, pastor of Algoma Boulevard United Methodist Church, urged the committee to approve the grant, saying the model links schools and community partners to address nonacademic barriers to learning. "Student success is inseparable from family stability," Rasmussen said,…
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