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Data RequestResult
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The number of students in each grade school, breakdown of the two middle schools and the number of students from each grade school that feed the middle school.This data is available in the Teacher Staffing Report available on the WSD website along with the following information regarding which elementary schools feed which middle schools (this information is also available in the staffing assumptions shared with the Board). Longfellow: Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Washington, Wilson/WSTEM, Whitman, Eisenhower, Madison, McKinley, Underwood/USTEM
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What impact would closing the middle schools have on staffing? For example, fewer teachers? Same number? I would like to see how the specials teachers and additional services and supports are allocated at the elementary and middle schools.
Tosa Task Force 2075 Question - Grades 6-8 Configuration
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In the proposal presented at the last meeting (K-6 and 7-12 school) there were some statements that I am curious if they are true or not. Could you provide the percent of households in Tosa that do and do not have children in the district? The District does not have access to this information, Census Data: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/wauwatosacitywisconsin
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I would like to see a scenario where we move to 1 high school in addition to the current request of closing the middle schools. The District does not have the physical facility footprint to build a 7-12 facility with capacity for 3,700-4,000 students.
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The district has added STEM schools and Montessori options. Is there data to suggest that these schools have benefitted students are the community. How has their transition to high school been compared to students in the normal curriculum.
Is there additional costs with these schools? How would the demographics/ numbers at the elementary schools change if these programs were eliminated? Could some of these concepts from these specialty schools be incorporated into all the schools so that all students could have a more uniform experience? On a personal note, my son went through STEM at Whitman and after finishing felt that this hindered his social, emotional and academic growth more than benefitting.		Link to answer page, Link to Task Force FAQ - Page 5 has the comparable costs per student.
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September 2023 resident/nonresident count and if still done the January 2024 count4 PDFs:
Total Resident September
Total Non-Resident September
Total Resident January
Total Non-Resident Janaury
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All other things remaining equal, if we closed the specialty programs (WSTEM, USTEM, MSTEM, and Montessori) and integrated those students back into traditional classrooms, would there be any operational cost savings? Can you break it down by program? Ex: if we ended WSTEM and those students all just became Wilson students, if would save X dollars. Or maybe there would be no cost savings at all. Just curious.Link to response
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In the beginning, the focus of the Task Force was to find ways to save money to combat the deficit. Tonight feels like we are no longer focused on developing areas to reduce cost, but instead, give our thoughts and feedback on 5 specific areas. Has the focus of the Task Force changed from finding creative ways to reduce the budget to providing feedback on difficult questions only?The Task Force focus has not changed. One of the briefs is titled: Budget and Taxation. The issue of the District’s budget remains forefront for the Task Force. THe task force members must also account for the fact that the other issues must be addressed. Each workpod must determine which of the five charge areas they will address first? If your workpod selects to tackle Budget and Taxation first, your ability to suggest methods to creatively reduce the budget will be available to share widely. Please note, as you address one issue, your decision will impact your ability to answer the other wicked questions before the Task Force.
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I am requesting the last 15 years of resident enrollment numbers spanning from K4-12Enrollment Files - Google Drive Link
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I would like to know the cost to provide every middle and high school student with a MCTS bus pass. The bus line passes by both middle schools and high schools. I would also like to see this provided to all students (Tosa and open enrollment). Making it more accessible and universal will help with increased ridership (acceptance by families to use bus service) and less absenteeism, tardiness
Please contrast this to the cost to provide busing to middle and high school students in the current model (elem, middle, high) and the model of elementary and 7-12. Only looking at busing to middle and high and not elementary 		MCTS bus maps and schedules.

The District would provide transportation to resident students who live more than two miles from their school or who travel through hazardous areas to get to school. The District is currently checking with legal counsel regarding our ability to provide transportation to non-resident students.

The cost to provide every resident student in middle and high school with a bus pass is $1,995,840. (2,772 students multiplied by 180 school days equals 498,960. It currently costs $4 for a round trip bus pass.)

The District is currently modeling bussing for all students who live more than two miles from school and students who live in hazardous areas. This modeling will provide District leaders with the number of students who would qualify for District-provided transportation. This will allow District leaders to calculate the estimated number of bus routes and the subsequent costs.
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Total hours district staff have spent gathering data, attending Task Force meetings, answering questions and responding to comments and complaints from the Task Force and the community at large surrounding Task Force topics. District staff do not log time on a project-specific basis, so the data request cannot be completed.
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Liz Rolland posted a comment on the SOS Facebook page this morning that the Board will discuss the stem audit on 3/11. Please provide this audit to the 2075 TF at the next meeting. All curriculum and program audits currently in progress will be live to the community (including the Task Force) when the agenda for the March 11th board meeting goes live.
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I’m interested in a breakdown of the transportation expenditures of the district. I was surprised to learn that the district is spending so much on transportation when we do not provide busing for our students. ThanksThe breakdown of the 2023-24 student tranportation costs is attached.
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I’m interested to learn more about school and activity fees. For example, how much do families pay for a book fee per semester, team fees, club fees, technology fee, etc. I understand students who receive free or reduced lunch would not pay these fees. Could these fees be increased to cover more of the costs of running additional programs outside of the academic school day?The current registration fee schedule is attached. High school athletics charge $50 per sport. An activity fee schedule has been requested from the four secondary schools. Student fees collected for registration and athletics total $240,500. Current fees could be increased, say 10%, to generate an additional $24,000.
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I requested resident enrollment for the last 15 years. I only see total enrollment in the attached report on page 15. If this information is contained somewhere else on this report, please let me know. Enrollment History Files
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Further, I would like an explanation of funding for Vel Phillips. Does Wauwatosa receive outside funding for this school or does it fall under the WSD?Vel R Phillips is funded through a separate State appropriation and through Title ID. No local funds are used to support the services at the Milwaukee County Juvenile detention facility.
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What is the cost of running summer school? Link to response
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How many routes are needed to serve middle school and high school students?The District is currently modeling bussing for all students who live more than two miles from school and students who live in hazardous areas. This modeling will provide District leaders with the number of students who would qualify for District-provided transportation. This will allow District leaders to calculate the estimated number of bus routes and the subsequent costs.
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Is the city option all or nothing for transportation? Or could the District elect to offer some, but not all transportation routes?District leaders kindly request additional information related to this question. In what way is the task force member seeking to segment the transportation routes (ex: by school, by location, by level [elementary, middle, high school], etc.)?
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How many routes would be required District Wide to accommodate more than 2 miles or students traveling hazardous conditions?The District is currently modeling bussing for all students who live more than two miles from school and students who live in hazardous areas. This modeling will provide District leaders with the number of students who would qualify for District-provided transportation. This will allow District leaders to calculate the estimated number of bus routes and the subsequent costs.
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How much will private school bussing cost?The response to this question depends on the number of resident children who attend a private school within Wauwatosa and their home is 2+ miles from their private school or the student must travel through unusually hazardous areas and children who live in Wauwatosa and attend a private school that is within five miles of the City of Wauwatosa. The District does not have access to these numbers at this time. However, District leaders are working with external partners in an effort to receive this information from surrounding private schools. District leaders expect to have the ability to revisit this response by April 30, 2024.
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How many tardy students would qualify from bussing?The linked worksheet shows the number of tardies by school for students living 2+ miles from school (tardies for the first semester of the 23-24 school year). NOTE: a couple schools have N<5 so they may need to be adjusted before releasing.
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Would adjusting start times save routes?Adjusting start times would provide effiencies. Most districts use a three-tier routing for regular a.m. and p.m. tranportation. Using the three tiers requires staggered start times allowing enough time for the completion of each tier's routes. As an example, Elmbrook uses a three-tier model and have a start time and end time of 7:18 to 2:31 for middle schools, 8:00 to 2:45 for high schools, and elementary from 8:50 to 3:42 for elementary schools. The three tiers are structured around the number of buses needed for the elementary level and private/parochial transportation is layered in with the secondary routes.
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How many private school students would use transportation? Data from other Districts? Survey of families?The response to this question depends on the number of resident children who attend a private school within Wauwatosa and their home is 2+ miles from their private school or the student must travel through unusually hazardous areas and children who live in Wauwatosa and attend a private school that is within five miles of the City of Wauwatosa. The District does not have access to these numbers at this time. However, District leaders are working with external partners in an effort to receive this information from surrounding private schools. District leaders expect to have the ability to revisit this response by April 30, 2024.
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What would a model between base deferred and instructionally focused look like with including the last sentence - roofs, hardscapes, etc.?The District will be creating a facilities Master Plan that would give a prioritized analysis of both deferred maintenance and renovation/replacement options.

UPDATED TO ADD: The Master Plan would include deferred maintenance needed for hardscapes, roofs, athletic fields, etc.
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What does instructional focus include for $200-$400 million more that the deferred model doesn’t?This scope TBD through an 18-month review cycle (which is starting in February 2024). The total scope of the light renovation would be reduced to reduce costs.
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Are we making or losing money with summer school? Can we charge users?The 2023 summer school program had $807,000 in expenditures and $870,000 in added revenue authority. Therefore, the program generated a net of $63,000. Districts can only charge the actual costs of summer school supplies and materials, therefore most districts (including WSD) do not charge a fee for summer school.
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In the beginning, the focus of the Task Force was to find ways to save money to combat the deficit. Tonight feels like we are no longer focused on developing areas to reduce cost, but instead, give our thoughts and feedback on 5 specific areas. Has the focus of the Task Force changed from finding creative ways to reduce the budget to providing feedback on difficult questions only?The Task Force focus has not changed. One of the briefs is titled: Budget and Taxation. The issue of the District’s budget remains forefront for the Task Force. THe task force members must also account for the fact that the other issues must be addressed. Each workpod must determine which of the five charge areas they will address first? If your workpod selects to tackle Budget and Taxation first, your ability to suggest methods to creatively reduce the budget will be available to share widely. Please note, as you address one issue, your decision will impact your ability to answer the other wicked questions before the Task Force.
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What are the immediate consequences of not funding the $44M facility deferred maintenance? This is a risk tolerance question. The items identified as deferred maintenance vary from high-risk areas (such as the electical switch gear at West HS and the Boilers at East HS) to area with less risk of failure (such as lighting and window replacements). Deferred maintenance means there areas have been identified as beyond the expected useful life and not funding these areas will increase the chances of system failures as well as continue the ongoing costs needed to keep systems working.
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Current numbers of 6,7,8th graders broken up by East and West sideShared 15 years of 3rd Friday data that includes the breakdown as requested
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Can the district staff also get census data on how many Wauwatosa students attend each private school, not only the number of resident students that would qualify for busing if provided? It would be interesting to know where residents students travel to private schools and it would help the district in the marketing and recruitment efforts for resident students.District staff will request census data from private and parochial schools in which Wauwatosa students may be enrolled.
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What are the demographics of the 418 applications for lottery school admission? Please see this spreadsheet for the demographic breakdown. Please note that of the 418, many are duplicates since some students/families apply for multiple choices.
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What is the cost per student (total) to educate a student at a lottery school vs. traditional? Please see page 5 of the Community Questions document.
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What is the cost difference per student between STEM, Montessori, RegPlease see page 5 of the Community Questions document.
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I would also like to see the option of going to 1 high school 9-12. The response to this inquiry is complex and requires the input and expertise of many different individuals. District staff is working to develop a comprehensive response that includes information about required land/acreage, staffing, operations, etc. District leaders anticipate providing this response to the requestor no later than March 20, 2024.
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I’m curious about the Academics and Resident Student Enrollment Brief. This is the brief our small group dug into at the last meeting. Our group had questions about the brief’s comments about the significant investment into specialty schools and the claim that resources are pulled away from the strategic goals. It is clear from the resources you’ve provided that the specialty schools are not more expensive per pupil than the traditional schools.

Another concern brought forward in the brief is the demographic makeup of specialty school populations. An easy fix for this is to automatically enroll every incoming K4 child in the lottery. Then parents can choose yes or no, if their child’s name is chosen. Would the district consider this idea for the lottery?

The brief clearly states the district wants to focus on traditional schools and not expand specialty schools. Is the district considering closing specialty schools? If specialty schools are so popular and successful why not expand them? The brief does not offer compelling reasons, in our group’s opinion. 		The District's specialty schools are not more expensive per pupil than traditional schools. However, District Office support as a resource is pulled away from traditional schools and universal curriculum and instruction in an effort to tend to specialty schools.

The primary and priority goal of the District must be to ensure that the universal curriculum and instruction is available to all students at every school. While we have made improvements as a system, we are far from realizing this goal. Current funding and staffing only allow for students falling at the 10th percentile or lower to be provided with supplemental academic support. Additionally, to prevent students from needing targeted intervention, greater attention needs to be placed on supporting educators in their universal planning and instruction, especially with the implementation of new curriculum resources, by instructional leaders such as instructional coaches and academic specialists. If we are to achieve our academic goals, there is a need for a greater investment in both universal and specialty programming in the Wauwatosa School District. Our current level of investment in academics is not reflective of our expectations and aspirations as a community. This is misaligned from our District’s Strategic Plan. As a District and community, we must remain focused on a singular mission of providing equitable access to an excellent academic experience for every student. While the Wauwatosa School District supports specialized programming, we must tend to universal instruction for all students in the District first.

The District is not suggesting closing specialty schools at this time. That said, expanding our specialty schools also requires space and facilities which are not currently available at this time. If a work pod group would like to bring forth a suggestion to auto-enroll all incoming students in the specialty school lottery, the work pod is encouraged to articulate that suggestion within the Work Pod Guide.
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I am requesting the full itemized budget for the cost of running summer school in the WSD. I would also like a breakdown of the number of students in each class. In this breakdown, please include resident and nonresident students. Please provide this number for the last 5 years.Itemized Budget

Student Breakdown (resident/non-resident) for 5 years
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Can the Task Force receive an update on the curriculum areas currently being updated? When discussing the specialty schools multiple members felt that the science curriculum K-12 should have STEM and project based curriculum. The last science update, sometime between 2014-16 did include more STEM and project based initiatives. If the current review and recommendation does include both of these initiatives, it would be good to know as we discuss the future of STEM learning in Wauwatosa.In short, our K-12 science standards (National and Wisconsin) call for STEM principles to be embedded within the curriculum. Furthermore, Wisconsin has articulated a vision for Science and STEM education, both of which communicate STEM for all. In WSD, it is our goal to ensure all students have STEM learning within their K-12 science education and beyond (through technology education pathways and electives courses). To read more about this, please review this linked document.
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I am looking for data on the reorganization of stem

Can all the Stem students grades 1-8 fit into Underwood’s building if regular Underwood is moved? (Only stem in that building)Can non-stem Underwood students, Eisenhower students and Madison students be re distributed (by redrawing boundaries) to fit into Madison’s and Eisenhower's buildings?Can Jefferson fit into Wilson if stem is moved out of Wilson?		WSTEM, USTEM and MSTEM have a total of 532 students. If these 532 students were to all attend school in the current Underwood building (which has 20 classrooms), approximately 26.6 kids would need to be in each classroom.

The distance from 58th and Wells (eastern border) to Wilson is 1.7 miles. The current City Option exempts the need for transportation. There may be hazardous/unusually hazardous areas to consider if transportation is offered at some point in the future.

Eisenhower and Madison do not have the capacity to intake all 231 non-STEM students from Underwood.
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At the task force meeting this week, our pod was discussing the budget and taxation brief. All 5 members of our group agreed that the district should be right sized to match the resident enrollment of the community, but there was some confusion about the cost savings related to school closures. The task force has been presented with many different financial figures over the last 6 months. Referring back to the scenarios presented in October on reducing the footprint, it is difficult to determine what the actual cost saving is related to closing schools. The scenario showing Jefferson closing lists the following cost savings:

School closing savings, operational savings: $ 850,000
Cost savings:
- operational $845,000
- personnel $7,605,000

In the task force resource booklet, the deferred maintenance needs for Jefferson are listed as $6,862,145. It also states that it is being proposed to rebuild Jefferson which would cost $44,409,389.

Would our TF pod be correct in thinking that based on these numbers, closing Jefferson could save the district, or reduce the amount of a referendum by, $16,162,155 - $53,709,389 in operating and capital costs depending on if deferred maintenance needs were addressed at Jefferson or if it was rebuilt?		If Jefferson were to close, the District would save $850k in annual operating costs. This would also eliminate the need to invest in deferred maintenance ($6.8M) OR the cost of building a new school ($44M).
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I would also like to see the option of going to 1 high school 9-12.
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Please provide the number of elementary, middle school and high school student intra-district transfers for the years 2012-2022. Thank youPlease see these data in this document.
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Please provide the intradistrict transfer numbers approved for the 2024-25 school year. Along with the schools involved in the transfer, please provide the grade level assignment. Ex: 1 -1st grade student from Washington will attend Lincoln 2024-25. Thank you.Please see IDT approvals, by level, solely for the 24-25 school year in this document. All students across our district who have intra-district transferred who are currently in our system our represented, as of 4/5/24, in this spreadsheet. This spreadsheet includes all current students who are not attending in their neighborhood school and which school they transferred into or out of.
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I would like to know where the K-6 and 7-12 model went? Do you have information on that plan?District administrators are continuing to explore this option at this time.
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On 1/24/24, Matt Bubness sent out an email to the 2075 TF letting us know that per our vote we would receive the 7-12 scenarios modeled out (per Tanya Jahr’s presentation). When will we receive this information?District administrators are continuing to explore this option at this time.
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What is the potential annual cost savings by eliminating the following elementary programs: Band/Orchestra and Foreign Language?Personnel costs associated with these specials can be found in the Elementary tab of this document.
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I'm looking for data on what our schools would look like (number of students, demographics of students including race, SES and students with disabilities) as well as potential cost savings/deficits if the following occurred:

1. Eliminate STEM programming, send all students in the district back to their neighborhood schools (no intra district transfers anywhere in the district).
2. Same as 1, but eliminate open enrollment as well. Include student population and demographic data for secondary schools.
3. Eliminate all specialty programs (STEM and Montessori), send all students in the district back to neighborhood schools (No intra district transfers anywhere in the district).
4. Same as 3, but eliminate open enrollment as well. Include student population and demographic data for secondary schools.

Also consider running points 2 & 4 through the original scenarios that showed the closure of 1 or 2 schools.		Please find the requested data here.
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At Task Force meetings in 2023, MDRoffers outlined the enrollment and boundary projections for all of the district’s elementary schools under a variety of scenarios. These were the conceptual elementary scenarios presented to the TF, using enrollment numbers from March 2023. The scenarios which included OE, used OE current levels. The preferred class size guidelines at that time were used.

I believe, however, the calculations fail to address the true potential resident population for each of the neighborhood schools.

I would like to request that the enrollment projections for each of the nine neighborhood elementary schools be calculated in one scenario to include ALL of the following factors;
-residents only, no OE numbers.
-ALL students who reside within the school’s boundary who currently go to WSTEM, USTEM and Montessori.
-ALL students who reside within the school’s boundary students who currently intra-district transfer out of that school.

(If the data becomes available, the previously requested data as to the number of resident students from within each of the neighborhood school boundaries who currently attend private schools might also help to provide a clearer picture of the resident enrollment potential for each elementary.)

For example:

Eisenhower has 15 students at WSTEM, 17 students at USTEM and 70 students at Montessori. (These are numbers provided by the district.)

Eisenhower also has 23 students who intra-district transfer out of the school.
(If OE Eisenhower students transferred between Eisenhower and another school that number should be included separately in the data.)

Using provided numbers, Eisenhower has 125 resident students who reside within the school’s geographic boundary who are enrolled at another Tosa school.

It would be helpful to understand what resident movement is occurring within the district, and how the movement of students changes the population at each elementary school.

Updated maps, including the previously stated factors, would help in assessing numbers of resident students that could potentially attend any of our neighborhood schools. Those numbers may indicate why some schools have higher OE incoming students, because resident students choose to leave that school.		Please find the response to this request here.
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What is the capacity of East HS third floor?As currently configured, depending on the calculation used, capacity of East HS (including the third floor) would be between 1,415 and 2,022. Task Force members are encouraged to articulate their proposed scenarios within their work pod guides. Specifics can be found here.
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Thanks for the data on resident enrollment that I requested. But I am confused about some of the numbers in your charts, and hope that you can clarify for me.
It would seem that, because all Inter-district transfers, (both in and out,) and specialty school enrollment is counted separately, the Resident Enrollment number for each school should account only for resident students currently residing within the boundaries of that school - in both charts.

But, that is not the case and there are many large discrepancies in the base Resident Enrollment numbers in the two charts, something which I am hoping you can explain.

For example, Lincoln shows 283 current resident in-boundary students in the top chart, but 309 in the bottom chart (before IDT back to Home, WSTEM, USTEM and Montessori students are added,) a gain of 26 students (from where?) McKinley goes from 323 to 342, an increase of 19 students.

Meanwhile, Jefferson goes from 170 resident in-boundary students to 149 in the bottom chart, a loss of 21. Madison goes from 217 to 180, a drop of 37.

Again, because the top line of each chart appears to be the current in-boundary resident enrollment numbers, (before all of the other prospective resident and non-resident students are added or subtracted,) I am not understanding why there are such large discrepancies between the two charts and how you arrived at those numbers, and am hoping you can please clarify. Shouldn't the two top line resident enrollment numbers match?
The spreadsheet has been updated to fix a formula error.
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I would like data related to closing middle and going to district wide schools

Can all district students 6-8 fit into one of the high schools and all the district students 9-12 fit in the other high school? If we eliminate open enrollment would this model work?

What is the resale value of Whitman?
What is the resale value of Longfellow?
Would this require busing?		It would be possible to fit all resident students 9-12 in the Wauwatosa East building, if the third floor were to be renovated. It would also be possible to fit all resident students 6-8 in Wauwatosa West. However, both buildings would be at/near target capacity. This assumes utilizing the current classroom configuration, which means that additional breakout spaces and/or collaborative areas could not be added, and classrooms would maintain their current footprint(s).

Alternatively, all resident students 6-8 could be housed at East, and resident students 9-12 could be housed at West. However, an addition would need to be added to Wauwatosa West to accomodate all high school students. This would eliminate the need to renovate the third floor at Wauwatosa East. Under this model, a commitment to an athletic complex would also be prudent to provide appropriate access to athletic opportunities for all students.

The District has engaged an appraisal company and will receive estimates by the end of May.

The District could continue to leverage the City Option in this scenario; however, whether or not this meets the standard of care in Wauwatosa would need to be assessed. There would be no transportation requirement as long as the District continues to operate under the city option.
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I would like to request a spreadsheet sheet of instructional coaches, mental health people (outside of grade level councilors), deans, elementary spanish teachers and all curriculum coordinators. I heard from a colleague that there are “art curriculum coordinators” in WSD. Please include these positions. Please also include all salaries in the spreadsheet.Please find the requested information here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMx-zHlwMQn0gh6w2FjoPGlwvFmsreOlaCOCAvS3QXo/edit?usp=sharing
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How many of the interdistrict transfers are open enrollment students?The total number of IDT students who are open enrolled has been added to this document in the notes (61 out of 361 = 17%)
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What percentage of the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 SY budget dollars go directly to classrooms in the District?Fifty eight percent of the District's 2023-24 SY budget was allocated for classroom (instructional) use.

Costs associated with classroom instruction, as prescribed by the Wisconsin Department of Instruction (i.e. classroom materials, teacher salaries and benefits, Education Assistants salaries and benefits, etc.) were added together and identified as a percentage of the total Fund 10 and Fund 27 combined budget.
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I would like to know where the K-6 and 7-12 model went? Do you have information on that plan?
I would like to know if the elementary schools can fit grades 1-6 and the high schools 7-12? Do we have any information on this?		A response to this inquiry can be found here.
Update on Page 10: Wauwatosa East Renovation Line Item Budget
Update on Page 11: Wauwatosa West Renovation Line Item Budget
Update on Page 12: Wauwatosa East 3rd Floor Renovation Line Item Budget
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On 1/24/24, matt Bubness sent out an email to the 2075 TF letting us know that per our vote we would receive the 7-12 scenarios modeled out (per Tanya Jahr’s presentation). When will we receive this information?
A response to this inquiry can be found here.
Update on Page 10: Wauwatosa East Renovation Line Item Budget
Update on Page 11: Wauwatosa West Renovation Line Item Budget
Update on Page 12: Wauwatosa East 3rd Floor Renovation Line Item Budget
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