STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · February 18, 2016
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Nik Kovac, Vice-Chair
Ald. Joe Davis, Sr., Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert
Bauman, Ald. Terry Witkowski, Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski,
and Ald. James Bohl
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
Present 8 - Murphy, Kovac, Hamilton, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski, Bohl, Stamper II
Excused 1 - Davis
1. 150804 Communication from the Charter School Review Committee
transmitting its 2014-2015 Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
1:40 P.M.
RECESS, then reconvened at 1:48 PM
Speakers:
Jarett Fields - staff for CSRC
Desiree Pointer Mace - member CSRC
Susan Gramling - contract with CSRC, Children's Research Center
Janice Eroth - contract with CSRC, Children's Research Center
Ald. Stamper arrived in place of Ald. Davis at 2:01 P.M.
David Weingrod - 2805 E. Oklahoma - Schools and Communities United - he
provided a writen statement for the file - he will submit articles on Concepts Schools
and their issues.
Virginia Flynn - Downtown Montessori School
Leah Noid-Harrington - parent at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Jonathan Wertz - parent of child at Escuela Verde
Tamun O'Neal - Milwaukee Collegiate Academy student
Lawrence Hoffman - Schools and Communities United
Amos Malone - student at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Dasha Rogers - freshman at Marquette University, graduate of Milwaukee Collegiate
Academy
Marva Herndon - concerned about the Milwaukee Math and Science Academy report
that was submitted to CSRC
Terrance Franklin - had to go back to school
Melvin Aldrich, Jr. - junior at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Tracy Thompson - read by Ms. Pointer Mace - an Alverno professor (Jack is her son)
Shaloun Mims - senior at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Addia Hackney - not present
Crystal Shipp - staff member at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
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Howard Fuller - Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Held so that CSRC staff could submit additional information for the report.
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 8- Murphy, Kovac, Hamilton, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski, Bohl and
Stamper II
No 0
Excused 1- Davis
Meeting adjourned: 4:48 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research
Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Nik Kovac, Vice-Chair
Ald. Joe Davis, Sr., Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert Bauman,
Ald. Terry Witkowski, Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski, and Ald. James
Bohl
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 150804 Communication from the Charter School Review Committee transmitting
its 2014-2015 Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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