According to that statement, the settlement includes the appointment of an outside authority, paid by DPI, to monitor MPS’s compliance with state and federal special education law and establish standards for MPS.
The agreement will also create a parent trainer position that will be based at Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training & Support. This person will support MPS parents and DPI will pay his or her salary.
MPS did not enter into the agreement, and issued a statment today calling DPI’s decision “a disappointment” because of the tax increase district officials say will result for local taxpayers.
According to the district’s statement, the MPS School Board sent a letter to the state Attorney General last month asking that negotiations continue.