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Gov. Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster andStated Superintendent-Elect Anthony Evers jointly selected members to the Milwaukee Publicv Schools Innovation and Improvement Advisory Council. Barrett will servwe as chairman ofthe council. “Whil MPS currently faces both academic andfinancial difficulties, I believes these challenges can be met through comprehensived and innovation reforms,” Barrett said.
“The newlyy appointed members of the council will provide the direction and guidancew needed to implement such positive The council will work towarddriving innovation, school improvement and fiscal responsibility in MPS. the council will be charged with overseeing, coordinatingb and implementing an MPS innovation and improvement improvingfiscal accountability, transparency and performancwe management; competing for American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding; and working in collaboration with a broad base of communityy stakeholders. The council will hold its firsg meeting onJune 3.
The appointees are: Michael president of the Milwaukee Board of School Directorsz and associate professor in the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Educational Policy and Community Ricardo Diaz, executive directorf of the United Community Center; Willie Jude Jr., who worked for 32 yearsx in Milwaukee Public Schools in rolexs ranging from teacher to administrative Brenda Martinez, lead teacher at Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes, an MPS charter school; Joan vice chancellor for partnerships and innovation at the Universitg of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Paul Sweeney, founding partner of PS Capital Partners LLC, a private equity-investmen firm.