Thursday, February 14, 2013
School district officials respond to parents' concerns with new details about teacher ratios, quality assurance measures and the district's vision for child development.
Whitefish Bay parents who use before- and after-school programs packed the School Board meeting Wednesday night to share their concerns. The School Board meeting comes two weeks after the Whitefish Bay School District ended its partnership with Milestones Programs for Children, a nonprofit daycare provider that leases space at Cumberland and Richards elementary schools. The news of the district ending the 33-year partnership to provide its own before- and after-school programs surprised parents, who said they have learned to trust and admire Milestones' programs over the years. "To me, it's kind of like saying we're going to kick out Winkie's, to not have milestones here," said Whitefish Bay resident Gary Nadolsky. "It's a landmark for …
Friday, February 1, 2013
We want to know your opinion on the Whitefish Bay School District's decision to offer its own before- and after-school programs instead of Milestones Programs for Children.
The Whitefish Bay School District's decision to offer before- and after-school programs through the district's Recreation Department instead of Milestones Programs for Children generated dozens of comments on Patch this week. One user said they "have confidence (the district) will do all they can to guarantee that the program operates at the same level of excellence as our schools do (generally) and that our kids are served by trained professionals." Other users said they were upset by the decision. One user even said "Cumberland parents are already organizing to walk across the street to Holy Family, where Milestones has had a wonderful program in place for years." Of course, with anonymous comments, there's no way to prove if these are …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Whitefish Bay School District expects to generate as much as $225,000 in annual revenue by ending its 33-year partnership with Milestones Programs for Children.
Starting next school year, Whitefish Bay School District will do away with its 33-year partnership with Milestones Programs for Children and offer its own before- and after-school programming. Milestones, a nonprofit daycare provider, currently leases space at Cumberland and Richards elementary schools, where it provides before-and after-school programs to young children. Last week, the school district notified Milestones it would not be renewing its annual lease, and would offer its own before- and after-school programs. The district sent out information about the change to parents last week, and additional information is expected to be shared later this week. Similar to Milestones, the district will start providing child care at 7 a.m. …
Eric Chare
9:09 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I am late to this site but I think the commenters are missing half the point. Half is the money but the other half is control. The school district and in particular the principals want to control the entire day because they are sure they will do a better job than milestones has. This is fine if you think the school district is perfect but if you dont then this is quite a problem! Will some of the… more ›