Who is making Wisconsin school district policy? Hint: it’s not really school boards
“Wisconsin is a local control state.” That sentence pops up again and again in DPI guidance and in decisions by Wisconsin state courts. It stands for the idea that, in Wisconsin, democratically-elected local school boards are responsible for making decisions and adopting policies that determine how schools will be run and what students will learn.
Field Guide to WI School Policy
People who understand what policy is required and how policy is made are better able to envision and advocate for the approaches that will best serve their communities and their kids.