{"id":851,"date":"2025-11-17T20:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/new-petition-alert-slow-down-optimizing-our-future-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:34:07","slug":"serious-concerns-about-oof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/serious-concerns-about-oof\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Concerns about SDW Board and Administration Actions Regarding Optimizing Our Future Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-851\" data-postid=\"851\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-851 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4lfu029 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_te60924 first\">\n                    <!-- module template_part -->\n<div  class=\"module module-layout-part tb_6zfh209 \">\n    <div class=\"tb_layout_part_wrap tf_w\"><!--themify_builder_content-->\n    <div  class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-796 themify_builder not_editable_builder in_the_loop\" data-postid=\"796\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_gbu9070 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_uks0004 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9afl257   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>(<a href=\"#espanol\">Espa\u00f1ol abajo<\/a>)<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module template_part --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wx5k289   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Alliance for Education in Waukesha (AEW) is a parent-led organization, founded in January 2021, that is dedicated to safe, healthy and strong public schools in Waukesha. As such, we have deep concerns about the future of the School District of Waukesha (SDW) after the school board\u2019s approval of the &#8220;Optimizing Our Future&#8221; (aptly nicknamed OOF) E.1 plan last Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Over the next week and a half, we\u2019ll be diving in to a multitude of concerns that we feel are important to students, families, teachers, staff, and all members of the SDW community. Those include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concerns about transparency regarding the choice of Option E.1, which is to be implemented for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about comments by Board Member Karrie Kozlowski<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about ongoing decisions by the Board and Administration that indicate a perceived bias against low income and minority students\/families<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about whether aspects of the OOF decision were predicated on interest from Lake Country Classical Academy, as well as concerns about the future of SDW-owned buildings<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about the future of the Dual Language program<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about the impact of OOF on students with disabilities, IEPs, or 504 plans<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about overall impact of OOF on students, as well as the possibility of more school closures<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about the impact of OOF on property values<\/li>\n<li>Ideas to preserve strong and healthy public schools in Waukesha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we publish information and concerns between now and Thanksgiving, <strong>we\u2019d like to hear from you<\/strong>. If you have information, ideas, or calls to action pertaining to any of the points above, or if you have additional concerns we haven&#8217;t mentioned, we\u2019d love for you to <a href=\"mailto:allianceforeducationwaukesha@gmail.com\">message us<\/a>. We respect the frequent need for privacy and anonymity, particularly relating to district employees. With that in mind, we can share information with the public while keeping sources anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>We also encourage you to continue signing and sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/slow-down-optimizing-our-future-focus-on-the-best-interest-of-our-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our petition<\/a>, because we still believe there is room to demand an impact study and to delay the implementation process to ensure that our students are treated with the care and fairness they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>This is a significant period of transition for the School District of Waukesha. Our hope is that, as a community, we can work together to move forward and preserve the strong public schools we have, support teachers and staff through the unknowns, and help students thrive, even as 50% of them will likely be in a new school next fall under the plan that the board approved.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xk8h004 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jlhf660 first\">\n                    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_155h424 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <a name=\"espanol\"><\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_8vcd229 solid   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #000;margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_n3ni609 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_0npa990 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_2kae470 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Serias preocupaciones sobre las acciones de la Junta y la Administraci\u00f3n de SDW con respecto al plan 'Optimizando Nuestro Futuro'            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j12e339   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>La Alianza por la Educaci\u00f3n en Waukesha (AEW) es una organizaci\u00f3n dirigida por padres, fundada en enero de 2021, que se dedica a tener escuelas p\u00fablicas seguras, saludables y s\u00f3lidas en Waukesha. Como tal, tenemos serias preocupaciones sobre el futuro del Distrito Escolar de Waukesha (SDW) despu\u00e9s de la aprobaci\u00f3n del plan E.1 &#8216;Optimizando Nuestro Futuro&#8217; (apodado acertadamente OOF) por la junta escolar el pasado mi\u00e9rcoles 12 de noviembre de 2025. Durante la pr\u00f3xima semana y media, profundizaremos en una multitud de preocupaciones que consideramos importantes para los estudiantes, las familias, los maestros, el personal y todos los miembros de la comunidad del SDW. Estas incluyen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre la transparencia respecto a la elecci\u00f3n de la Opci\u00f3n E.1, que se implementar\u00e1 para el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o escolar 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre los comentarios de la miembro del Consejo Karrie Kozlowski<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre las decisiones continuas del Consejo y la Administraci\u00f3n que indican un sesgo percibido contra estudiantes\/familias de bajos ingresos y minor\u00edas<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre si aspectos de la decisi\u00f3n de OOF se basaron en el inter\u00e9s de Lake Country Classical Academy, as\u00ed como preocupaciones sobre el futuro de los edificios propiedad de SDW<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre el futuro del programa de Lenguaje Dual<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto de OOF en estudiantes con discapacidades, IEPs o planes 504<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto general de OOF en los estudiantes, as\u00ed como la posibilidad de m\u00e1s cierres de escuelas<\/li>\n<li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto de OOF en los valores de las propiedades<\/li>\n<li>Ideas para preservar escuelas p\u00fablicas fuertes y saludables en Waukesha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A medida que publiquemos informaci\u00f3n y preocupaciones entre ahora y el D\u00eda de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias, <strong>nos gustar\u00eda saber de usted<\/strong>. Si tiene informaci\u00f3n, ideas o llamados a la acci\u00f3n relacionados con cualquiera de los puntos mencionados anteriormente, o si tiene preocupaciones adicionales que no hayamos mencionado, nos encantar\u00eda que <a href=\"mailto:allianceforeducationwaukesha@gmail.com\">nos enviara un mensaje<\/a>. Respetamos la frecuente necesidad de privacidad y anonimato, especialmente en lo que respecta a los empleados del distrito. Con esto en mente, podemos compartir informaci\u00f3n con el p\u00fablico manteniendo el anonimato de las fuentes.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n les animamos a seguir firmando y compartiendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/slow-down-optimizing-our-future-focus-on-the-best-interest-of-our-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuestra petici\u00f3n<\/a>, porque todav\u00eda creemos que hay espacio para exigir un estudio de impacto y para retrasar el proceso de implementaci\u00f3n, a fin de garantizar que nuestros estudiantes sean tratados con el cuidado y la equidad que merecen.<br \/><br \/>Este es un per\u00edodo significativo de transici\u00f3n para el Distrito Escolar de Waukesha. Nuestra esperanza es que, como comunidad, podamos trabajar juntos para seguir adelante y preservar las s\u00f3lidas escuelas p\u00fablicas que tenemos, apoyar a los maestros y al personal ante lo desconocido y ayudar a los estudiantes a prosperar, incluso cuando probablemente el 50 % de ellos est\u00e9 en una nueva escuela el pr\u00f3ximo oto\u00f1o seg\u00fan el plan aprobado por la junta.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4kx8040 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_a950499 first\">\n                    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_k21f999 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <a name=\"petition-eng\"><\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_vr51200 solid   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #000;margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_mcda094 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cv86750 first\">\n                    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_kc2q277 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <a name=\"petition-esp\"><\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_xbde227 solid   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #000;margin-top: 25px;margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alliance for Education in Waukesha (AEW) is a parent-led organization, founded in January 2021, that is dedicated to safe, healthy and strong public schools in Waukesha. 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As such, we have deep concerns about the future of the School District of Waukesha (SDW) after the school board\u2019s approval of the \"Optimizing Our Future\" (aptly nicknamed OOF) E.1 plan last Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Over the next week and a half, we\u2019ll be diving in to a multitude of concerns that we feel are important to students, families, teachers, staff, and all members of the SDW community. Those include:<\/p> <ul> <li>Concerns about transparency regarding the choice of Option E.1, which is to be implemented for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year<\/li> <li>Concerns about comments by Board Member Karrie Kozlowski<\/li> <li>Concerns about ongoing decisions by the Board and Administration that indicate a perceived bias against low income and minority students\/families<\/li> <li>Concerns about whether aspects of the OOF decision were predicated on interest from Lake Country Classical Academy, as well as concerns about the future of SDW-owned buildings<\/li> <li>Concerns about the future of the Dual Language program<\/li> <li>Concerns about the impact of OOF on students with disabilities, IEPs, or 504 plans<\/li> <li>Concerns about overall impact of OOF on students, as well as the possibility of more school closures<\/li> <li>Concerns about the impact of OOF on property values<\/li> <li>Ideas to preserve strong and healthy public schools in Waukesha<\/li> <\/ul> <p>As we publish information and concerns between now and Thanksgiving, <strong>we\u2019d like to hear from you<\/strong>. If you have information, ideas, or calls to action pertaining to any of the points above, or if you have additional concerns we haven't mentioned, we\u2019d love for you to <a href=\"mailto:allianceforeducationwaukesha@gmail.com\">message us<\/a>. We respect the frequent need for privacy and anonymity, particularly relating to district employees. With that in mind, we can share information with the public while keeping sources anonymous.<\/p> <p>We also encourage you to continue signing and sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/slow-down-optimizing-our-future-focus-on-the-best-interest-of-our-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our petition<\/a>, because we still believe there is room to demand an impact study and to delay the implementation process to ensure that our students are treated with the care and fairness they deserve.<\/p> <p>This is a significant period of transition for the School District of Waukesha. Our hope is that, as a community, we can work together to move forward and preserve the strong public schools we have, support teachers and staff through the unknowns, and help students thrive, even as 50% of them will likely be in a new school next fall under the plan that the board approved.<\/p>\n<a name=\"espanol\"><\/a>\n\n<h2>Serias preocupaciones sobre las acciones de la Junta y la Administraci\u00f3n de SDW con respecto al plan 'Optimizando Nuestro Futuro'<br\/><\/h2>\n<p>La Alianza por la Educaci\u00f3n en Waukesha (AEW) es una organizaci\u00f3n dirigida por padres, fundada en enero de 2021, que se dedica a tener escuelas p\u00fablicas seguras, saludables y s\u00f3lidas en Waukesha. Como tal, tenemos serias preocupaciones sobre el futuro del Distrito Escolar de Waukesha (SDW) despu\u00e9s de la aprobaci\u00f3n del plan E.1 'Optimizando Nuestro Futuro' (apodado acertadamente OOF) por la junta escolar el pasado mi\u00e9rcoles 12 de noviembre de 2025. Durante la pr\u00f3xima semana y media, profundizaremos en una multitud de preocupaciones que consideramos importantes para los estudiantes, las familias, los maestros, el personal y todos los miembros de la comunidad del SDW. Estas incluyen:<\/p> <ul> <li>Preocupaciones sobre la transparencia respecto a la elecci\u00f3n de la Opci\u00f3n E.1, que se implementar\u00e1 para el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o escolar 2026-2027<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre los comentarios de la miembro del Consejo Karrie Kozlowski<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre las decisiones continuas del Consejo y la Administraci\u00f3n que indican un sesgo percibido contra estudiantes\/familias de bajos ingresos y minor\u00edas<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre si aspectos de la decisi\u00f3n de OOF se basaron en el inter\u00e9s de Lake Country Classical Academy, as\u00ed como preocupaciones sobre el futuro de los edificios propiedad de SDW<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre el futuro del programa de Lenguaje Dual<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto de OOF en estudiantes con discapacidades, IEPs o planes 504<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto general de OOF en los estudiantes, as\u00ed como la posibilidad de m\u00e1s cierres de escuelas<\/li> <li>Preocupaciones sobre el impacto de OOF en los valores de las propiedades<\/li> <li>Ideas para preservar escuelas p\u00fablicas fuertes y saludables en Waukesha<\/li> <\/ul> <p>A medida que publiquemos informaci\u00f3n y preocupaciones entre ahora y el D\u00eda de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias, <strong>nos gustar\u00eda saber de usted<\/strong>. Si tiene informaci\u00f3n, ideas o llamados a la acci\u00f3n relacionados con cualquiera de los puntos mencionados anteriormente, o si tiene preocupaciones adicionales que no hayamos mencionado, nos encantar\u00eda que <a href=\"mailto:allianceforeducationwaukesha@gmail.com\">nos enviara un mensaje<\/a>. Respetamos la frecuente necesidad de privacidad y anonimato, especialmente en lo que respecta a los empleados del distrito. Con esto en mente, podemos compartir informaci\u00f3n con el p\u00fablico manteniendo el anonimato de las fuentes.<\/p> <p>Tambi\u00e9n les animamos a seguir firmando y compartiendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/slow-down-optimizing-our-future-focus-on-the-best-interest-of-our-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuestra petici\u00f3n<\/a>, porque todav\u00eda creemos que hay espacio para exigir un estudio de impacto y para retrasar el proceso de implementaci\u00f3n, a fin de garantizar que nuestros estudiantes sean tratados con el cuidado y la equidad que merecen.<br \/><br \/>Este es un per\u00edodo significativo de transici\u00f3n para el Distrito Escolar de Waukesha. Nuestra esperanza es que, como comunidad, podamos trabajar juntos para seguir adelante y preservar las s\u00f3lidas escuelas p\u00fablicas que tenemos, apoyar a los maestros y al personal ante lo desconocido y ayudar a los estudiantes a prosperar, incluso cuando probablemente el 50 % de ellos est\u00e9 en una nueva escuela el pr\u00f3ximo oto\u00f1o seg\u00fan el plan aprobado por la junta.<\/p>\n<a name=\"petition-eng\"><\/a>\n\n<a name=\"petition-esp\"><\/a>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alliancewaukesha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}