Assemblyman André Jacque Writes Bill to Remove Virtual School Student Cap
We need your help! 
During the past two weeks, we have been in close communication with members of the Wisconsin legislature to bring attention to the 2,712 students currently on the Department of Public Instruction's waiting list to enroll in a virtual charter school. Our hopes were to get as much support as possible for the bills already written concerning removal of the virtual charter school student cap. However, we got more than we hoped for! After speaking with us last week, Assemblyman André Jacque agreed to write a bill focused solely on the removal of the virtual school student cap. While there are other bills in Madison that propose to remove the cap, they all contain additional proposals that may slow the process. We are extremely excited about the prospect of this bill moving quickly. Representative Jacque contacted us today to let us know that the bill is already written and he is ready to move forward! More importantly, he asked us to provide him written testimonials in support of removing the virtual charter school student cap. As families of Wisconsin Virtual Learning, whether new or returning, on the waiting list or already accepted, we hope you might be able to take a few moments over this extremely busy holiday weekend to write a short testimonial on why virtual education is important to your family.
Why did you choose this route? Why will virtual education be a better fit for your child? Many of you have already been instrumental in helping shape virtual education in Wisconsin, and this is one more opportunity to bring about meaningful reform for Wisconsin families and students. Representative Jacque would like as many testimonials as possible to share with his fellow representatives, in hopes of gaining support for this bill and aiding in its quick passage. He believes hearing the voices of the students and parents affected by this waiting list will be the easiest way to get the other legislators to understand the urgency and the need to remove the cap. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. If you would like to contribute, please email me your testimony at jberish@nosd.edu by noon on Tuesday, May 31st. I wish you a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend! Sincerely, Jessica Berish Director of Admissions Wisconsin Virtual Learning Phone: (262) 416-8648 | 
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