To provide written testimony:
By U.S. Mail:
Milwaukee Board of School Directors
c/o Office of Board Governance
P.O. Box 2181
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2181
By fax: 414-475-8071
By email:
Provide comments by email .
To provide oral testimony during the meeting:
You must register in advance to receive your unique access link/code. Registration requests must be submitted by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting.
Complete the registration at the following link:
https://milwaukeemps.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fSqWy5RvSeWwKTK3r28ggg
Your device must have a microphone. You will not appear visually. Test your connection ahead of time at this link: https://zoom.us/test
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with your unique access link. To enter the meeting and provide testimony you must use your unique link, which may not be shared with others. Individuals who do not access via their unique links will not be added to the platform.
Note: Check spam or junk folders if you do not see the confirmation email in your inbox.
To enter the meeting follow the link in the email confirmation that will be sent to you.
To Register by Phone:
You may register to give your testimony by dialing in by phone. To register for this option, call 414-475-8200 and follow the instructions. You will receive a phone call to confirm your registration and will receive a special phone number to call for the meeting, as well as a unique entry code, which may not be shared with others. To enter the meeting and provide testimony, you must call using the phone number you registered with. All individuals who access the meeting without using their unique codes will not be added to the platform.
To enter the meeting, call the number provided in the confirmation phone call. When prompted, enter the meeting ID number that you were given.
Speaking Instructions for All Participants
Step 1: Enter the meeting via your unique link/dial-in code. You will be placed in a virtual waiting room. After the meeting starts, you will be able to hear the meeting, but you will not be heard or seen.
NOTE: If you experience interference noise, it is recommended that you shut down or move away from other devices that are connected to the meeting or to Wi-Fi. Ensure that you have no background noises. If board members and the listening audience are unable to hear you clearly due to your background noise or digital interference, you may be removed from the meeting.
Step 2: During the meeting, the Chair will call your name to speak. Speakers must state their first and last names and spell their last names before providing testimony. Each speaker will have a total of two (2) minutes in which to speak. A timer box will be shown on the screen for those watching the meeting. The Board Clerk will vocally alert phone-in participants when they have fifteen seconds of speaking time remaining.
Step 3: To be fair to all speakers, the platform will remove you once your speaking time has elapsed.
Step 4: Once you have been removed as a speaker, you are also removed from the meeting platform. If you wish to continue to follow the meeting, you may so by radio on WYMS 88.9 FM, or via the livestream or MPS YouTube stream, the links to which have been provided above.
Individuals who are removed from the platform before completing their testimony or those who were unsuccessful in joining the meeting may submit their testimony in writing using the options for submittal of written testimony as described above. Both written and oral testimony will be made part of the official meeting record.