The Final Report - Malcolm Shabazz City High School, Madison WI

Mandate AnalysisGiven the nature of the District as a public educational entity, and the fact that a significantportion of funding is received from federal and state sources, the District is required to complywith a considerable level of mandated requirements. A component of this functional analysis wasan assessment of whether mandated functions, as identified and categorized from the initialfunctional listing, are being met and in which cases the service provided by the District is in factexceeding what is required.These mandates can be categorized as follows:Federal mandate – legal requirementFederal mandate – funding requirementState mandate- legal requirementState mandate – funding requirementDepartment of Public Instruction – administrative rule requirementDepartment of Public Instruction – 20 standardsFor ease of use, the chart which follows attempts to tie the relevant mandates , whether state orfederal, to a single functional area. It should be noted that the DPI standards are in actuality bestpractices rather than legal mandates. In recent years auditing of District implementation of thesestandards has been decreasing as state resources toward this effort are reduced.The District has a formidable challenge in ensuring compliance. However, efforts intended tofurther quality service to students should not be confused or misinterpreted as mandaterequirements. As indicated by the information below, in many instances the District is providingservice offerings that exceed the required state or federal mandate. In these cases, more detailis provided in the corresponding decision item found in the next section.Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP Page 11March 11, 2002