The Wauwatosa School District and its School Board benefit from several local organizations that raise money, provide support and advocate for our public schools. In addition, the District benefits from the efforts of statewide organizations and is impacted by policies and decisions that are made at the state and federal levels of government.

The Board's Legislative Advocacy Committee works with other organizations and communicates with state legislators to let them know what our public school district needs to best serve our students and community. 

Below are websites of local and state organizations who work for the benefit of our schools, contact information for the legislators who represent parts of Wauwatosa in the state legislature, and several news articles pertaining to the state budget

Local Organizations:

• Education Foundation of Wauwatosa 
  •  The EFW raises money and provides more than $30,000/year in grants to WSD educators and classrooms.
• Parent Teacher Associations/Parent Teacher Organizations 
  • PTAs and PTOs at all levels (elementary, middle and high school) raise money, organize community-building events, and support teachers, staff, parents, and students
• Support Our Schools (SOS) Wauwatosa 
  • SOS Wauwatosa is an independent, non­partisan citizen group that advocates, primarily at the state level, for adequate funding and quality public education in Wauwatosa and Wisconsin.

State Organizations: 

• Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB)  
• WASB Legislative Agenda
• WASB Legislative Update 
• WASB Legislative Advocacy Toolkit
• WASB State Bill Tracking Chart 
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) 
• Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) 
• Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance (WSAA)

State Legislative Resources:

• State Bar of Wisconsin: Legislative Resources for Educators
• Wheeler Report: Wisconsin Legislative Blog 
• Wisconsin State Law Library 

State Legislative Contacts:

Joint Finance Committee Members

The following State Senators and Representatives represent parts of Wauwatosa. Anyone who lives in Wisconsin can look up their State Senator and Representative here: http://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/

Governor Tony Evers
Email: GovInfo@wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-266-1212

Senate District 4: Senator Lena Taylor
Email: Sen.Taylor@legis.wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-266-5810
District Office Phone: 414-342-7176

Senate District 5: Senator Dale Kooyenga
Email: Sen.Kooyenga@legis.wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-266-2512
Toll-Free Office Phone: 866-817-6061

Assembly District 12: Representative LaKeshia Myers
Email: Rep.Myers@legis.wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-266-5813
Toll-Free Office Phone: 888-534-0012

Assembly District 13: Representative Rob Hutton
Email: Rep.Hutton@legis.wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-267-9836
Toll-Free Office Phone: 888-534-0013

Assembly District 14: Representative Robyn Vining
Email: Rep.Vining@legis.wisconsin.gov
Madison Office Phone: 608-266-9180
Toll-Free Office Phone: 888-534-0014

In the News: 

• 2017 09 21 Governor Walker signs two-year budget
• 2017 02 08 Governor Walker's two-year budget 
• 2017 02 01 Gov. Walker on state funding for schools