MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — At the Capitol on Thursday, the State Assembly education committee approved a bill that would allow school districts to hire superintendents who lack an education license.
Committee Chair Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay said he heard complaints from administrators that the move would cheapen the work they do.
“I had someone say, ‘Barbers and cosmetologists have to have licenses. But you’re saying that superintendents don’t?’ I don’t think that’s a fair comparison,” said Kitchens.
Opponents said the bill would weaken districts and make it harder for the Department of Public Instruction to handle problem staff and administrators.
The bill now goes to the full Assembly.
