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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 558
March 6, 2012 - Offered by Representatives Krusick and Fields.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,1,3 21. Page 1, line 11: after "effectiveness," insert "parental choice programs, a
3school assessment guide,".
AB558-ASA1-AA4,1,4 42. Page 5, line 24: after that line insert:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,1,5 5" Section 15m. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,46 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
7applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
8state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
9schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
10certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
11or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
12state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the

1applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
2applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. and
3119.23 (7) (b) 9., private
schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified
4teachers.".
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,5 53. Page 8, line 2: after that line insert:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,6 6" Section 18m. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,187 115.28 (27) School assessment guide. Develop a guide for parents to use in
8assessing public and private schools, including charter schools. The guide shall
9include information on how to evaluate the academic performance of pupils enrolled
10in a school, a school's academic opportunities, a school's expenditures per enrolled
11pupil, the education and experience levels of teachers, and the opportunities for
12parental involvement in a school and classroom, and may include additional
13information. In developing the guide, the department shall consult with the
14Wisconsin Association of School Boards, the Wisconsin Association of School District
15Administrators, the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association, the Wisconsin Council
16of Religious and Independent Schools, the Wisconsin Education Association Council,
17and School Choice Wisconsin, Inc. The department shall post the guide on its
18Internet site and make copies of the guide available to schools upon request.".
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,19 194. Page 10, line 19: after that line insert:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,2,20 20" Section 20m. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,221 118.19 (1) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., any person seeking to teach
22in a public school, including a charter school, or; in a school or institution operated
23by a county or the state; or, beginning in the 2012-13 school year and except as
24provided in ss. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. b. and 119.23 (7) (b) 9. b., in a private school

1participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
shall first procure a license
2or permit from the department.".
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,3 35. Page 11, line 18: after that line insert:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,5 4" Section 21ad. 118.225 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
5Act 105
, is amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,10 6118.225 Teacher and principal evaluations. (intro.) A school board may
7use value-added analyses of scores on pupil assessments and the examinations
8administered to pupils under s. 118.30 and 20 USC 6311 (b) (3) to evaluate teachers
9and principals if the school board has developed a teacher and principal evaluation
10plan that includes all of the following:
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21af 11Section 21af. 118.225 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,1312 118.225 (3) The rationale for using examination results to evaluate teachers
13and principals.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21am 14Section 21am. 118.30 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,3,1615 118.30 (1m) (c) To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part
1699, beginning in the 2012-13 school year, do all of the following:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,517 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 1. b., report the scores from any examinations
18required to be administered under this subsection or sub. (6) or (7) for the 5 preceding
19school years on the school district's Internet site as soon as the information becomes
20available. Scores under this subdivision shall be reported by grade and class and
21shall include the total number of questions, the number and percentage of questions
22each pupil answered correctly, the number of questions each pupil answered
23incorrectly, the mean percentile for the class, the mean average percentile
24distributions, and the mean percentage distributions for the examination as a whole

1and for each of the following topics and subtopics: reading, including determining
2meaning, understanding texts, analyzing texts, and evaluating and extending texts;
3mathematics, including processing number operations, geometry, measurement,
4statistics and probability, and algebraic relationships; science; social studies; and
5any other topic or subtopic included in the examination.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,96 b. A school district is not required to report the information under subd. 1. a.
7if the number of pupils in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable
8information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an
9individual pupil.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,1110 2. Provide the department with an electronic copy of the information described
11in subd. 1.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,1412 3. Provide the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district
13with a paper copy of the information described in subd. 1. The information shall be
14printed in at least 12 point type and provided as soon as it becomes available.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21b 15Section 21b. 118.30 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,1716 118.30 (4m) The department shall report the information provided under sub.
17(1m) (c) 2. on the department's Internet site.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21e 18Section 21e. 118.60 (6m) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,2019 118.60 (6m) (b) 5. Electronic copies of the information described in par. (f) 1.
20within 2 weeks of receiving the scores.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21f 21Section 21f. 118.60 (6m) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,2322 118.60 (6m) (e) Except as provided in sub. (6p), provide, annually to the
23department and upon request to any person, all of the following:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,4,2524 1. Rates of graduation, truancy, attendance, suspension, and expulsion in the
25previous school year, categorized as specified in par. (b) 3. d.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,2
12. The private school's requirements for promotion from grade to grade and for
2graduation.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,33 3. The private school's safety plan.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,54 4. The number of pupils enrolled in the previous school year who were children
5with a disability, as defined s. 115.76 (5).
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,76 5. The services provided by the private school to pupils who are children with
7a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,108 6. The private school's attrition rate for teachers in the previous school year,
9as compared to the statewide attrition rate in the previous school year and the
10attrition rate of the eligible school district in the previous school year.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,1311 7. The private school's budget, specifying all existing indebtedness and all
12anticipated revenue from all sources during the ensuing fiscal year and all proposed
13expenditures during the ensuing fiscal year, and a 5-year budget plan.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,5,1614(f) 1. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99, and
15except as provided in sub. (6p), keep paper copies of all of the following, printed in
16at least 12 point type, in a binder at the school's front desk:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,317 a. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter,
18scores from any examinations administered as required under s. 118.30 (1t) in that
19school year. Scores under this subd. 1. a. shall be reported by grade and class and
20shall include the total number of questions, the number and percentage of questions
21each pupil answered correctly, the number of questions each pupil answered
22incorrectly; the mean percentile for the class, the mean average percentile
23distributions, and the mean percentage distributions for the examination as a whole
24and for each of the following topics and subtopics: reading, including determining
25meaning, understanding texts, analyzing texts, and evaluating and extending texts;

1mathematics, including processing number operations, geometry, measurement,
2statistics and probability, and algebraic relationships; science; social studies; and
3any other topic or subtopic included in the examination.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,84 b. In the 2012-13 school year, if the private school has administered the Iowa
5test in the 5 preceding school years, the scores reported by school, grade, class, and
6subject for those 5 preceding school years, and if the private school administers the
7Iowa test in the 2013-14 school year and in any school year thereafter, the scores
8reported by school, grade, class, and subject for that school year.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,129 c. If the private school administers any other standardized examinations,
10beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter, scores from
11those examinations reported in the same manner as scores are reported for the
12examinations described under subd. 1. b.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,1513 d. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter,
14scores from any ACT tests administered in that school year to pupils attending the
15private school, reported by grade and subject.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,1916 e. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter, the
17number of pupils attending the private school who were in advanced placement
18classes in the 5 preceding school years, the subjects, the percentage of pupils in each
19such class who passed, and the percentage of pupils in each such class who failed.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,6,24202. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99, and except
21as provided in sub. (6p), provide the parent of each pupil attending the school under
22this section with a paper copy of the information provided under subd. 1. as soon as
23the information becomes available, except that scores under subd. 1. b. shall be
24reported 2 times during the school year.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,7,5
13. Provide the parent or guardian of a pupil attending the private school with
2a paper reporting, anonymously, the assessment scores for each pupil in the school
3on all examinations administered to the pupils when the examinations are
4administered in the same school year but on different occasions. Scores under this
5subdivision shall be reported by grade, class, and, when possible, subject.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,7,1064. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99 and except
7as provided in sub. (6p), upon the request of any person, provide an electronic or
8paper copy of the scores of standardized examinations administered to pupils
9attending the private school, categorized by classroom and by subject, within 10
10working days of the request.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,7,1311 5. Provide the Internet address of the Wisconsin Information Network for
12Successful Schools and the scores reported as required under subd. 1. b. in the school
13newsletter at least twice during the school term.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21i 14Section 21i. 118.60 (6p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,7,1915 118.60 (6p) A private school participating in the program under this section
16is not required to categorize the information under sub. (6m) (e) 1., or disclose the
17information under sub. (6m) (e) and (f) 1., 2., and 4., if the number of pupils in a
18category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would
19reveal personally identifiable information about an individual pupil.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21k 20Section 21k. 118.60 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin
21Act 32
, is amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,8,922 118.60 (7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
23conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
24auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
25presents pupil costs under sub. (4) (b) 1. The audit under this subdivision shall be

1limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make
2payments under subs. (4) and (4m), except that the certified public accountant
3conducting the audit shall include a report on the private school's compliance with
4par. (b) 4. and 6
. The auditor shall conduct his or her audit, including determining
5sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance with the auditing
6standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
7The department may not require an auditor to comply with standards that exceed
8the scope of the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
9Accountants.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21o 10Section 21o. 118.60 (7) (b) 8., 9., 10., 11. and 14. of the statutes are created to
11read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,8,1312 118.60 (7) (b) 8. Post on the private school's Internet site the current report card
13prepared for the private school by the department as required under sub. (11) (d).
AB558-ASA1-AA4,8,1614 9. a. Except as provided in subd. 9. b., beginning in the 2012-13 school year,
15ensure that every teacher, supervisor, administrator, and professional staff member
16holds a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,8,2117 b. For any teacher, supervisor, administrator, or professional staff member
18teaching in a participating private school on the effective date of this subd. 9. b. ....
19[LRB inserts date], ensure that the teacher, supervisor, administrator, and
20professional staff member holds a license or permit to teach issued by the department
21beginning in the 2017-18 school year.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,9,422 10. Develop policies on truancy, excused and unexcused absences, bullying,
23pupil engagement in learning activities, promoting the emotional development of
24pupils, student differentiation, promoting practices designed to provide instruction
25to each pupil based on the pupil's abilities, and promoting parental involvement and

1volunteerism. The latter policy shall describe the circumstances under which a
2pupil's parent or guardian may volunteer, shadow the pupil in school, and observe
3the pupil in the pupil's classes. The department shall develop model policies on all
4of these subjects.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,9,95 11. a. Except as provided in subd. 11. b., make available the scores and other
6information prepared and reported under sub. (6m) (f) 1. on the private school's
7Internet site. The private school shall prominently display on the home page of the
8private school's Internet site a link to the scores reported as required under this subd.
911. a.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,9,1210 b. If a private school does not have an Internet site, the information required
11to be made available under subd. 11. a. shall be made available on the Internet site
12of the religious entity that operates or oversees the private school.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,9,1713 14. Annually evaluate the effectiveness of each teacher employed by the private
14school on the basis of pupil scores on the examinations administered under sub. (7)
15(e); the Measures of Academic Progress, developed by the Northwest Evaluation
16Association; ACT tests; and the Scholastic Math Inventory and Scholastic Reading
17Inventory assessment, developed by Scholastic, Inc.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21q 18Section 21q. 118.60 (7) (e) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
1932
, is renumbered 118.60 (7) (e) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,9,2520 118.60 (7) (e) 1. (intro.) Each private school participating in the program under
21this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1t) to pupils
22attending the school under the program. The private school may administer
23additional standardized tests to such pupils. If the private school administers the
24Iowa test to pupils, the private school shall determine the average scores and the
25mean percentage or mean percentile for each class and the percentile distribution of

1the scores of the pupils to whom the Iowa test was administered in each of the
2following categories and shall post the results of the determination under this
3subdivision on the Internet site of the private school, or, if the private school does not
4maintain an Internet site, on the Internet site of the religious entity that operates
5or oversees the private school, and shall provide a written copy of the results of this
6determination, reported by class and grade when possible, to the department and to
7the parent or guardian of each such pupil:
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21s 8Section 21s. 118.60 (7) (e) 1. a. to f. of the statutes are created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,99 118.60 (7) (e) 1. a. Reading, including vocabulary and reading comprehension.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,1110 b. Language, including spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage, and
11expression.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,1312 c. Math, including concepts, estimations, problem solving, data interpretation,
13and computation.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,1414 d. Social studies.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,1515 e. Sources of information, including maps, diagrams, and reference materials.
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,1616 f. Composite totals.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21u 17Section 21u. 118.60 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,2018 118.60 (7) (e) 2. The department shall post the information received from a
19private school that administers the Iowa exam, as provided under subd. 1., on the
20department's Internet site.
AB558-ASA1-AA4, s. 21w 21Section 21w. 118.60 (10) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB558-ASA1-AA4,10,2222 118.60 (10) (am) 4. The private school has violated s. 100.18 (1).
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