SB286-ASA1,15,2120 7. The enrollment status and history of pupils attending the school or school
21district.
SB286-ASA1,15,2322 (b) For measuring growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics
23under sub. (2) (a) 2., the information under par. (a).
SB286-ASA1,16,424 (c) For measuring gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and
25mathematics and in graduation rates under sub. (2) (a) 3., the information under par.

1(a) and the information under par. (d). When measuring gap closure, the department
2shall ensure that a subgroup with a sufficient number of pupils within a school or
3school district is compared to the statewide performance of pupils who are not in that
4subgroup.
SB286-ASA1,16,95 (d) For measuring rates of attendance and of high school graduation under sub.
6(2) (a) 4., the information under par. (a); attendance data; data about pupils who
7graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 4 school years, within 5
8school years, and within 6 school years; and data about pupils identified in sub. (6)
9(a) who graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 6 school years.
SB286-ASA1,16,13 10(4m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), for a private school participating in a
11parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department may use for each
12measure specified in sub. (2) (a) only the information specified in sub. (4) that
13pertains to pupils attending the private school under the program.
SB286-ASA1,16,2214 (b) If a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
15or 119.23 administers a nationally recognized, norm-referenced test that has been
16approved by the department to pupils attending the private school, the private school
17may submit to the department achievement data derived from the test. The
18department shall submit the data to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
19Value-Added Research Center, which shall statistically equate the scores so that the
20data may be used to measure the achievement and growth of pupils attending the
21private school. The department shall then use the data to do so. The department
22shall pay the center's costs from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fm).
SB286-ASA1,17,223 (c) To the extent practicable, the department shall use existing data obtained
24through the student information system under s. 115.383 for the purposes of this
25section and develop data collection procedures that reduce the administrative

1burden and cost for private schools participating in a parental choice program under
2s. 118.60 or 119.23.
SB286-ASA1,17,7 3(6) (a) If the department determines that there is insufficient data about a
4school to grade its performance under sub. (3) (a) or that a grade under sub. (2) (c)
5is inappropriate because the school serves exclusively pupils in any of the following
6categories, the department shall issue an accountability report for the school but
7grade the school as "satisfactory" or "needs improvement":
SB286-ASA1,17,88 1. A child at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
SB286-ASA1,17,109 2. A pupil for whom an individualized education program or individualized
10family service plan is in effect.
SB286-ASA1,17,1411 3. A pupil who has provided the school with a letter from a physician, a
12psychologist licensed under s. 455.04, or a professional counselor licensed under s.
13457.12 that specifies the pupil's special needs and the accommodations necessary in
14order to enable the pupil to take standardized assessments.
SB286-ASA1,17,1815 (b) If sub. (4m) (b) applies to a private school participating in a parental choice
16program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the private school may direct the department to
17display on the school's accountability report the percentile rank of pupil scores on the
18test instead of a grade under sub. (2) (c).
SB286-ASA1,17,2219 (c) If the department determines that the percentage of pupils in a school who
20participate in the examinations administered under s. 118.30 is inadequate, the
21department may use that as a factor in determining the school's grade under sub. (3)
22(a).
SB286-ASA1,18,2 23(7) The legislative audit bureau shall study the department's methodology for
24calculating the performance of schools and school districts for the most recently
25issued accountability reports under this section and submit its findings to the joint

1legislative audit committee under s. 13.172 (3) in January 2019 and annually
2thereafter.
SB286-ASA1,18,6 3(8) (a) By July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the academic accountability
4council shall make recommendations to the department, and provide a copy of the
5recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
6s. 13.172 (3), on all of the following:
SB286-ASA1,18,117 1. Whether a school, determined by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
8Value-Added Research Center to demonstrate high-value added growth under s.
9118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d) 1., 118.60 (9m) (a) 4., or 119.23 (9m) (a) 4., should be
10sanctioned under s. 118.40 (5) (b), 118.425 (4), 118.60 (9m), or 119.23 (9m), and
11defining "high-value added growth" for the purposes of this subdivision.
SB286-ASA1,18,1312 2. How a school's and school district's grade should be affected whenever a pupil
13is excused from taking an examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. to 6.
SB286-ASA1,18,1814 3. Policies that address appropriate accommodations on statewide
15assessments for a pupil attending a private school participating in a parental choice
16program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 who is a child with a disability, a limited-English
17proficient pupil, or economically disadvantaged, as defined in federal law, that are
18similar to the accommodations made for such pupils attending public schools.
SB286-ASA1,18,2019 4. Further clarifying the data specified in sub. (4) that the department may use
20for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a).
SB286-ASA1,18,2221 5. The methodology for calculating the performance of schools and school
22districts under this section.
SB286-ASA1,18,2423 6. The appropriate weight to be given each of the measures under sub. (2) (a)
24for the grades issued under sub. (2) (c).
SB286-ASA1,18,2525 7. The qualifying score for each grade under sub. (2) (c).
SB286-ASA1,19,3
18. A list of nationally recognized, norm-referenced tests that a private school
2participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may use under
3sub. (4m) (b).
SB286-ASA1,19,54 9. Modifying the sanctions under ss. 118.40 (5) (b), 118.425 (4), 118.60 (9m), and
5119.23 (9m).
SB286-ASA1,19,76 10. Accrediting agencies for department approval for the purposes of ss. 118.40
7(4) (a) 3. and 118.425 (3).
SB286-ASA1,19,108 (b) The academic accountability council annually shall publish a list of the
9schools being sanctioned and a list of the schools eligible to be sanctioned under ss.
10118.40 (5) (b), 118.425 (4), 118.60 (9m), and 119.23 (9m).
SB286-ASA1,17 11Section 17. 115.415 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA1,19,1612 115.415 (5) By July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the academic accountability
13council shall recommend to the state superintendent, and provide a copy of the
14recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
15s. 13.172 (3), modifications to the educator effectiveness program developed under
16this section.
SB286-ASA1,18 17Section 18. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,20,818 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district, a
19charter school, including a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r),
and a
20private school participating in the a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or in
21the program under s.
119.23 shall transfer to another school, including a private,
22charter,
or tribal school, or school district, all pupil records relating to a specific pupil
23if the transferring school district or private school has received written notice from
24the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor
25that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice

1from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that
2the pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02
3(10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s.
4938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include any juvenile
5correctional facility, secured residential care center for children and youth, adult
6correctional institution, mental health institute, or center for the developmentally
7disabled that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in
8addition to that which is provided by public, private, and tribal schools.
SB286-ASA1,19 9Section 19. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,20,1310 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Any of the following entities may establish by
11charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may
12initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a
13charter school:
SB286-ASA1,20 14Section 20. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,20,2315 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
16sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14.
A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
17sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter
18school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
19may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
20University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
21not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
22this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
23Wisconsin System.
SB286-ASA1,21 24Section 21. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,21,2
1118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. a. A charter or contract may include grounds for expelling
2a pupil from the charter school.
SB286-ASA1,21,53 b. If the charter or contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the
4charter school as permitted under subd. 2m. a., the charter or contract shall include
5the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
SB286-ASA1,22 6Section 22. 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,21,87 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. No chartering or contracting entity under subd. 1. may
8establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
SB286-ASA1,23 9Section 23. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1020
, is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,21,2011 118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the
12Milwaukee area technical college district board may establish or enter into a
13contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district
14operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
15may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school
16located only in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the
17University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the
18establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located
19in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an
20adjacent county.
SB286-ASA1,24 21Section 24. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,21,2522 118.40 (2r) (cm) The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
23establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school
24under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not
25accommodate more than 480 pupils.
SB286-ASA1,25
1Section 25. 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,22,32 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall
3do all of the following:
SB286-ASA1,26 4Section 26. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,22,95 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under subs. sub. (2m) or (2r) may be
6for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms
7not exceeding 5 school years, except that upon request of the charter school operator,
8the initial contract shall be for a term of 5 years
. The contract shall specify the
9amount to be paid to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
SB286-ASA1,27 10Section 27. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,22,1411 118.40 (3) (e) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
12charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
13(b) shall consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established
14by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
SB286-ASA1,28 15Section 28. 118.40 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA1,22,1916 118.40 (4) (a) 3. If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that the
17charter school has received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 5. for any school year,
18seek and maintain accreditation for the school from an accrediting agency approved
19by the department.
SB286-ASA1,29 20Section 29. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,23,221 118.40 (4) (c) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into a
22contract for, and an
or entity under sub. (2r) (b) may establish or enter into a contract
23for, the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides
24one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board or entity under sub.

1(2r) (b) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of
2admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
SB286-ASA1,30 3Section 30. 118.40 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (5) (a).
SB286-ASA1,31 4Section 31. 118.40 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA1,23,85 118.40 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 3. to 4m., a school board or entity
6under sub. (2r) that has contracted for the establishment of a charter school shall
7revoke the contract if the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that the charter
8school has received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 5. for 3 consecutive school years.
SB286-ASA1,23,149 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. to 4m., a school board or entity under sub.
10(2r) that has contracted for the establishment of a charter school shall revoke the
11contract if the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that the charter school has
12received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 5. in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years
13and a grade no higher than the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 4. in the other 2 school
14years.
SB286-ASA1,23,1715 3. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) may not revoke a contract under
16subd. 1. or 2. based on the grades received by the charter school during the school's
17first 2 school years.
SB286-ASA1,23,2218 4. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) may not revoke a contract under
19subd. 1. or 2. if the department determines, based on the recommendation of the
20academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (a) 1. and on information
21provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center,
22that the school demonstrates high-value added growth.
SB286-ASA1,23,2423 4m. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) may not revoke a contract under
24subd. 1. or 2. unless it is otherwise required to do so by state law.
SB286-ASA1,24,3
15. The revocation of a contract under subd. 1. or 2. is initially effective on the
2July 1 following the issuance of the school's accountability report under s. 115.39 (3)
3containing the department's determination under subd. 1. or 2.
SB286-ASA1,24,64 6. If a charter school that has had its contract revoked under subd. 1. or 2.
5reopens as a private school, it may not participate in a parental choice program under
6s. 118.60 or 119.23.
SB286-ASA1,32 7Section 32. 118.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,24,9 8118.42 (title) Low-performing school districts and schools; state
9superintendent interventions.
SB286-ASA1,33 10Section 33. 118.42 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB286-ASA1,34 11Section 34. 118.42 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB286-ASA1,35 12Section 35. 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,24,1413 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) If the state superintendent issues a directive under par.
14(a) or (b), he or she shall do all of the following:
SB286-ASA1,36 15Section 36. 118.42 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,24,1816 118.42 (3) (c) 2. If a school board receives a directive from the state
17superintendent under par. (a) or (b), the school board shall seek input from school
18district staff, parents, and community leaders on implementing the directive.
SB286-ASA1,37 19Section 37. 118.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA1,24,2320 118.42 (4) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing
21criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need
22of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of
23all public schools in the state,
for the purposes of this section.
SB286-ASA1,38 24Section 38. 118.425 of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA1,25,2
1118.425 Low-performing public schools. (2) Applicability. This section
2applies beginning on July 1, 2019.
SB286-ASA1,25,6 3(3) Accreditation. If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that a
4public school has received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 5. for any school year, the
5school board shall seek and maintain accreditation for the school from an accrediting
6agency approved by the department.
SB286-ASA1,25,13 7(4) Sanctions. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if the department determines
8under s. 115.39 (3) that a public school has received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c)
95. for 3 consecutive school years, or has received the grade under s. 115.39 (2) (c) 5.
10in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher than the grade under
11s. 115.39 (2) (c) 4. in the other 2 school years, the school board shall determine
12whether to permanently close the school or contract under s. 118.40 with a person
13to operate the school as a charter school.
SB286-ASA1,25,1914 (b) 1. If the school board determines to contract with a person to operate the
15school as a charter school, it shall enter into the contract by the February 1 following
16the department's determination under par. (a). The contract shall provide for the
17attendance of pupils beginning in the following school year. The contract may not
18require the person operating the school to purchase or lease the school. The contract
19shall require the operator of the charter school to do all of the following in the school:
SB286-ASA1,25,2020 a. Replace the school's principal.
SB286-ASA1,25,2121 b. Implement a rigorous staff evaluation and development system.
SB286-ASA1,25,2322 c. Reward staff who increase pupil academic achievement or high school
23graduation rates.
SB286-ASA1,25,2424 d. Institute comprehensive instructional reform.
SB286-ASA1,25,2525 e. Increase the time provided for pupil instruction.
SB286-ASA1,26,1
1f. Apply community-oriented school strategies.
SB286-ASA1,26,22 g. Provide greater operational flexibility and support for the school.
SB286-ASA1,26,63 2. A school board that contracts with a person to operate the school as a charter
4school under subd. 1. shall dismiss the teachers who had been assigned to the school.
5Any teacher who scores in the lowest 20 percent in the educator effectiveness
6program under s. 115.415 among all teachers statewide may not be rehired.
SB286-ASA1,26,107 3. Notwithstanding ss. 118.24 (2) (a) and (c), 119.16 (1m), 119.18 (1g) and (10),
8119.32 (2) (b), 120.12 (1), and 120.44 (2), if the charter school is an instrumentality
9of the school district, the new principal of the charter school shall determine the
10teachers employed for the school under this paragraph, subject to subd. 2.
SB286-ASA1,26,1411 (c) If the school board determines to permanently close the school under par.
12(a), the school closing takes effect on the July 1 following the issuance of the school's
13accountability report under s. 115.39 (3) containing the department's determination
14under par. (a).
SB286-ASA1,26,1815 (d) 1. Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines, based on the
16recommendation of the academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (a) 1. and
17on information provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added
18Research Center, that the school demonstrates high-value added growth.
SB286-ASA1,26,2019 2. A newly constructed school may not be sanctioned under par. (a) based on
20the grades received by the school during the school's first 2 school years of operation.
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