118.164 Removal of pupils from the class.
118.167 Private school determination by state superintendent.
118.169 Pupil identification numbers.
118.17 Indigent children.
118.175 Pupils without parents or guardians; report required.
118.19 Teacher certificates and licenses.
118.192 Professional teaching permits.
118.195 Discrimination against handicapped teachers prohibited.
118.20 Teacher discrimination prohibited.
118.21 Teacher contracts.
118.22 Renewal of teacher contracts.
118.223 Collective bargaining.
118.225 Teacher evaluations.
118.23 Populous counties; teacher tenure.
118.235 Lunch period for teachers.
118.24 School district administrator.
118.245 Referendum; increase in employee wages.
118.25 Health examinations.
118.255 Health treatment services for children with special physical or mental health treatment needs.
118.257 Liability for referral to police.
118.258 Electronic communication devices prohibited.
118.26 Claim against school district.
118.28 Community action agencies.
118.29 Administration of drugs to pupils and emergency care.
118.291 Asthmatic pupils; possession and use of inhalers.
118.292 Possession and use of epinephrine auto-injectors.
118.2925 Life-threatening allergies in schools; use of epinephrine auto-injectors.
118.293 Concussion and head injury.
118.295 Suicide intervention; civil liability exemption.
118.305 Use of seclusion and physical restraint.
118.31 Corporal punishment.
118.32 Strip search by school employee.
118.33 High school graduation standards; criteria for promotion.
118.34 Technical preparation programs.
118.35 Programs for gifted and talented pupils.
118.38 Waivers of laws and rules.
118.42 Low-performing school districts and schools; state superintendent interventions.
118.43 Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid.
118.45 Tests for alcohol use.
118.46 Policy on bullying.
118.51 Full-time open enrollment.
118.53 Attendance by pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.
118.55 Youth options program.
118.56 Work based learning programs.
118.60 Parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts.
Ch. 118 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
115.001.
118.001
118.001
Duties and powers of school boards; construction of statutes. The statutory duties and powers of school boards shall be broadly construed to authorize any school board action that is within the comprehensive meaning of the terms of the duties and powers, if the action is not prohibited by the laws of the federal government or of this state.
118.001 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
118.001 Annotation
This section expresses the legislature's intent to give school boards broader powers and wide discretion in exercising those powers, but does not mean that when the legislature had previously authorized the board to take particular actions using specified procedures the board has the authority to follow other procedures in taking those particular actions. Madison Metropolitan School District v. Burmaster,
2006 WI App 17,
288 Wis. 2d 771,
709 N.W.2d 73,
05-0875.
118.001 Annotation
The duties and powers under ss. 118.001, 120.12 (14), and 120.13 extend to individual teachers as employees of the school board. It would be absurd to require teachers to obtain special permission from the school board with respect to every detail of their teaching. Summer homework, particularly for an honors class for which students receive additional credit, fits comfortably within the range of what is reasonable and is not unconstitutional. Larson v. Burmaster,
2006 WI App 142,
295 Wis. 2d 333,
720 N.W.2d 134,
05-1433.
118.01
118.01
Educational goals and expectations. 118.01(1)
(1)
Purpose. Public education is a fundamental responsibility of the state. The constitution vests in the state superintendent the supervision of public instruction and directs the legislature to provide for the establishment of district schools. The effective operation of the public schools is dependent upon a common understanding of what public schools should be and do. Establishing such goals and expectations is a necessary and proper complement to the state's financial contribution to education. Each school board should provide curriculum, course requirements and instruction consistent with the goals and expectations established under
sub. (2). Parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district share with the state and school board the responsibility for pupils meeting the goals and expectations under
sub. (2).
118.01(2)(a)(a)
Academic skills and knowledge. Since the development of academic skills and knowledge is the most important goal for schools, each school board shall provide an instructional program designed to give pupils:
118.01(2)(a)1.
1. Basic skills, including the ability to read, write, spell, perform basic arithmetical calculations, learn by reading and listening and communicate by writing and speaking.
118.01(2)(a)2.
2. Analytical skills, including the ability to think rationally, solve problems, use various learning methods, gather and analyze information, make critical and independent judgments and argue persuasively.
118.01(2)(a)3.
3. A basic body of knowledge that includes information and concepts in literature, fine arts, mathematics, natural sciences, including knowledge of the elements of agriculture and the conservation of natural resources, and social sciences, including knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of the family as a consumer, cooperative marketing and consumers' cooperatives.
118.01(2)(a)4.
4. The skills and attitudes that will further lifelong intellectual activity and learning.
118.01(2)(a)5.
5. Knowledge in computer science, including problem solving, computer applications and the social impact of computers.
118.01(2)(b)
(b)
Vocational skills. Each school board shall provide an instructional program designed to give pupils:
118.01(2)(b)1.
1. An understanding of the range and nature of available occupations and the required skills and abilities.
118.01(2)(b)2.
2. Preparation to compete for entry level jobs not requiring postsecondary school education.
118.01(2)(b)3.
3. Preparation to enter job-specific vocational training programs.
118.01(2)(c)
(c)
Citizenship. Each school board shall provide an instructional program designed to give pupils:
118.01(2)(c)1.
1. An understanding of the basic workings of all levels of government, including the duties and responsibilities of citizenship.
118.01(2)(c)2.
2. A commitment to the basic values of our government, including by appropriate instruction and ceremony the proper reverence and respect for and the history and meaning of the American flag, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. constitution and the constitution and laws of this state.
118.01(2)(c)4.
4. An understanding of the function of organizations in society.
118.01(2)(c)5.
5. Knowledge of the role and importance of biological and physical resources.
118.01(2)(c)7.
7. An appreciation and understanding of different value systems and cultures.
118.01(2)(c)8.
8. At all grade levels, an understanding of human relations, particularly with regard to American Indians, Black Americans and Hispanics.
118.01(2)(d)
(d)
Personal development. Each school board shall provide an instructional program designed to give pupils:
118.01(2)(d)2.
2. Knowledge of the human body and the means to maintain lifelong health, including:
118.01(2)(d)2.a.
a. Knowledge of the theory and practice of physical education, including the development and maintenance of physical fitness;
118.01(2)(d)2.b.
b. Knowledge of the true and comparative vitamin content of food and food and health values of dairy products and their importance for the human diet; and
118.01(2)(d)2.c.
c. Knowledge of physiology and hygiene, sanitation, the effects of controlled substances under
ch. 961 and alcohol upon the human system, symptoms of disease and the proper care of the body. No pupil may be required to take instruction in these subjects if his or her parent files with the teacher a written objection thereto. If a pupil does not take instruction in these subjects as a result of parental objection, the pupil may not be required to be examined in the subjects and may not be penalized in any way for not taking such instruction, but if the subjects receive credit toward graduation, the school board may require the pupil to complete an alternative assignment that is similar to the subjects in the length of time necessary to complete. Instruction in physiology and hygiene shall include instruction on sexually transmitted diseases and shall be offered in every high school.
118.01(2)(d)3.
3. An appreciation of artistic and creative expression and the capacity for self-expression.
