LRB-1766/P3
FFK:jld
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hynek, BB0317 - Milwaukee performance funding
For 2017-2019 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill creates a grant program for public schools, including independent charter schools, and a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program that are located within the geographic boundaries of a first class city school district (currently, only the school district operating in the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools). Under the grant program, DPI provides awards to schools that were placed in a performance category of “significantly exceeds expectations" or “exceeds expectations" on the most recent accountability report and to schools that improved their score on the most recent accountability report by at least three points over the previous accountability report. In each school year, the bill prohibits DPI from making awards under the program until DOA approves award amounts calculated under the grant program. Finally, the bill requires a first class city school board to distribute any funds it receives under this grant program to the school administrator of the school that earned the award.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.255 (2) (df) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (2) (df) Performance funding; 1st class city schools. The amounts in the schedule for awards to schools under s. 119.83 (2).
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involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
2. 20.255 (2) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (2) (dg) Performance improvement funding; 1st class city schools. The amounts in the schedule for awards to schools under s. 119.83 (3).
****Note: This Section
involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
3. 119.83 of the statutes is created to read:
119.83 School performance incentive program. (1) In this section:
(a) “Accountability report” means the school and school district accountability report published under s. 115.385.
(b) “Eligible school” means any of the following that is located within the geographical boundaries of a city school district:
1. A public school that is under the control of the board, including a charter school under contract with the board.
2. A charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
3. A private school participating in the program under s. 119.23.
(2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, subject to sub. (4), the department shall award an amount determined as follows to each eligible school that is placed in a performance category of “significantly exceeds expectations" or “exceeds expectations" on the accountability report for the immediately preceding school year:
(a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (df) by the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in each school eligible to receive an award under this subsection.
(b) Multiply the quotient determined in par. (a) by the number of pupils enrolled in the school.
(3) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, subject to sub. (4), the department shall award an amount determined as follows to each eligible school that increases by at least 3 points the numeric score that was the basis for the eligible school's performance category on the accountability report in the preceding school year over the eligible school's numeric score on the immediately preceding accountability report:
(a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dg) by the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in each school eligible to receive an award under this subsection.
(b) Multiply the quotient determined in par. (a) by the number of pupils enrolled in the school.
(4) In each school year, the department may not make an award under sub. (2) or (3) before the department of administration approves the per pupil amount calculated under subs. (2) and (3).
(5) The board shall distribute funds it receives under this section to the school administrator of the eligible school that earned the award under sub. (2) or (3).
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