This bill provides that the governing body of a private school participating in
the MPCP must adopt academic standards and administer the fourth, eighth, and
tenth grade examinations to pupils enrolled in the private school under the MPCP.
The governing body may either adopt DPI's examinations or develop its own.
Under current law, each school board and the operator of each independent
charter school must develop written policies specifying criteria for granting a high
school diploma. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor the
operator of an independent charter school may grant a high school diploma to any
pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria. Similarly, each school board and
each independent charter school must adopt policies specifying criteria for
promoting a pupil from the fourth grade to the fifth grade and from the eighth grade
to the ninth grade. A pupil may not be promoted unless he or she satisfies the
promotion criteria.
This bill imposes upon private schools participating in the MPCP the same
prohibitions against graduation and promotion (for pupils attending the private
school under the MPCP) that are imposed upon school boards and independent
charter schools.
Under current law, each school board must administer to all pupils enrolled in
the school district in the third grade, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
(other than independent charter schools) located in the school district, a
standardized reading test developed by DPI. The independent charter schools are
required to administer this test to their third grade pupils. Private schools
participating in the MPCP are not required to administer this test. This bill imposes
this requirement on these private schools.
This bill requires that DPI provide all of the examinations administered to
MPCP pupils, and score the examinations, free of charge. The bill also prohibits DPI
from disclosing the results of the examinations administered to MPCP pupils, except
that DPI must publish the aggregate results and must report each pupil's scores to
the pupil's parent or guardian.
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:
AB180, s. 1 1Section 1. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,3,22 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
3academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and
4history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic

1standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school
2board may adopt those standards
no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB180, s. 2 3Section 2. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,3,84 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
5program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics,
6science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the
7private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as
8executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB180, s. 3 9Section 3. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,3,1810 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades and, each
11operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades, and
12the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
13119.23 that operates elementary grades
may develop or adopt its own examination
14designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade
15and may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment
16of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the school board or, operator of the
17charter school, or governing body of the private school develops or adopts an
18examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
AB180, s. 4 19Section 4. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,3,2120 118.30 (1s) Annually the governing body of each private school participating
21in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
AB180,3,2422 (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
23adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils
24attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB180,4,3
12. Beginning on July 1, 2006, if the governing body of the private school has
2developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination
3to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB180,4,64 (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
5adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils
6attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB180,4,97 2. Beginning on July 1, 2006, if the governing body of the private school has
8developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination
9to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB180,4,1110 (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils attending the 10th
11grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB180, s. 5 12Section 5. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,4,1613 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
14subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40
15(2r), or governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
16119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB180, s. 6 17Section 6. 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,4,2418 118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent
19by rule, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or
20governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
may
21determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English
22proficient pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined
23in his or her native language, or may modify the format and administration of an
24examination for such pupils.
AB180, s. 7 25Section 7. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,5,3
1118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
2body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
3pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s).
AB180, s. 8 4Section 8. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,5,145 118.30 (6) A school board and, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
6(2r), and the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
7s. 119.23
is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted
8or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) if the school board or, the
9operator of the charter school, or the governing body of the private school administers
10its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or , operator of the charter
11school, or governing body of the private school provides the state superintendent
12with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
13approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1), and the federal department of
14education approves.
AB180, s. 9 15Section 9. 118.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,5,1716 118.30 (7) (a) The department shall provide the examinations administered
17under sub. (1s) and score the examinations free of charge.
AB180,5,1918 (b) The department may not disclose the results of the examinations
19administered under sub. (1s) except as follows:
AB180,5,2120 1. The department shall publish the aggregate results of all of the examinations
21provided to the department.
AB180,5,2322 2. The department shall report each pupil's scores to the pupil's parent or
23guardian.
AB180, s. 10 24Section 10. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,6,5
1118.33 (1) (f) 2m. By September 1, 2006, the governing body of each private
2school that operates high school grades and that is participating in the program
3under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
4diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria shall
5include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of teachers.
AB180, s. 11 6Section 11. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB180,6,147 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an
8operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
9any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or
10charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2007, the
11governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
12not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
13119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
14policy under subd. 2m.
AB180, s. 12 15Section 12. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,6,2416 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
17program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for
18promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th
19grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall
20include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or
21(am), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30
22(2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which
23shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic
24criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.
AB180,7,6
12. Beginning on September 1, 2006, the governing body of a private school
2participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
3is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
4an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
5grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
6body's policy under subd. 1.
AB180, s. 13 7Section 13. 119.23 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB180,7,108 119.23 (6) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this
9section shall administer to the pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school
10under this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.
AB180,7,1111 (End)
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