118.40(2r)(b)1.a. a. The common council of the city of Milwaukee.
118.40(2r)(b)1.b. b. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
118.40(2r)(b)1.c. c. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
118.40(2r)(b)1.d. d. The Milwaukee area technical college district board.
118.40(2r)(b)1.e. e. Each technical college district board other than the Milwaukee area technical college district board.
118.40(2r)(b)1.eg. eg. The chancellor of any institution in the University of Wisconsin System other than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
118.40(2r)(b)1.f. f. The county executive of Waukesha County.
118.40(2r)(b)1.g. g. The college of Menominee Nation.
118.40(2r)(b)1.h. h. The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa community college.
118.40(2r)(b)2. 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract shall also include all of the following provisions and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties:
118.40(2r)(b)2.a. a. A requirement that the charter school governing board adhere to specified annual academic and operational performance standards developed in accordance with the performance framework of the entity with which it is contracting.
118.40(2r)(b)2.b. b. Provisions detailing the corrective measures the charter school governing board will take if the charter school fails to meet performance standards.
118.40(2r)(b)2.c. c. A provision allowing the governing board to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board were assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the most recent school and school district accountability report published under s. 115.385. If the charter school governing board opens one or more additional charter schools, the existing contract applies to the new school or schools unless the parties agree to amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract.
118.40(2r)(b)2.d. d. The methodology that will be used by the charter school governing board to monitor and verify pupil enrollment, credit accrual, and course completion.
118.40(2r)(b)2.e. e. A requirement that the entity under subd. 1. have direct access to pupil data.
118.40(2r)(b)2.f. f. A description of the administrative relationship between the parties to the contract.
118.40(2r)(b)2.g. g. A requirement that the charter school governing board hold parent-teacher conferences at least annually.
118.40(2r)(b)2.h. h. A requirement that if more than one charter school is operated under the contract, the charter school governing board reports to the entity under subd. 1. on each charter school separately.
118.40(2r)(b)2.i. i. A requirement that the charter school governing board provide the data needed by the entity under subd. 1. for purposes of making the report required under sub. (3m) (f).
118.40(2r)(b)2.j. j. A requirement that the charter school governing board participate in any training provided by the entity under subd. 1.
118.40(2r)(b)2.k. k. A description of all fees that the entity under subd. 1. will charge the charter school governing board.
118.40(2r)(b)2.L. L. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 5 to 12, a requirement that the charter school's curriculum include the instruction required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8., so far as applicable.
118.40(2r)(b)2m.a.a. A charter or contract may include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school.
118.40(2r)(b)2m.b. b. If the charter or contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school as permitted under subd. 2m. a., the charter or contract shall include the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
118.40(2r)(b)3. 3. If an entity specified in subd. 1. a. to d. was operating a charter school itself immediately prior to July 14, 2015, it may continue to do so.
118.40(2r)(b)4. 4. No chartering or contracting entity under subd. 1. may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
118.40(2r)(bm) (bm) The county executive of Waukesha County may contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in Waukesha County.
118.40(2r)(cq) (cq) The sum of the number of charter schools operating under a contract with the college of Menominee Nation and the number of charter schools operating under a contract with the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa community college may not exceed 6.
118.40(2r)(d) (d) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall do all of the following:
118.40(2r)(d)1. 1. Ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools under this subsection hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
118.40(2r)(d)2. 2. Administer the examinations under s. 118.30 (1r) or 118.301 (3) and s. 121.02 (1) (r) to pupils enrolled in charter schools under this subsection.
118.40(2r)(dm) (dm) The operator of a charter school authorized under this subsection may provide transportation to pupils attending the charter school and may claim transportation aid under s. 121.58 for pupils so transported.
118.40(2r)(e)2m.2m. In the 2013-14 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to $7,925 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
118.40(2r)(e)2n. 2n. In the 2014-15 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to $8,075 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
118.40(2r)(e)2p. 2p. In the 2015-16 school year and in each school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
118.40(2r)(e)2p.a. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
118.40(2r)(e)2p.b. b. Add the amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year under the sections specified in subd. 2p. a.
118.40(2r)(e)2p.c. c. Subtract the sum under subd. 2p. b. from the sum under subd. 2p. a.
118.40(2r)(e)2p.d. d. Divide the remainder under subd. 2p. c. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled statewide in the 3 previous school years. In this subd. 2p. d., “number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment.
118.40(2r)(e)3m. 3m. The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school. The department shall include the entire amount under par. (fm) 1. in the December installment, but the payment shall be made in a separate check from the payment under this paragraph.
118.40(2r)(fh) (fh) Annually, on or before September 15, an operator of a charter school authorized under this subsection shall file with the department a report stating its summer daily attendance for each day of summer school for the purpose of par. (fm).
118.40(2r)(fm)1.1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, in addition to the payment under par. (e) and subject to subd. 3., for a pupil attending summer school at a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school, in the manner described in par. (e) 3m., an amount determined as follows:
118.40(2r)(fm)1.a. a. Determine the per pupil amount under par. (e) for attending the charter school in the immediately preceding school term.
118.40(2r)(fm)1.b. b. If the pupil attended summer school for at least 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 1. a. by 0.05.
118.40(2r)(fm)1.c. c. If the pupil attended summer school for less than 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 1. a. by 0.05 by the quotient determined by dividing the number of days of summer instruction the pupil attended during that summer by 15.
118.40(2r)(fm)3. 3. An operator of a charter school may receive a per pupil payment under this paragraph if all of the following are satisfied:
118.40(2r)(fm)3.a. a. The charter school offers no fewer than 19 summer days of instruction during that summer.
118.40(2r)(fm)3.b. b. Each summer day of instruction offered by the charter school under subd. 3. a. is comprised of no fewer than 270 minutes of instruction.
118.40(2r)(g)1.1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, subject to s. 121.085 (1), the department shall decrease a school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount calculated as follows:
118.40(2r)(g)1.a. a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (e) to an operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e. to h. in that school year.
118.40(2r)(g)1.b. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. for that school year.
118.40(2r)(g)1.bf. bf. Identify the pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (fm) to an operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e. to h. in that school year.
118.40(2r)(g)1.bn. bn. Sum the payments made under par. (fm) 1. for all of the pupils identified under subd. 1. bf. that school year.
118.40(2r)(g)1.e. e. Sum the amounts determined under subd. 1. b. and bn.
118.40(2r)(g)2. 2. If a school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction under subd. 1., as determined under s. 121.085 (2), the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount.
118.40(2r)(g)3. 3. The department shall ensure that the decrease under subd. 1. does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
118.40(2r)(h) (h) A charter school established under this subsection is a local educational agency under 20 USC 6301 to 6578 and as such is eligible for funding as a local educational agency, and shall comply with all requirements of local educational agencies, under 20 USC 6301 to 6578.
118.40(2x) (2x) Office of educational opportunity.
118.40(2x)(a) (a) In this subsection:
118.40(2x)(a)1. 1. “Director" means the special assistant to the president of the University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c).
118.40(2x)(a)2. 2. “Instructional staff" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the department under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2.
118.40(2x)(a)3. 3. “Resident school board" means the school board of the school district in which a pupil resides.
118.40(2x)(b)1.1. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school.
118.40(2x)(b)2. 2. A contract to operate a charter school shall include all of the provisions specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter school on the liability of the University of Wisconsin System under this paragraph. The contract shall also include all of the following provisions and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties:
118.40(2x)(b)2.a. a. A requirement that the charter school governing board adhere to specified annual academic and operational performance standards developed in accordance with the performance framework of the person with which it is contracting.
118.40(2x)(b)2.b. b. Provisions detailing the corrective measures the charter school governing board will take if the charter school fails to meet performance standards.
118.40(2x)(b)2.d. d. The methodology that will be used by the charter school governing board to monitor and verify pupil enrollment, credit accrual and course completion.
118.40(2x)(b)2.e. e. A requirement that the director have direct access to pupil data.
118.40(2x)(b)2.f. f. A description of the administrative relationship between the parties to the contract.
118.40(2x)(b)2.g. g. A requirement that the charter school governing board hold parent-teacher conferences at least annually.
118.40(2x)(b)2.h. h. A requirement that if more than one charter school is operated under the contract, the charter school governing board reports to the director on each charter school separately.
118.40(2x)(b)2.i. i. A requirement that the charter school governing board provide the data needed by the director for purposes of making the report required under sub. (3m) (f).
118.40(2x)(b)2.j. j. A requirement that the charter school governing board participate in any training provided by the director.
118.40(2x)(b)2.k. k. A description of all fees that the director will charge the charter school governing board.
118.40(2x)(b)2.L. L. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 5 to 12, a requirement that the charter school's curriculum include the instruction required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8., so far as applicable.
118.40(2x)(b)3.a.a. A contract may include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school.
118.40(2x)(b)3.b. b. If the contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school as permitted under subd. 3. a., the contract shall include the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
118.40(2x)(b)4. 4. The director may not contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
118.40(2x)(cm) (cm) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
118.40(2x)(cm)1. 1. Provide an academic curriculum that satisfies the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33.
118.40(2x)(cm)2. 2. Provide therapeutic programming and support for pupils in recovery from substance use disorder or dependency.
118.40(2x)(cm)3. 3. Require prospective pupils to apply to attend the charter school and condition eligibility for enrollment on all of the following:
118.40(2x)(cm)3.a. a. That the applicant has begun treatment in a substance use disorder or dependency program.
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