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7. Licensure or certification under s. 115.28 (7) or (7m) other than the licensure
16of the school district administrator or business manager.
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(b) Before requesting a waiver, the school board shall hold a public hearing in
18the school district on the request.
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19(1m) The school board shall specify in its request for a waiver its reason for
20requesting the waiver.
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21(2) In determining whether to grant the waiver, the department shall consider
22all of the following factors and may consider additional factors:
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(a) Whether the requirement impedes progress toward achieving a local
24improvement plan developed under sec. 309 (a) (3) of P.L.
103-227.
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1(b) If the school board has adopted educational goals for the school district,
2whether the requirement impedes progress toward achieving the goals.
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3(2m) Beginning on January 1, 1996, a school board shall submit a request for
4a waiver to the secretary. If the secretary denies a waiver, the school board may,
5within 30 days after the denial, appeal the denial to the commission. The commission
6shall issue a decision on the appeal within 30 days after receiving the appeal.
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7(3) A waiver is effective for 4 years. The secretary shall renew the waiver for
8additional 4-year periods if the school board has evaluated the educational and
9financial effects of the waiver over the previous 4-year period, except that the
10secretary is not required to renew a waiver if the secretary determines that the
11school district is not making adequate progress toward improving pupil academic
12performance.
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13(4) By July 1, 2000, the department shall submit a report to the governor, and
14to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The
15report shall specify the number of waivers requested under this section, a description
16of each waiver request, the reason given for each waiver request and the educational
17and financial effects on the school district of each waiver that was granted.
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118.40
(1) Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends
20to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention.
21The notice shall include a description of the proposed school.
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118.40
(1m) (b) 16. Quantifiable performance improvement standards.
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1118.40
(2) (a)
If a school board has received approval under sub. (1), within 2Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the school board shall hold
3a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school board shall consider the
4level of employe and parental support for the establishment of the charter school
5described in the petition. After the hearing, the school board may grant the petition.
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118.40
(2) (b) (intro.)
Subject to sub. (1), a A school board may grant a petition
8that would result in the conversion of all of the public schools in the school district
9to charter schools if all of the following apply:
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118.40
(2) (c) The school board of the school district operating under ch. 119
12shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the
13school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the
14person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial,
15appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within
1630 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject
17to judicial review under ch. 227.
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118.40
(2m) (a)
If a school board has received approval under sub. (1), the A 20school board may on its own initiative contract with an individual or group to operate
21a school as a charter school. The contract shall include all of the provisions specified
22under sub. (1m) (b) and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties.
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118.40
(3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m) may be for any term
25not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding
15 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid by the school board
2to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
In any school year, the
3school board may not spend on average more per pupil enrolled in the charter school
4than the school board spends on average per pupil enrolled in the public schools,
5excluding charter schools, as determined by the state superintendent.
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118.40
(3) (c) A school board may not enter into a contract for the establishment
8of a charter school located outside the school district
or
, except that if 2 or more school
9boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.30 to establish a charter school, the
10charter school shall be located within one of the school districts. A school board, other
11than the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119, may not enter
12into a contract that would result in the conversion of a private school to a charter
13school.
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118.40
(7) (a) A charter school is an instrumentality of the school district in
17which it is located
and the school board of that school district shall employ all
18personnel for the charter school. This paragraph does not apply to charter schools
19located in the school district operating under ch. 119.
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21118.43 Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid. (1) Definitions. In
22this section:
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(a) "Class size" means the number of pupils assigned to a regular classroom
24teacher on the 3rd Friday of September.
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1(b) "Low income" means the measure of low income that is used by the school
2district under
20 USC 2723.
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3(2) Eligibility; application. (a) The school board of any school district in which
4a school in the previous school year had an enrollment that was at least 50%
5low-income is eligible to participate in the program under this section.
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(b) In the 1996-97 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may
7enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf
8of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
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1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least
1030% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
12program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
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(c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the school board of the school district operating
14under ch. 119 may enter into an achievement guarantee contract on behalf of up to
1510 schools.
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(d) If an eligible school district has more than one school that qualifies under
17par. (b), the school board shall apply on behalf of the school with the largest number
18of low-income pupils in grades kindergarten and one.
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(e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter into an
20achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that has
21entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
22operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
23on behalf of one additional school that meets the requirements under par. (b).
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2. If more than one school board applies under subd. 1., the department shall
25determine which school board to contract with based on the number of low-income
1pupils in grades kindergarten and one enrolled in the schools and on the balance of
2rural and urban school districts currently participating in the program.
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(f) The department may not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with
4a school board on behalf of a school after June 30, 1997.
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5(3) Contract requirements. An achievement guarantee contract shall require
6the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:
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(a)
Class size. Reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
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1. In the 1996-97 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
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2. In the 1997-98 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
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3. In the 1998-99 to 2000-01 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
113.
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(b)
Education and human services. 1. Keep the school open every day from
13early in the morning until late in the day, as specified in the contract.
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2. Collaborate with community organizations to make educational and
15recreational opportunities, as well as a variety of community and social services,
16available in the school to all school district residents.
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(c)
Curriculum. 1. Provide a rigorous academic curriculum designed to
18improve pupil academic achievement and to prepare pupils to live and work with
19people of all backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.
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2. In consultation with the department and with the participation of the
21school's teachers and administrators and school district residents, review the
22school's current curriculum to determine how well it promotes pupil academic
23achievement and prepares pupils for life and work and the extent to which it includes
24the contributions of women and minorities to our history and culture.
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13. If necessary, outline any changes necessary to make the curriculum more
2accurate and relevant to the lives of the pupils and provide a schedule for
3accomplishing those changes.
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4. Encourage the school's teachers and administrators to participate in
5training designed to help them learn about multicultural education and how to
6infuse it into the curriculum to help improve pupil academic achievement.
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(d)
Staff development and accountability. 1. Develop a one-year program for
8all newly hired employes that helps them make the transition from their previous
9employment or school to their current employment.
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2. Provide time for employes to collaborate and plan.
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3. Require that each teacher and administrator submit to the school board a
12professional development plan that focuses on how the individual will help improve
13pupil academic achievement. The plan shall include a method by which the
14individual will receive evaluations on the success of his or her efforts from a variety
15of sources.
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4. Regularly review staff development plans to determine if they are effective
17in helping to improve pupil academic achievement.
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5. Establish an evaluation process for professional staff members that does all
19of the following:
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a. Identifies individual strengths and weaknesses.
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b. Clearly describes areas in need of improvement.
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c. Includes a support plan that provides opportunities to learn and improve.
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d. Systematically documents performance in accordance with the plan.
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e. Allows professional staff members to comment on and contribute to revisions
25in the evaluation process.
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1f. Provides for the dismissal of professional staff members whose failure to
2learn and improve has been documented over a 2-year period.
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3(4) Other contract provisions. Each achievement guarantee contract shall
4include all of the following:
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(a) A description of how the school will implement each of the elements under
6sub. (3), including any alternative class configurations for specific educational
7activities that may be used to meet the class size requirement under sub. (3) (a).
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(b) A description of the method that the school district will use to evaluate the
9academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.
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(c) A description of the school's performance objectives for the academic
11achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school and the means that will be used to
12evaluate success in attaining the objectives. Performance objectives shall include all
13of the following:
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1. Where applicable, improvement in the scores on the examination
15administered to pupils under s. 121.02 (1) (r).
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2. The attainment of any educational goals adopted by the school board.
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3. Professional development with the objective of improving pupil academic
18achievement.
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4. Methods by which the school involves pupils, parents or guardians of pupils
20and other school district residents in decisions affecting the school.
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(d) A description of any statute or rule that is waived under s. 118.38 if the
22waiver is related to the contract.
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(e) A description of the means by which the department will monitor
24compliance with the terms of the contract.
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1(5) Annual review; noncompliance. (a) At the end of the 1996-97 school year,
2the department may terminate a contract if the department determines that the
3school board has failed to fully implement the provisions under sub. (3).
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(b) At the end of the 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 school years, a
5committee consisting of the state superintendent, the chairpersons of the education
6committees in the senate and assembly and the individual chiefly responsible for the
7evaluation under sub. (7) shall review the progress made by each school for which
8an achievement guarantee contract has been entered into. The committee may
9recommend to the department that the department terminate a contract if the
10committee determines that the school board has violated the contract or if the school
11has made insufficient progress toward achieving its performance objectives under
12sub. (4) (c). The department may terminate the contract if it agrees with the
13committee's recommendation.
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14(6) State aid. (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount
15appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000.
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(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), subject to par. (c), the
17department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the
18department under this section an amount determined as follows:
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1. In the 1996-97 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number
20of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school in this
21state covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the
22number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered
23by contracts under this section.
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2. In the 1997-98 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number
25of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 2 in each school in this state
1covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the number of
2pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by
3contracts under this section.
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3. In the 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 school years, divide the amount
5appropriated by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten
6to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under this section and multiply
7the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the
8school district covered by contracts under this section.
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(c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under par. (b) may
10not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils
11enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by
12contracts under this section.
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(d) The school board shall use the aid under this section to satisfy the terms of
14the contract.
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(e) The department shall cease payments under this section to any school
16district if the school board withdraws from the contract before the expiration of the
17contract.
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18(7) Evaluation. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department shall
19arrange for an evaluation of the program under this section and shall allocate from
20the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) $250,000 for that purpose.
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22119.04 (title)
Public instruction Education laws applicable.
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c),
25115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31,
115.32, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361,
1115.364, 115.366, 115.38 (2), 115.40, 115.45,
118.01 118.001 to 118.04, 118.06, 118.07,
2118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.18,
3118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30
4to
118.42 118.43, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (23), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14),
5(17) to (19), (26)
, and (34)
and (35) to (36) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st class city
6school district and board.