118.127 Law enforcement agency information.
118.128 Information related to pupil harm to others.
118.13 Pupil discrimination prohibited.
118.145 Admission to high school.
118.15 Compulsory school attendance.
118.153 Children at risk of not graduating from high school.
118.155 Released time for religious instruction.
118.16 School attendance enforcement.
118.162 Truancy committee and plan.
118.163 Municipal truancy and school dropout ordinances.
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.
118.23 Populous counties; teacher tenure.
118.235 Lunch period for teachers.
118.24 School district administrator.
118.245 Limitation on salary and fringe benefit costs for professional employees.
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.
118.295 Suicide intervention; civil liability exemption.
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.
118.43 Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid.
118.45 Tests for alcohol use.
118.51 Full-time open enrollment.
118.52 Part-time open enrollment.
118.55 Youth options program.
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.
118.01
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.
118.01(2)(d)5.
5. Knowledge of morality and the individual's responsibility as a social being, including the responsibility and morality of family living and the value of frugality and other basic qualities and principles referred to in
article I, section 22, of the constitution insofar as such qualities and principles affect family and consumer education.
118.01(2)(d)6.
6. Knowledge of the prevention of accidents and promotion of safety on the public highways, including instruction on the relationship between highway safety and the use of alcohol and controlled substances under
ch. 961.
