d. Adopt placement criteria for principals that include performance
evaluations and measures of pupil academic achievement.
3. If DPI determines that a school district has been in need of improvement for
four consecutive school years, DPI may direct the school board to do one or more of
the following in the school district:
a. Implement or modify activities enumerated for low-performing school
districts above.
b. Implement a new or modified instructional design.
c. Implement professional development programs.
d. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures.
e. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the school district's finances or to
monitor other interventions.
4. If DPI determines that a public school is located in a school district that has
been in need of improvement for four consecutive school years, and that the school
has been in need of improvement for five consecutive school years or was among the
lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state in the previous school
year, DPI may direct the school board to do one or both of the following in the school:
a. Implement a new or modified instructional design.
b. Create a school improvement council to make recommendations to DPI
regarding improving the school.
This substitute amendment eliminates all of the above provisions (except those
applicable to low-performing school districts), effective at the end of the 2018-19
school year, and substitutes the following:
Public schools
If DPI determines that a public school, other than a charter school, has received
a grade of "fails to meet expectations" for three consecutive school years, or has
received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in three of five consecutive school
years and a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other two school
years, the school board must permanently close the school or contract with a person
to operate the school as a charter school.
If a school board determines to contract with a person to operate the school as
a charter school, the operator of the charter school must do all of the following in the
school:
1. Replace the school's principal.
2. Implement a rigorous staff evaluation and development system.
3. Reward staff who increase pupil academic achievement or high school
graduation rates.
4. Institute comprehensive instructional reform.
5. Increase the time provided for pupil instruction.
6. Apply community-oriented school strategies.
7. Provide greater operational flexibility and support for the school.
All teachers who have been assigned to the school must reapply in order to be
reassigned to the school. Any teacher who scores in the lowest category of teacher
effectiveness may not be reassigned to the school, but may be assigned to another
school in the school district. The school board must pay the charter school operator,
for each full-time equivalent pupil attending the school, at least 90 percent of the
average per-pupil cost for the school district.
The requirement to close a public school or contract with a person to operate the
school as a charter school does not apply if DPI determines, based on information
provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center,
that the school demonstrates high-value added growth. In addition, a newly
constructed school may not be sanctioned based on the grades received during its
first two school years of operation.
These sanctions (and the sanctions described below for charter schools and
choice schools) take effect in the school year following the school year in which the
accountability report for the third (or fifth) school year is issued by DPI.
Accountability reports are expected to be issued in September.
Charter schools
The substitute amendment provides that if DPI determines that a charter
school has received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" for three consecutive school
years, or has received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in three of five
consecutive school years and a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the
other two school years, the school board or entity that contracted for the
establishment of the charter school must revoke the contract. If the charter school
reopens as a private school, it may not participate in a PCP.
The substitute amendment provides, however, that a charter school's contract
may not be revoked on the basis of grades received during the school's initial two
school years. The substitute amendment also provides that a charter school's
contract may not be revoked if DPI determines, based on information provided by the
University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, that the school
demonstrates high-value added growth.
Choice schools
If DPI determines that a private school participating in a PCP has received a
grade of "fails to meet expectations" for three consecutive school years, or has
received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in three of five consecutive school
years and a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other two school
years, DPI must issue an order permanently barring the private school from
accepting any new pupils under the PCP. This requirement does not apply, however,
if DPI determines, based on information provided by the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, that the school demonstrates
high-value added growth. A private school barred from accepting new pupils may
not reopen as a charter school. In addition, a choice school may not be sanctioned
based on grades received during the school's first two years of participating in a PCP.
Applicability of sanctions
The substitute amendment provides that none of the sanctions described above
for failing public schools, charter schools, and choice schools apply unless another
state law requires that they be imposed.
Charter schools; contracts
Under current law, an entity authorized to establish an independent charter
school may do so itself or by contracting with a third party. This substitute
amendment allows charter schools to be established by contract only.
Currently, a contract with a charter school may be for any term not exceeding
five school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding five school
years. This bill provides that the initial contract with a charter school must be for
a term of five years if the charter school requests it.
Transfer of pupil records
Currently, school districts and private schools participating in a PCP are
subject to various requirements relating to the transfer of a pupil's records when the
pupil transfers to another school. This substitute amendment subjects all charter
schools to the same requirements.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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1Section
1. 15.377 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.377
(5) Academic accountability council. (a) There is created in the
3department of public instruction an academic accountability council consisting of the
4state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee and the following
5members appointed for 3-year terms:
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1. Three persons appointed by the majority leader of the senate.
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2. One person appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
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3. Three persons appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
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4. One person appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
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5. Two persons appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.
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6. Two persons appointed by the governor.
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(b) The members appointed under par. (a) 1. to 6. shall have experience in an
13academic field. They may not be legislators.
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(c) The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee shall
15serve as chairperson of the academic accountability council. Beginning in 2015, the
16council shall meet at least twice each year.
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1Section
2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
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20.255
(1) (e)
Student information system. As a continuing appropriation, the
6amounts in the schedule for the student information system under s.
115.28 (12) 7115.383.
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20.255
(1) (he)
Student information system; fees. All moneys received from fees
11charged as authorized under s.
115.28 (12) (b) 115.383 (3) (c) to be used for the student
12information system established under s.
115.28 (12) (a) 115.383 (1).
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13Section
5. 20.255 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.255
(3) (fm)
Value-Added Research Center. The amounts in the schedule to
15pay the costs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center
16under ss. 115.39 (4m) (b), 118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d) 1., 118.60 (9m) (a) 4., and
17119.23 (9m) (a) 4.
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18Section
6. 115.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.001
(1) Charter school. "Charter school" means a school under contract
20with a school board under s. 118.40 or with
one of the entities an entity under s.
1118.40 (2r) (b)
, or a school established and operated by one of the entities under s.
2118.40 (2r) (b).
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3Section
7. 115.28 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.383 (title).
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4Section
8. 115.28 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by
2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
5is renumbered 115.383 (1), and 115.383 (1) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended
6to read:
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115.383
(1) (a) Develop a proposal for a multiple-vendor student information
8system for the standardized collection of pupil data. The proposal shall allow schools
9and school districts to use their vendor of choice and include reporting requirements
10that can reasonably be met by multiple vendors. The state superintendent may not
11establish a student information system unless the proposal is approved by the joint
12committee on finance under
subd. 2 par. (b).
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(c) If the proposal is approved under
subd. 2. par. (b), the state superintendent
14shall ensure that information about pupils enrolled in charter schools and about
15pupils enrolled in private schools participating in a parental choice program under
16s. 118.60 or 119.23, including their academic performance and demographic
17information, aggregated by school district, school, and teacher, is collected and
18maintained in the student information system.
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115.383
(2) (intro.) If the student information system is established under
par.
22(a) sub. (1), each school district, charter school, and private school using the system
23under
par. (a) sub. (1) shall include in the system the following information for each
24teacher teaching in the school district or school who completed a teacher
preparatory 25education program described in
sub.
s. 115.28 (7) (a)
or (e) 2. and located in this state
1or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state 2on or after January 1, 2012:
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3Section
10. 115.28 (12) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 115.383
4(2) (a) and (b) and amended to read:
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115.383
(2) (a) The name of the teacher
preparatory program or teacher 6education program the teacher attended and completed.
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(b) The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the
teacher
8education program
described in subd. 1.
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115.383
(3) (a) If the student information system is established under
par. (a), 12sub. (1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the
13establishment of the system
under par. (a), every school district and
every charter
14school
, other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), is using the
15system
, and that.
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16(b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure
17that every charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and every private school
18participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is either using
19the system under
par. (a) sub. (1) or is using a system that is
interoperable with the
20system under par. (a). The commercially available, capable of providing the
21information required under s. 115.39, and able to obtain pupil identification
22numbers under sub. (5).
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23(c) If the student information system is established under sub. (1), the state
24superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to
25any person that uses the system.
The rules may not go into effect, however, unless
1the joint committee on finance approves. All fees shall be credited to the
2appropriation account under s. 20.255 (1) (he).
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5Section
13. 115.383 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.383
(4) A private school participating in a parental choice program under
7s. 118.60 or 119.23 is not required to include information about pupils who are not
8attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the system it is using under
9sub. (3).
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10Section
14. 115.383 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.383
(5) The state superintendent shall assign to each pupil attending a
12public school or charter school, and to each pupil attending a private school under
13s. 118.60 or 119.23, a unique identification number for use in the student information
14system. The state superintendent shall not assign to any pupil an identification
15number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number or that
16uses any other personally identifying information. The state superintendent may
17not use a pupil's identification number for any purpose other than the student
18information system without the written consent of the pupil, if he or she is an adult,
19or the parent or guardian of the pupil, if the pupil is a minor.
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20Section
15. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.385
(3) This section does not apply after September 30, 2016.
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22Section
16. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
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23115.39 School and school district accountability system. (1) In this
24section, "school" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private
25school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
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1(2) The department shall establish a comprehensive school and school district
2accountability system beginning in the 2016-17 school year that includes all of the
3following components:
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(a) Multiple measures to determine a school's and school district's performance,
5including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability,
6income level, and race or ethnicity:
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1. Pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
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2. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using
9a value-added methodology that includes demographic controls.
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3. Gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and
11in graduation rates.
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4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation. The measure under this
13subdivision shall include a measure of improvement in addition to a measure of
14attainment.
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(b) Measures to ensure that all applicable data elements collected and
16calculations performed are done consistently and in a uniform manner for all schools
17and school districts.
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(c) A grading system to rate a school's and a school district's level of
19performance as one of the following:
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1. Significantly exceeds expectations.
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2. Exceeds expectations.