115.28 (9m) Waiver of pupil assessment requirements. (a) Request a waiver from the federal department of education that would permit the state superintendent to approve between 3 and 5 examinations, selected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center under s. 118.301 (2), for administration to pupils as provided under s. 118.301 (3).
(b) Upon receipt of the waiver under par. (a), submit the waiver, together with a request to supplement the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fm) with the funds that are held in the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a) for the purposes described under s. 118.301, to the joint committee on finance for consideration by the committee at its next quarterly meeting under s. 13.10. Upon approval of the state superintendent's request under this paragraph, the joint committee on finance shall release the funds.
55,3184p
Section 3184p. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (10m) Report to the superintendent of schools of a 1st class city school district and to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership programs. (a) By October 15, 2015, and annually thereafter, submit to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119 and to the superintendent of schools of the school district operating under ch. 119 a report that identifies the schools in Milwaukee County and located in a school district that was placed in the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for that school district under s. 115.385 (1) to which any of the following applies, and that disaggregates the schools by elementary school, middle school, junior high school, high school, and senior high school:
1. The school was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the school under s. 115.385 (1).
2. The school building is vacant or an underutilized building, as defined in s. 119.61 (1) (c).
(b) By October 15 of the first year in which the state superintendent determines that a school district is an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d), and annually thereafter, submit to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. IX a report that identifies each school in that eligible school district that was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the school under s. 115.385 (1) and that disaggregates the schools by elementary school, middle school, junior high school, high school, and senior high school.
55,3184r
Section 3184r. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (10o) Notice of eligible school district. (a) Beginning in October of the 2015-16 school year, annually determine whether any school district qualifies as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).
(b) Notify the governor, the appropriate county executive, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (b), and the appropriate mayor, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (e), as soon as the state superintendent determines that a school district qualifies as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).
55,3185
Section
3185. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.
55,3186
Section
3186. 115.28 (61) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (61) Whole grade sharing feasibility studies. Approve organizations to conduct feasibility studies under s. 118.50 (2) (c).
55,3186g
Section 3186g. 115.28 (62) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (62) Microsoft IT Academy coordinator. Designate one individual to serve as the coordinator of the Microsoft IT Academy program.
55,3187m
Section 3187m. 115.29 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.29 (4) (a) Grant declarations
a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation to persons,
an individual if the individual has successfully completed the civics test required under s. 118.33 (1m) (a) and if, in the state superintendent's judgment they have, the individual has presented satisfactory evidence of having completed a recognized high school course of study or its equivalent. The state superintendent may establish the standards by which high school graduation equivalency is determined. Such standards may consist of evidence of high school courses completed in high schools recognized by the proper authorities as accredited, results of examinations given by or at the request of the state superintendent, successful completion of correspondence study courses given by acceptable correspondence study schools, a general educational development certificate of high school equivalency issued by an agency of the U.S. government, course credits received in schools meeting the approval of the state superintendent, or other standards established by the state superintendent.
55,3188
Section
3188. 115.29 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
115.29
(8) Alternative data collection method; low-income pupils. Use an alternative data collection method established by the department to identify pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
55,3189
Section
3189. 115.293 of the statutes is created to read:
115.293 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core State Standards Initiative; prohibition. (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the state superintendent shall cease all participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
(2) The state superintendent may not give effect to any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative and adopted and implemented in this state before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]. The state superintendent may not require any school board to give effect to any such academic standard.
(3) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the state superintendent may not take any action to adopt or implement any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and may not direct any school board to adopt or implement any such standard.
55,3191
Section
3191. 115.297 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.297 (5) (b) Failure of any of the agencies to enter into a written agreement under sub. (3) does not affect the powers and duties conferred upon the other agencies under this section or under s. 36.11 (31) or 38.04 (19).
55,3191r
Section 3191r. 115.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.34
(2) The state superintendent shall make payments to school districts, private schools, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r)
and (2x), tribal schools, the program under s. 115.52, and the center under s. 115.525 for school lunches served to children in the prior year as determined by the state superintendent from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn). Payments shall equal the state's matching obligation under
42 USC 1751 et seq. Payments in the current year shall be determined by prorating the state's matching obligation based on the number of school lunches served to children in the prior year. In this subsection, "private school" means any school defined in s. 115.001 (3r) which complies with the requirements of
42 USC 2000d.
55,3192
Section
3192. 115.343 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.343
(2) (b) The child meets the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b)
(1).
55,3193b
Section 3193b. 115.367 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.273 (title).
55,3193bc
Section 3193bc. 115.367 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
55,3193be
Section 3193be. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 106.273 (1) and amended to read:
106.273 (1) Annually The department shall annually confer with the department of workforce development public instruction and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of public instruction shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the department of public instruction.
55,3193bg
Section 3193bg. 115.367 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 106.273 (2) and amended to read:
106.273 (2) Approve The department shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed to mitigate workforce shortages in any of the industries or occupations identified under sub. (1).
55,3193bi
Section 3193bi. 115.367 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 106.273 (3) and amended to read:
106.273 (3) (a) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, from From the appropriation under s.
20.255 (2) (ct), annually award 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall allocate not less than $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for incentive grants to school districts in the amount of under this section. From that allocation, the department shall annually award to a school district $1,000 per pupil for each pupil in the school district who, in the prior school year, obtained a high school diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district, if all of the following apply:
1. The school district has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department under sub. (2).
2. The pupil successfully completed the school district's industry-recognized certification program under subd. 1. in any school year in which the program was approved by the department under sub. (2).
(b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ct) amount allocated under par. (a) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per pupil under par. (a), the department shall may prorate the amount of its payments among school districts eligible for an incentive grant under this section.
55,3193p
Section 3193p. 115.383 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.383 (3) (a) If the student information system is established under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the establishment of the system, every school district and every charter school, other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), is using the system.
55,3193r
Section 3193r. 115.383 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.383 (3) (b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure that every charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) and every private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is either using the system under sub. (1) or is using a system that is commercially available and able to obtain pupil identification numbers under sub. (5).
55,3193s
Section 3193s. 115.384 of the statutes is created to read:
115.384 Virtual marketplace for digital educational resources. (1) The state superintendent shall enter into a contract under sub. (2) with one or more vendors to develop and add educational content to a digital marketplace and resource center through which authorized personnel of a school district, a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, and a provider of a home-based private educational program may purchase or license digital educational resources, including the following:
(a) Electronic textbooks.
(b) Individual sections or chapters of electronic textbooks.
(c) Supplemental resources, including worksheets, chapter reviews, quizzes, and study sheets.
(d) Other digital offerings, including videos, from educational publishers or content providers.
(2) Under the contract:
(a) The department shall serve as the Internet host for the marketplace and resource center.
(b) The vendor shall ensure that the marketplace and resource center software runs and displays properly on any computer, mobile phone, or other device with Internet capability.
(c) The vendor shall ensure that any educational content specified under sub. (1) for purchase or license from the marketplace and resource center runs and displays properly on the most common and up-to-date personal computing and mobile operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Google Android, and Apple computer operating systems or their equivalents.
(d) The department shall ensure that more than one educational publisher makes available the educational content described under sub. (1) on the marketplace and resource center.
(e) The authorized personnel of a school district, a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, and a provider of a home-based private educational program shall be permitted to license educational content described under sub. (1) at a tiered rate for 1 year, 3 years, or 6 years or to purchase the content under a permanent license.
55,3194
Section
3194. 115.385 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.385 (1) (a) (intro.) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability, income level, and race or ethnicity:
55,3195
Section
3195. 115.385 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.385 (1) (a) 1. Pupil achievement and growth in reading and mathematics.
55,3196
Section
3196. 115.385 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (a) 1m. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using a value-added methodology.
55,3197
Section
3197. 115.385 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
55,3198
Section
3198. 115.385 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.385 (1) (a) 3. Gaps Gap closure in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and, when available, rates of graduation, categorized by race, English language proficiency, disability, and income level.
55,3199
Section
3199. 115.385 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (a) 4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation.
55,3200
Section
3200. 115.385 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and a school district's level of improvement and to annually place assign to each school into and school district one of 5 the following performance categories.:
55,3201
Section
3201. 115.385 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (b) 1. "Five stars out of 5 — Significantly Exceeds Expectations."
55,3202
Section
3202. 115.385 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (b) 2. "Four stars out of 5 — Exceeds Expectations."
55,3203
Section
3203. 115.385 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (b) 3. "Three stars out of 5 — Meets Expectations."
55,3204
Section
3204. 115.385 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (b) 4. "Two stars out of 5 — Meets Few Expectations."
55,3205
Section
3205. 115.385 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (b) 5. "One star out of 5 — Fails to Meet Expectations."
55,3206
Section
3206. 115.385 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1) (c) A qualitative definition for each of the 5 performance categories in par. (b).
55,3207
Section
3207. 115.385 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
115.385 (1m) For purposes of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement under sub. (1) all of the following apply:
(a) The department may not include the following pupils or pupil examination scores:
1. A pupil who attended a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the 8th grade and who transfers to a public school, including a charter school, for the 9th grade.
2. A pupil who was enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, in the 8th grade and who transfers to a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the 9th grade.
3. A pupil, other than a pupil enrolled in the 9th grade, who was enrolled in the school or school district for less than one year prior to taking the pupil examination.
(b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if the department uses pupil examination scores to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall account for the length of time a pupil was enrolled in the school or school district prior to taking the pupil examination by weighting pupil examination scores as follows:
