AB21,1240,1312
115.28
(61) Whole grade sharing feasibility studies. Approve organizations
13to conduct feasibility studies under s. 118.50 (2) (c).
AB21,3187
14Section
3187. 115.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1240,1815
115.29
(1) Designate representative. Designate the deputy state
16superintendent or another employee of the department as the state superintendent's
17representative on any body on which the state superintendent is required to serve,
18except the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Authority.
AB21,3188
19Section
3188. 115.29 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1240,2320
115.29
(8) Alternative data collection method; low-income pupils. Use an
21alternative data collection method established by the department to identify pupils
22who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42
23USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB21,3189
24Section
3189. 115.293 of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1241,4
1115.293 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core
2State Standards Initiative; prohibition. (1) Beginning on the effective date of
3this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the state superintendent shall cease all
4participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
AB21,1241,9
5(2) The state superintendent may not give effect to any academic standard
6developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative and adopted and
7implemented in this state before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts
8date]. The state superintendent may not require any school board to give effect to
9any such academic standard.
AB21,1241,13
10(3) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the
11state superintendent may not take any action to adopt or implement any academic
12standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and may not
13direct any school board to adopt or implement any such standard.
AB21,3190
14Section
3190. 115.297 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1241,1815
115.297
(1) (a) "Agencies" means the department, the board of regents of the
16University of Wisconsin System
Authority, the department of children and families,
17the department of workforce development, the technical college system board, and
18the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
AB21,3191
19Section
3191. 115.297 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1241,2220
115.297
(5) (b) Failure of any of the agencies to enter into a written agreement
21under sub. (3) does not affect the powers and duties conferred upon the other
22agencies under this section or under s.
36.11 (31) or 38.04 (19).
AB21,3192
23Section
3192. 115.343 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1241,2524
115.343
(2) (b) The child meets the income eligibility standard for a free or
25reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b)
(1).
AB21,3193
1Section
3193. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3194
2Section
3194. 115.385 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1242,53
115.385
(1) (a) (intro.) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance
4or a school district's improvement, including all of the following
categorized by
5English language proficiency, disability, income level, and race or ethnicity:
AB21,3195
6Section
3195. 115.385 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1242,77
115.385
(1) (a) 1. Pupil achievement
and growth in reading and mathematics.
AB21,3196
8Section
3196. 115.385 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1242,109
115.385
(1) (a) 1m. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics,
10calculated using a value-added methodology.
AB21,3197
11Section
3197. 115.385 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3198
12Section
3198. 115.385 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1242,1513
115.385
(1) (a) 3.
Gaps Gap closure in pupil achievement
in reading and
14mathematics and
, when available, rates of graduation
, categorized by race, English
15language proficiency, disability, and income level.
AB21,3199
16Section
3199. 115.385 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1242,1717
115.385
(1) (a) 4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation.
AB21,3200
18Section
3200. 115.385 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.385 (1) (b)
19(intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,1242,2320
115.385
(1) (b) (intro.) An index system to identify a school's level of
21performance
and a school district's level of improvement and
to annually
place assign
22to each school
into and school district one of
5 performance categories. the following
23grade levels:
AB21,3201
24Section
3201. 115.385 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1242,2525
115.385
(1) (b) 1. "A — Significantly Exceeds Expectations."
AB21,3202
1Section
3202. 115.385 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,22
115.385
(1) (b) 2. "B — Exceeds Expectations."
AB21,3203
3Section
3203. 115.385 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,44
115.385
(1) (b) 3. "C — Meets Expectations."
AB21,3204
5Section
3204. 115.385 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,66
115.385
(1) (b) 4. "D — Meets Few Expectations."
AB21,3205
7Section
3205. 115.385 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,88
115.385
(1) (b) 5. "F — Fails to Meet Expectations."
AB21,3206
9Section
3206. 115.385 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,1010
115.385
(1) (c) A qualitative definition for each of the 5 grade levels in par. (b).
AB21,3207
11Section
3207. 115.385 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1243,1312
115.385
(1m) For purposes of determining a school's performance or a school
13district's improvement under sub. (1) all of the following apply:
AB21,1243,1514
(a) The department may not include the following pupils or pupil assessment
15scores:
AB21,1243,1816
a. A pupil who attended a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or
17119.23 in the 8th grade and who transfers to a public school, including a charter
18school, for the 9th grade.
AB21,1243,2119
b. A pupil who was enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, in the
208th grade and who transfers to a private school under the program under s. 118.60
21or 119.23 for the 9th grade.
AB21,1243,2322
c. A pupil, other than a pupil enrolled in the 9th grade, who was enrolled in the
23school or school district for less than one year prior to taking the pupil assessment.
AB21,1244,224
(b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if the department uses pupil assessment scores to
25determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department
1shall account for the length of time a pupil was enrolled in the school or school district
2prior to taking the pupil assessment by weighting pupil assessment scores as follows:
AB21,1244,43
a. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least one
4year but less than 2 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 1.
AB21,1244,65
b. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least 2 years
6but less than 3 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 2.
AB21,1244,87
c. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for more than 3
8years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 3.
AB21,1244,119
2. The department may not, for purposes of determining a school's
10performance, account for the length of time a 9th grade pupil was enrolled in the
11school.
AB21,1244,2012
(c) The department shall consider the impact of poverty on pupil achievement
13and growth by adjusting the importance given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1.
14and 1m. based on the percentage of pupils in the school or school district who are
15economically disadvantaged. In this paragraph, an economically disadvantaged
16pupil is a pupil that satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or
17reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as
18determined by the department. Of the total weight the department allocates to the
19measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. and 1m. for the purpose of determining a school's
20performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall do as follows:
AB21,1244,2321
1. If 5 percent or less of the school or school district membership is comprised
22of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 90
23percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 10 percent.
AB21,1245,3
12. If 65 percent or more of the school or school district membership is comprised
2of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 10
3percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 90 percent.
AB21,1245,64
3. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school
5district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department
6shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as follows:
AB21,1245,77
a. Divide 80 by 60.
AB21,1245,98
b. Multiply the quotient determined under subd. 3. a. by the percentage of
9economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership.
AB21,1245,1010
c. Add 3.35 to the result under subd. 3. b.
AB21,1245,1511
4. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school
12district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department
13shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1m. by subtracting the
14weight given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as determined under subd. 3. from
15100.
AB21,3208
16Section
3208. 115.385 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1246,217
115.385
(2) Beginning
one year after a charter school established under s.
18118.40 (2r) or a private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
19118.60 or 119.23 begins using the student information system under s. 115.28 (12)
20(b), or begins using a system that is interoperable with that system, the with the
21accountability report published for the 2015-16 school year, the department shall
22include
the school in its annual school accountability report under sub. (1)
charter
23schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools participating in a
24parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The department shall use the
1same criteria to measure the performance of all schools included in the annual school
2accountability report.
AB21,3209
3Section
3209. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1246,74
115.385
(3) On an accountability report published for a private school
5participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department shall specify
6the percentage of pupils attending the private school under the program and comply
7with one of the following:
AB21,1246,108
(a) For a private school that submits achievement data only for those pupils
9attending the private school under the program, identify the grade derived from data
10about those pupils as the choice pupil grade.
AB21,1246,1711
(b) For a private school that submits achievement data for those pupils
12attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 and achievement data for all
13other pupils attending the private school, identify the grade derived from data about
14pupils attending the school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as the choice pupil grade. The
15department shall also identify a 2nd grade, derived from data about all pupils
16attending the private school including pupils attending the private school under s.
17118.60 or 119.23, as the private school grade.
AB21,3210
18Section
3210. 115.385 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1247,319
115.385
(4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each
20private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
21shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of
22each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously
23provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the
24educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school
25district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice
1program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options,
2course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational
3program.
AB21,3211
4Section
3211. 115.385 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1247,85
115.385
(5) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and biennially thereafter, the
6appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature shall conduct a
7review of school and school district accountability reports published under this
8section.
AB21,3212
9Section
3212. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1247,1310
115.42
(2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any
11school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent
12of the pupils enrolled
are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or
13reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b)
(1).
AB21,3213
14Section
3213. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1247,1715
115.43
(1) Definition. In this section, " economically disadvantaged pupil"
16means a pupil who
is eligible satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or
17reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b)
(1).
AB21,3214
18Section
3214. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1247,2519
115.43
(2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege
20scholarships, on a competitive basis, to economically disadvantaged pupils who
21enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed
22to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school
23education. The state superintendent shall give preference to economically
24disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical
college 25colleges and
the University of Wisconsin
Systems System Authority.
AB21,3215
1Section
3215. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3216
2Section
3216. 115.437 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (intro.) and
3amended to read:
AB21,1248,84
115.437
(2) (intro.)
Annually Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, annually
5on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an
6amount
equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district
7in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school
8year and by $150 in each school year thereafter. determined as follows:
AB21,1248,10
9(3) The department shall make
the payments
under this section from the
10appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB21,3217
11Section
3217. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1248,1412
115.437
(2) (a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (aq) for the
13current fiscal year by the total number of pupils enrolled in all school districts in the
14current school year.
AB21,3218
15Section
3218. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1248,1716
115.437
(2) (b) Multiply the quotient under par. (a) by the number of pupils
17enrolled in the school district in the current school year.
AB21,3219
18Section
3219. 115.53 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1249,419
115.53
(4) Apply to the board of directors of the University of Wisconsin
20Hospitals and Clinics Authority
or the University of Wisconsin System Authority for
21admission to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
or the University of
22Wisconsin System Authority of any pupil at the school operated by the Wisconsin
23Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the school
24operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The
25application shall be accompanied by the report of a physician appointed by the
1director of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of
2Hearing or the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
3and shall be in the same form as reports of other physicians for admission of patients
4to such hospital.
AB21,3220
5Section
3220. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1249,96
115.77
(1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (a) and (b)
72., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school
8district under s.
118.50, 118.51
, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), "local educational agency"
9means the school district that the child is attending.