115.385 School and school district accountability report. (1) Annually by September
30, the department shall publish a school and school district accountability report that includes all of the following components:
(a) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, including all of the following:
1. Pupil achievement and growth in reading and mathematics.
2. Measures of college and career readiness for high school pupils and measures indicative of being on track for college and career readiness in the elementary grades.
3. Gaps in pupil achievement and rates of graduation, categorized by race, English language proficiency, disability, and income level.
(b) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and annually place each school into one of 5 performance categories.
(2) Beginning one year after a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 begins using the student information system under s. 115.28 (12) (b), or begins using a system that is interoperable with that system, the department shall include the school in its annual school accountability report under sub. (1).
20,1748
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1748. 115.415 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.415 (2) (intro.) The department shall develop an educator effectiveness evaluation system according to the following framework, and may charge a fee to a school district and the governing body of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) to use the system developed under this subsection:
20,1749
Section
1749. 115.415 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
115.415 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ek), the department may award grants to school districts and the governing body of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) to implement an educator effectiveness evaluation system developed under sub. (2) or an equivalency process established by rule under sub. (3).
20,1750
Section
1750. 115.42 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
115.42 (1) (a) 5. The person has a rating of "effective" or "highly effective" in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department.
20,1751e
Section 1751e. 115.42 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
115.42 (2) (d) In any of the 9 school years following the receipt of a grant under sub. (1), if the grant recipient fails to maintain a rating of "effective" or "highly effective" in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department, he or she is not eligible for a grant under this subsection in that school year.
20,1751m
Section 1751m. 115.437 of the statutes is created to read:
115.437 Per pupil aid. (1) In this section, "number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment.
(2) Annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year and by $150 in each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
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Section
1755. 118.016 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.016 (1) Beginning in In the 2012-13 2013-14 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to first grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. Beginning in the 2014–15 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to second grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. The department shall ensure that the assessment evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.
20,1756
Section
1756. 118.145 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.145 (4) The school board of a school district operating high school grades shall allow a pupil enrolled in a private school, or a pupil enrolled in a tribal school, or a pupil enrolled in a home-based educational program, who has met the standards for admission to high school under sub. (1), to take up to 2 courses during each school semester if the pupil resides in the school district in which the public school is located and if the school board determines that there is sufficient space in the classroom.
20,1757
Section
1757. 118.19 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
20,1758
Section
1758. 118.19 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
118.19 (16) The department shall ensure that teaching experience gained while a person held an emergency permit issued by the department under s. PI 34.21 (2), Wis. Adm. Code, counts toward fulfillment of the teaching experience requirement for a license based on experience under s. PI 34.195 (2), Wis. Adm. Code, or for a license in a school administrator category under s. PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code.
20,1759
Section
1759. 118.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1) The state superintendent shall adopt or approve examinations designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th, 8th and, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades.
20,1760
Section
1760. 118.30 (1m) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1m) (ar) Except as provided in sub. (7), beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 9th grade. The school board shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1760m
Section 1760m. 118.30 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1m) (b) Except as provided in sub. (7), administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the spring session of the 10th grade.
20,1761
Section
1761. 118.30 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1m) (c) Except as provided in sub. (7), beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the spring session of the 11th grade.
20,1762
Section
1762. 118.30 (1r) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1r) (ar) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 9th grade. The charter school shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1762m
Section 1762m. 118.30 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1r) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the spring session of the 10th grade.
20,1763
Section
1763. 118.30 (1r) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1r) (c) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the spring session of the 11th grade.
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Section
1764. 118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 119.23. The private school shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1764m
Section 1764m. 118.30 (1s) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1s) (a) 3. Administer In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
20,1765
Section
1765. 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year in the spring session administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
20,1766
Section
1766. 118.30 (1t) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1t) (bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in the spring session administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 118.60. The private school shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1766m
Section 1766m. 118.30 (1t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1t) (c) Administer In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
20,1767
Section
1767. 118.30 (1t) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1t) (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in the spring session administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
20,1768
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1768. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s) (a) 1. to 3. 3m.
20,1769
Section
1769. 118.30 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (2) (b) 6. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1t) (a) to (c) (cm).
20,1778m
Section 1778m. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee area technical college district board may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an adjacent county.
20,1780m
Section 1780m. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in
subd. subds. 3. and 4., only pupils who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is located may attend the charter school.
20,1780r
Section 1780r. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (c) 4. A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county may attend any charter school established under this subsection in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county.
20,1782
Section
1782. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
1783. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. In the 2013-14 school year and in each school year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year and the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) in the current school year, $7,925 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
20,1784
Section
1784. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. In the 2014-15 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to $8,075 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
20,1784m
Section 1784m. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. In the 2015-16 school year and in each school year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bb), (fm), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); s. 20.285 (1) (r) and (rc); and 20.505 (4) (es) and (s).
b. Add the amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year under the sections specified in this subd. 2p. a.
c. Subtract the sum under this subd. 2p. b. from the sum under this subd. 2p. a.
d. Divide the remainder under subd. 2p. c. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled statewide in the 3 previous school years. In this subd. 2p. d., "number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment.
20,1785
Section
1785. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. The amount paid per pupil under this paragraph may not be less than the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year. The department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25% in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.
20,1786
Section
1786. 118.40 (2r) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
1807. 118.40 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (7) (ar) Nothing in this subsection section affects the rights of personnel of a charter school that is an instrumentality of a school district to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to subch. IV of ch. 111.
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Section
1808. 118.40 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (8) (b) 3. The department may not require a person licensed as provided under subd. 1. to complete professional development not required of any other individual required to be licensed under s. 118.19.
20,1810m
Section 1810m. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
118.51 (16) (a) 3. a. For the amount in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year plus $150.
b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
20,1811
Section
1811. 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
118.52 (title) Course options.
20,1812
Section
1812. 118.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (1) (ar).
20,1813
Section
1813. 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
118.52 (1) (am) "Educational institution" includes a public school in a nonresident school district, the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, a nonprofit institution of higher education, a tribal college, a charter school, and any nonprofit organization that has been approved by the department.
20,1814
Section
1814. 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a A pupil enrolled in a public school in the high school grades may attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution under this section for the purpose of taking a course offered by the nonresident school district educational institution. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time in nonresident school districts at educational institutions under this section.
