(2) Application review. The department shall review all applications filed in accordance with s. PI 38.006.
(3) Grant awards. The department shall award grants based on the criteria listed in the grant application.
(4) Proration. The department may award grants on a prorated basis if available funding is insufficient to fully fund all of the grant recipients.
(5) Notification. The department shall notify each applicant in writing of its determination under sub. (3).
PI 38.008 Grant reporting. A grant recipient shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain any documentation required by the department.
(2) Upon the request of the department, provide any information required under sub. (1) to the department.
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20. Subchapter III (title) of chapter PI 38 [precedes PI 38.01] of the administrative code is created to read:
CHAPTER PI 38
subchapter III
Grants for Peer review
and mentoring
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21. PI 38.01 of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.01 Purpose. Under s. 115.405, Stats., the state superintendent shall award grants to eligible applicants for peer review and mentoring programs. This chapter subchapter sets forth criteria and procedures for awarding grants under this program.
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22. PI 38.02 (intro.) of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.02 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:
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23. PI 38.02 (1) and (3) of the administrative code are amended to read:
PI 38.02 (1) “Approved program" has the meaning defined under s. PI 3.01 34.01 (6).
(3) “Initial educator" means an individual who holds an initial license as defined under s. PI 3.01 (19)
34.01 (33).
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24. PI 38.02 (2) of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.002 (1).
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25. PI 38.02 (5) of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.002 (5).
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26. PI 38.03 (1) (intro.) of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.03 (1) Eligibility. (intro.) Annually, by November 1, 1998, and by May 1 in subsequent years, eligible applicants may apply to the state superintendent to fund a peer review and mentoring program described under sub. (4) (4m). Eligible applicants include the following:
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27. PI 38.03 (3) of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.03 (3) Assurances. A grant recipient under this chapter subchapter shall provide for all of the following:
(a) An assurance that the grant awarded under this chapter subchapter will not be used to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for professional development.
(b) An assurance that program information and related materials under this chapter subchapter will be made available to interested schools and other educational institutions at a reasonable cost.
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28. PI 38.03 (4) (intro.) of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.03 (4) and amended to read:
PI 38.03 (4) Program components Grant amount. A one-year grant of not more than $25,000 may be made to fund a comprehensive peer review and mentoring program for initial and professional educators.
(4m) Program components. A grant application program is eligible for a grant under this chapter shall include subchapter only if it includes all of the following program components:
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29. PI 38.04 of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.04 Mentor involvement. A mentor under this chapter subchapter shall have input into the confidential formative assessment of the initial educator and may not be included as part of the school district's formal evaluation of an initial educator.
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30. PI 38.05 (intro.) of the administrative code is amended to read:
PI 38.05 Review of applications and awarding of grants. (intro.) The state superintendent shall review the applications submitted under this chapter subchapter and shall determine which of the applications eligible for funding will receive grants based on the following criteria:
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31. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter PI 38 [precedes PI 38.11] of the administrative code is created to read:
CHAPTER PI 38
subchapter Iv
Grants for Alcohol and other
drug abuse programs
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32. Subchapter V (title) of chapter PI 38 [precedes PI 38.21] of the administrative code is created to read:
CHAPTER PI 38
subchapter V
FOUR-YEAR-OLD
KINDERGARTEN GRANTS
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33. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter PI 38 [precedes PI 38.31] of the administrative code is created to read:
CHAPTER PI 38
subchapter VI
Grants for Tribal language
revitalization
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34. Chapter PI 39 (title) of the administrative code is repealed.
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35. PI 39.01 of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.31 and amended to read:
PI 38.31 Purpose. This chapter
subchapter sets forth criteria and procedures for awarding grants to eligible school districts and cooperative educational service agencies to apply to the department for a grant under s. 115.745, Stats., for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages. Funds are awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km), Stats.
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36. PI 39.02 (intro.) and (5) of the administrative code are consolidated, renumbered PI 38.32 and amended to read:
PI 38.32 Definitions Definition. In this chapter: (5) “Tribal subchapter, “tribal education authority" has the meaning defined in s. 115.71 (5), Stats.
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37. PI 39.02 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the administrative code are repealed.
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38. PI 39.03 of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.33, and PI 38.33 (1), (2) and (3) (h), as renumbered, are amended to read:
PI 38.33 (1) Annually by January 29, 2010, for the 2009-10 school year; by April 30, 2010, for the 2010-11 school year; and by March 1 annually thereafter, a school board, consortium of school boards, or CESA, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.
(2) A grant program funded with a grant under this chapter subchapter shall include one or more activities related to providing instruction in a tribal language as either a curricular or co-curricular offering. Funds may be used for activities including, but not limited to, curriculum design, creation of appropriate assessment instruments, professional development activities, language-focused parent and community engagement activities, instructional delivery, and program evaluation.
(3) (h) A description of how the school district applicant will measure the effectiveness of the instruction.
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39. PI 39.04 of the administrative code is renumbered PI 38.34, and PI 38.34 (1) and (2) (intro.), (a), (b) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
PI 38.34 (1) The department shall establish funding limits annually based on the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km), Stats., and inform school districts boards and CESAs of these limits.
(2) (intro.) The department shall review the applications submitted under this chapter subchapter and shall determine which of the applications eligible for funding will receive grants based on the following criteria:
(a) The extent to which the program design and activities address the identified needs under s. PI 39.03
38.33 (3) (a).
(b) The extent to which the program design and activities are both innovative and appropriate to the purpose of the program funded by the grant and likely to make a measurable impact.
(d) The extent to which the applicant met the requirements under s. PI 39.03 38.33.
