Wisconsin Legislature: Chapter PI 43

Chapter PI 43

EDUCATION REFORM

PI 43.01 Purpose.

PI 43.02 Definitions.

PI 43.03 Determination of in need of improvement and lowest performing.

PI 43.01 PI 43.01 Purpose. Pursuant to s. 118.42, Stats., this chapter establishes criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of public schools in the state.

PI 43.01 History History: EmR1023: emerg. cr., eff. 6-28-10; CR 10-075: cr. Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10; CR 19-069: r. (1), renum. (2) to PI 43.01 and and am. Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20.

PI 43.02 PI 43.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

PI 43.02(1) (1) “AYP" means adequate yearly progress described in Wisconsin's state plan required under 20 USC 6311 and approved by the U.S. department of education.

PI 43.02(2) (2) “Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

PI 43.02(3) (3) “School year" means the time commencing with July 1 and ending with the next succeeding June 30.

PI 43.02(4) (4) “State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public instruction.

PI 43.02 Note Note: Wisconsin's state plan required under 20 USC 6311 is available at: http://dpi.wi.gov/esea/pdf/wiaw.pdf.

PI 43.02 History History: EmR1023: emerg. cr., eff. 6-28-10; CR 10-075: cr. Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10; renumbering of (3), (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register November 2010 No. 659.

PI 43.03 PI 43.03 Determination of in need of improvement and lowest performing.

PI 43.03(1)(1) School district determination. A school district shall be considered in need of improvement if the school district does not meet adequate yearly progress in the objective criteria described in Wisconsin's state plan required under 20 USC 6311 and approved by the U.S. department of education.

PI 43.03(2) (2) Public school determination.

PI 43.03(2)(a) (a) A public school shall be considered in need of improvement if the school does not meet adequate yearly progress in the objective criteria described in Wisconsin's state plan required under 20 USC 6311 and approved by the U.S. department of education.

PI 43.03(2)(b) (b) A public school shall be considered among the lowest performing 5 percent of public schools in the state in the previous school year if it meets the definition of persistently lowest-achieving schools provided in Wisconsin's school improvement fund application approved by the U.S. department of education and funded subject to meeting school improvement requirements under 20 USC 6303(g).

PI 43.03 History History: EmR1023: emerg. cr., eff. 6-28-10; CR 10-075: cr. Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10.