Amendment ASA2-AB558

AB558-ASA2, s. 10 Section 10. 20.255 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,3 20.255 (1) (f) Assessments of reading readiness. The amounts in the schedule to provide school districts and independent charter schools with the assessments of reading readiness under s. 118.016.

AB558-ASA2, s. 11 Section 11. 20.255 (2) (q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,7 20.255 (2) (q) Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to support literacy and early childhood development programs under s. 14.20 (2) (c).

AB558-ASA2, s. 12 Section 12. 20.505 (4) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is repealed.

AB558-ASA2, s. 13 Section 13. 20.525 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,12 20.525 (1) (f) Literacy improvement aids. The amounts in the schedule for the governor to provide grants for to support literacy improvement under s. 14.20 (2) (a).

AB558-ASA2, s. 14 Section 14. 20.525 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,16 20.525 (1) (q) Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to support literacy and early childhood development programs under s. 14.20 (2) (b).

AB558-ASA2, s. 15 Section 15. 25.17 (1) (ge) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,18 25.17 (1) (ge) Governor's read to lead development fund.

AB558-ASA2, s. 16 Section 16. 25.79 of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,5,23 25.79 Governor's read to lead development fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the governor's read to lead development fund, consisting of all gifts, grants, bequests, and other contributions made to the fund.

AB558-ASA2, s. 17 Section 17. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,6,12 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state,; make rules establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.192, and 118.195,; prescribe by rule standards , requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this subsection, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year; file in the state superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses; and register each such license.

AB558-ASA2, s. 18 Section 18. 115.28 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,7,2 115.28 (7) (e) 2. Promulgate rules establishing requirements for licensure as an alternative education program teacher and for the approval of teacher education programs leading to licensure as an alternative education program teacher. The rules shall include a requirement that each teacher education program described in this subdivision and located in this state shall, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this subdivision, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year. The rules shall encompass the teaching of multiple subjects or grade levels or both, as determined by the state superintendent. The rules may require teacher education programs to grant credit towards licensure as an alternative education program teacher for relevant experience or demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and knowledge.

AB558-ASA2, s. 19 Section 19. 115.28 (7g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,7,4 115.28 (7g) Evaluation of teacher preparatory programs.

AB558-ASA2,7,9 (a) The department shall, in consultation with the governor's office, the chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and senate whose subject matter is elementary and secondary education and ranking members of those committees, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, do all of the following:

AB558-ASA2,7,16 1. Determine how the performance of individuals who have recently completed a teacher preparatory program described in s. 115.28 (7) (a) and located in this state or a teacher education program described in s. 115.28 (7) (e) 2. and located in this state will be used to evaluate the teacher preparatory and education programs. The determination under this subdivision shall, at minimum, define "recently completed" and identify measures to assess an individual's performance, including the performance assessment made prior to making a recommendation for licensure.

AB558-ASA2,7,19 2. Determine how the measures of performance of individuals who have recently completed a teacher preparatory or education program identified as required under subd. 1. will be made accessible to the public.

AB558-ASA2,7,22 3. Develop a system to publicly report the measures of performance identified as required under subd. 1. for each teacher preparatory and education program identified in subd. 1.

AB558-ASA2,8,3 (b) Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, the department shall use the system developed under par. (a) 3. to annually report for each program identified in par. (a) 1. the rate of passage of individuals who have recently completed a teacher preparatory or education program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under s. 115.28 (7) on examinations administered for licensure under s. 115.28 (7) and any other information required to be reported under par. (a) 1.

AB558-ASA2,8,11 (c) Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, each teacher preparatory and education program shall prominently display and annually update the rate of passage of individuals who have recently completed a teacher preparatory or education program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under s. 115.28 (7) on examinations administered for licensure under s. 115.28 (7) and any other information required to be reported under par. (a) 1. on the program's Web site and provide this information to persons receiving admissions materials to the program.

AB558-ASA2, s. 20 Section 20. 115.28 (12) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,8,18 115.28 (12) (ag) Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, each school district using the system under par. (a) shall include in the system the following information for each teacher teaching in the school district who completed a teacher preparatory program described in sub. (7) (a) and located in this state or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state on or after January 1, 2012:

AB558-ASA2,8,20 1. The name of the teacher preparatory program or teacher education program the teacher attended and completed.

AB558-ASA2,8,22 2. The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the program described in subd. 1.

AB558-ASA2, s. 21 Section 21. 115.38 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,8,25 115.38 (title) School accountability system; performance report; educational program review.

AB558-ASA2, s. 22 Section 22. 115.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.38 (1m), and 115.38 (1m) (intro.), (c) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,9,6 115.38 (1m) (intro.) The Annually, the state superintendent shall develop prepare a school and school district performance report for use by school districts under sub. (2). The report shall include all of the following by school and by school district:

AB558-ASA2,9,10 (c) Staffing and financial data information, as determined by the state superintendent, not to exceed 10 items. The state superintendent may not request a school or school board to provide information solely for the purpose of including the information in the report under this paragraph.

AB558-ASA2,9,12 (e) The method of reading instruction used in the school or school district and the textbook series used to teach reading in the school or school district.

AB558-ASA2, s. 23 Section 23. 115.38 (1e) to (1k) of the statutes are created to read:

AB558-ASA2,9,16 115.38 (1e) In this section, "school" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

AB558-ASA2,9,19 (1g) The department shall establish a comprehensive school and school district accountability system beginning in the 2012-13 school year that includes all of the following components:

AB558-ASA2,9,21 (a) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement status under s. 118.42, including all of the following:

AB558-ASA2,9,22 1. Pupil achievement and growth in reading and mathematics.

AB558-ASA2,9,24 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.

AB558-ASA2,10,2 3. Gaps in pupil achievement and rates of graduation, categorized by race, English language proficiency, disability, and income level.

AB558-ASA2,10,14 (b) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and annually place each school into one of 6 performance categories based on data derived from multiple school years. The department shall collect and disseminate the best practices from the schools placed in the highest performance category. For schools placed in the lowest performance category, the department shall identify opportunities to provide support and shall intervene as provided in pars. (d) to (f). As part of that intervention, the department shall establish performance improvement benchmarks, which shall reflect the annual improvement necessary to remove the school from the lowest performance category within 3 years. Performance improvement benchmarks shall be as uniform as reasonably possible for all schools other than those serving predominantly children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).

AB558-ASA2,10,19 (c) The production of annual school and school district reports that are timely, useful, and understandable. Each school and school district shall display prominently on the school's and school district's Internet sites the reports produced by the department under this section and make copies available upon request in the school's office.

AB558-ASA2,10,22 (d) If the department determines that a public school other than a charter school is in the lowest performance category, the department shall do all of the following:

AB558-ASA2,10,24 1. Direct a department-approved, on-site, diagnostic review of the school to determine the cause of the school's poor performance.

AB558-ASA2,11,2 2. Direct the school board to implement department-approved improvement activities, based on the diagnostic review, within 3 school years or close the school.

AB558-ASA2,11,6 3. If the school board chooses to implement department-approved improvement activities under subd. 2. but after 3 school years remains in the lowest performance category, direct the activities of the school in a manner consistent with s. 118.42.

AB558-ASA2,11,8 4. If the diagnostic review under subd. 1. reveals that the school district has been in need of improvement for 3 consecutive school years, s. 118.42 applies.

AB558-ASA2,11,10 (e) If the department determines that a charter school is in the lowest performance category, the charter school shall do one of the following:

AB558-ASA2,11,14 1. After participating in a department-approved, on-site, diagnostic review, implement department-approved improvement activities. After 3 years, if the charter school remains in the lowest performance category, the department shall revoke the school's charter.

AB558-ASA2,11,18 2. Enter into a performance agreement with the department in which the charter school agrees to meet annual, department-approved, performance benchmarks. If a benchmark is not met in any year, the department shall revoke the school's charter.

AB558-ASA2,11,21 (f) If the department determines that a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is in the lowest performance category, the private school shall do one of the following:

AB558-ASA2,12,2 1. After participating in a department-approved, on-site, diagnostic review paid for by the private school, pay for and implement department-approved improvement activities. After 3 years, if the private school remains in the lowest performance category, the department shall bar the school from participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

AB558-ASA2,12,6 2. Enter into a performance agreement with the department in which the private school agrees to meet annual, department-approved, performance benchmarks. If a benchmark is not met in any year, the department shall bar the school from participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

AB558-ASA2,12,8 (1i) In establishing the accountability system under sub. (1g), the department shall consult with all of the following:

AB558-ASA2,12,9 (a) The governor.

AB558-ASA2,12,11 (b) The chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and the senate whose subject matter is elementary and secondary education.

AB558-ASA2,12,12 (c) The ranking minority members of each of the committees under par. (b).

AB558-ASA2,12,14 (d) Members of education groups representing school boards, school administrators, and teachers.

AB558-ASA2,12,15 (e) Members of organizations representing pupils and parents.

AB558-ASA2,12,18 (1k) (a) The department shall annually report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the performance category to which each school has been assigned.

AB558-ASA2,12,23 (b) Each school board, the governing body of each charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), and the governing body of each private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall annually report to the parent of each pupil enrolled in the school or school district the performance category to which the school has been assigned.

AB558-ASA2, s. 24 Section 24. 115.38 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,13,7 115.38 (1s) The governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall provide the state superintendent with any information he or she requests for the purpose of preparing the school performance report under sub. (1m). The state superintendent shall prepare the report for each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 using only information relating to the pupils who are attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

AB558-ASA2, s. 25 Section 25. 115.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,13,21 115.38 (2) (a) Annually by January 1, each school board shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district of the right to request a school and school district performance report under this subsection. Except as provided in par. (b), annually by May 1, each school board shall, upon request, distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, or give to each pupil to bring home to his or her parent or guardian, a school and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (1m). The report shall also include a comparison of the school district's performance under sub. (1) (1m) (a) and (b) with the performance of other school districts in the same athletic conference under sub. (1) (1m) (a) and (b). If the school district maintains an Internet site, the report shall be made available to the public at prominently displayed on that site.

AB558-ASA2,14,2 (b) If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school, that school board shall, upon request, distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the charter school a school and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (1m), regardless of the location of the charter school.

AB558-ASA2, s. 26 Section 26. 115.415 of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,14,11 115.415 Educator effectiveness. (1) The department shall develop an educator effectiveness evaluation system and an equivalency process aligned with the department's evaluation system for the evaluation of teachers and principals of public schools, including teachers and principals of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), as provided in this section. Each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall evaluate teachers and principals in the school district or charter school beginning in the 2014-15 school year.

AB558-ASA2,14,13 (2) The department shall develop an educator effectiveness evaluation system according to the following framework:

AB558-ASA2,14,18 (a) Fifty percent of the total evaluation score assigned to a teacher or principal shall be based upon measures of student performance, including performance on state assessments, district-wide assessments, student learning objectives, school-wide reading at the elementary and middle-school levels, and graduation rates at the high school level.

AB558-ASA2,14,20 (b) Fifty percent of the total evaluation score assigned to a teacher or principal shall be based upon one of the following:

AB558-ASA2,14,23 1. For a teacher, the extent to which the teacher's practice meets the core teaching standards adopted by the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium.

AB558-ASA2,15,3 2. For a principal, the extent to which the principal's practice meets the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Educational Leadership Policy Standards.

AB558-ASA2,15,5 (c) A teacher or principal evaluated under this subsection shall be placed in one of multiple performance categories.

AB558-ASA2,15,14 (3) (a) The department shall promulgate by rule an equivalency process aligned with the evaluation system established under sub. (2) for a school district or a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) seeking to utilize an alternative process for the evaluation of teacher and principal practice. The process under this subsection shall be based on the criteria established in the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium and the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Educational Leadership Policy Standards, and a school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) that uses the process under this subsection shall evaluate the performance of teachers in the following domains:

AB558-ASA2,15,15 1. Planning and preparation.

AB558-ASA2,15,16 2. The classroom environment.

AB558-ASA2,15,17 3. Instruction.

AB558-ASA2,15,18 4. Professional responsibilities and development.

AB558-ASA2,15,20 (b) A teacher or principal evaluated under this subsection shall be placed in one of multiple performance categories.

AB558-ASA2, s. 27 Section 27. 118.016 of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,16,3 118.016 Assessments of reading readiness. (1) Beginning in the 2012-13 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 kindergarten 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.

AB558-ASA2,16,6 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

AB558-ASA2,16,8 (1r) The school board or governing body of the charter school shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.

AB558-ASA2,16,12 (2) The school board of the school district or governing body of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide a pupil whose assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk of reading difficulty with interventions or remedial reading services, as described under s. 121.02 (1) (c).

AB558-ASA2, s. 28 Section 28. 118.19 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,16,21 118.19 (14) (a) The department may not issue an initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or an initial license as a reading specialist, unless the applicant has passed an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure. The department shall set the passing cut score on the examination at a level no lower than the level recommended by the developer of the test, based on this state's standards.