Under current law, an entity authorized to establish an independent charter
school may do so itself or by contracting with a third party. This substitute
amendment allows charter schools to be established by contract only.
Currently, a contract with a charter school may be for any term not exceeding
five school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding five school
years. This bill provides that the initial contract with a charter school must be for
a term of five years if the charter school requests it.
Pupil records
Under current law, all pupil records maintained by a public school are
confidential unless explicitly allowed to be disclosed. This substitute amendment
makes the pupil records law applicable to pupils attending private schools under a
PCP and to charter schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB379-ASA1,1 1Section 1. 15.377 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,6,52 15.377 (5) Academic accountability council. (a) There is created in the
3department of public instruction an academic accountability council consisting of the
4state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee and the following
5members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB379-ASA1,6,66 1. Two persons appointed by the president of the senate.
AB379-ASA1,7,1
12. One person appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
AB379-ASA1,7,22 3. Two persons appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
AB379-ASA1,7,33 4. One person appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
AB379-ASA1,7,44 5. Two persons appointed by the governor.
AB379-ASA1,7,65 (b) The members appointed under par. (a) 1. to 4. shall have experience in
6elementary and secondary education. They may not be legislators.
AB379-ASA1,7,97 (c) The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee shall
8serve as chairperson of the academic accountability council. Beginning in 2015, the
9council shall meet at least twice each year.
AB379-ASA1,2 10Section 2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
11the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB379-ASA1,3 12Section 3. 20.255 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
13is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,7,1614 20.255 (1) (e) Student information system. As a continuing appropriation, the
15amounts in the schedule for the student information system under s. 115.28 (12)
16115.383.
AB379-ASA1,4 17Section 4. 20.255 (1) (he) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
18is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,8,3
120.255 (1) (he) Student information system; fees. All moneys received from fees
2charged as authorized under s. 115.28 (12) (b) 115.383 (3) (c) to be used for the student
3information system established under s. 115.28 (12) (a) 115.383 (1).
AB379-ASA1,5 4Section 5. 20.255 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,8,85 20.255 (3) (fm) Value-Added Research Center. The amounts in the schedule to
6pay the costs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center
7under ss. 115.39 (4m) (b), 118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d), 118.60 (9m) (a) 3., and
8119.23 (9m) (a) 3.
AB379-ASA1,6 9Section 6. 115.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,8,1310 115.001 (1) Charter school. "Charter school" means a school under contract
11with a school board under s. 118.40 or with one of the entities an entity under s.
12118.40 (2r) (b), or a school established and operated by one of the entities under s.
13118.40 (2r) (b)
.
AB379-ASA1,7 14Section 7. 115.28 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.383 (title).
AB379-ASA1,8 15Section 8. 115.28 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
16is renumbered 115.383 (1), and 115.383 (1) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended
17to read:
AB379-ASA1,8,2318 115.383 (1) (a) Develop a proposal for a multiple-vendor student information
19system for the standardized collection of pupil data. The proposal shall allow schools
20and school districts to use their vendor of choice and include reporting requirements
21that can reasonably be met by multiple vendors. The state superintendent may not
22establish a student information system unless the proposal is approved by the joint
23committee on finance under subd. 2 par. (b).
AB379-ASA1,9,424 (c) If the proposal is approved under subd. 2. par. (b), the state superintendent
25shall ensure that information about pupils enrolled in charter schools and about

1pupils enrolled in private schools participating in a parental choice program under
2s. 118.60 or 119.23, including their academic performance and demographic
3information, aggregated by school district, school, and teacher, is collected and
4maintained in the student information system.
AB379-ASA1,9 5Section 9. 115.28 (12) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
6Wisconsin Act 20
, is renumbered 115.383 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,9,157 115.383 (2) (intro.) If the student information system is established under par.
8(a)
sub. (1), each school district, charter school, and private school using the system
9under par. (a) sub. (1) shall include in the system the following information for each
10teacher teaching in the school district or school who completed a teacher preparatory
11education program described in sub. s. 115.28 (7) (a) or (e) 2. and located in this state
12or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state
13on or after January 1, 2012, or, for each teacher teaching in a private school
14participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, who obtained
15a bachelor's degree from an institution located in this state on or after July 1, 2010
:
AB379-ASA1,10 16Section 10. 115.28 (12) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 115.383
17(2) (a) and (b) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,9,2018 115.383 (2) (a) The name of the teacher preparatory program or teacher
19education program the teacher attended and completed or the name of the institution
20from which the teacher obtained a bachelor's degree
.
AB379-ASA1,9,2221 (b) The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the teacher
22education
program described in subd. 1 or obtained a bachelor's degree.
AB379-ASA1,11 23Section 11. 115.28 (12) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2420
, is renumbered 115.383 (3) (a) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,10,5
1115.383 (3) (a) If the student information system is established under par. (a),
2sub. (1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the
3establishment of the system under par. (a), every school district and every charter
4school, other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), is using the
5system, and that.
AB379-ASA1,10,12 6(b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure
7that every charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and
every private school
8participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is either using
9the system under par. (a) sub. (1) or is using a system that is interoperable with the
10system under par. (a). The
commercially available, capable of providing the
11information required under s. 115.39, and able to obtain pupil identification
12numbers under sub. (5).
AB379-ASA1,10,16 13(c) If the student information system is established under sub. (1), the state
14superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to
15any person that uses the system. All fees shall be credited to the appropriation
16account under s. 20.255 (1) (he).
AB379-ASA1,12 17Section 12. 115.38 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is
18repealed.
AB379-ASA1,13 19Section 13. 115.383 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,10,2320 115.383 (4) A private school participating in a parental choice program under
21s. 118.60 or 119.23 is not required to include information about pupils who are not
22attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the system it is using under
23sub. (3).
AB379-ASA1,14 24Section 14. 115.383 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,11,6
1115.383 (5) The state superintendent shall assign to each pupil attending a
2public school or charter school, and to each pupil attending a private school under
3s. 118.60 or 119.23, a unique identification number for use in the student information
4system. The state superintendent shall not assign to any pupil an identification
5number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number or that
6uses any other personally identifying information.
AB379-ASA1,15 7Section 15. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,11,88 115.385 (3) This section does not apply after September 30, 2017.
AB379-ASA1,16 9Section 16. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,11,12 10115.39 School and school district accountability system. (1) In this
11section, "school" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private
12school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,11,15 13(2) The department shall establish a comprehensive school and school district
14accountability system beginning in the 2017-18 school year that includes all of the
15following components:
AB379-ASA1,11,1816 (a) Multiple measures to determine a school's and school district's performance,
17including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability,
18income level, and race or ethnicity:
AB379-ASA1,11,1919 1. Pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
AB379-ASA1,11,2120 2. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using
21a value-added methodology that includes demographic controls.
AB379-ASA1,11,2322 3. Gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and
23in graduation rates.
AB379-ASA1,12,3
14. Rates of attendance and of high school graduation. The measure under this
2subdivision shall include a measure of improvement in addition to a measure of
3attainment.
AB379-ASA1,12,64 (b) Measures to ensure that all applicable data elements collected and
5calculations performed are done consistently and in a uniform manner for all schools
6and school districts.
AB379-ASA1,12,87 (c) A grading system to rate a school's and a school district's level of
8performance as A, B, C, D, or F.
AB379-ASA1,12,9 9(3) The department shall do all of the following:
AB379-ASA1,12,1710 (a) Except as provided in sub. (6), annually grade the performance of each
11school and school district under sub. (2) (c) and issue an accountability report for the
12school or school district that is clear and easily understandable. Except with regard
13to pupil achievement and attendance and high school graduation status, the
14department shall base the grade on data derived from at least 2 consecutive school
15years, and from 3 consecutive school years when feasible. To the extent feasible, the
16grade shall be calculated with 25 percent of the weight given to each of the measures
17under sub. (2) (a).
AB379-ASA1,12,2118 (c) Collect and disseminate the best practices from schools, except that the
19department may not collect information for this purpose from a private school
20participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 without the
21private school's consent.
AB379-ASA1,13,522 (d) On the accountability report for a private school participating in a parental
23choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, identify the grade derived from data
24generated by pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as a choice
25pupil report and, if the private school submits achievement data as provided in sub.

1(4m) (b), include a grade derived from data generated by all pupils attending the
2private school and identify it as a choice school report. The department may use only
3the former grade in determining when a sanction under s. 118.60 (9m) or 119.23 (9m)
4may be imposed. The report shall also specify the number and percentage of pupils
5attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,13,86 (e) Include a data component in a school or school district accountability report
7for a school year only if the component includes data from at least 20 pupils in that
8school year.
AB379-ASA1,13,119 (f) At least 30 days before issuing an accountability report for a school or school
10district under this section, provide the school or school district an opportunity to
11review a preliminary version of the report and correct errors.
AB379-ASA1,13,1312 (g) Include on the first page of a school's or school district's accountability report
13all of the following:
AB379-ASA1,13,1414 1. Data about pupils who are dropouts, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (b).
AB379-ASA1,13,1515 2. Data about pupils who are suspended or expelled from school.
AB379-ASA1,13,1616 3. The number of advanced placement courses that are offered.
AB379-ASA1,13,1717 4. The industry certifications that are offered.
AB379-ASA1,13,2218 5. If a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
19or 119.23 submits achievement data as provided in sub. (4m) (b), the private school's
20grade derived from data generated by all pupils attending the private school,
21displayed just as prominently on the page as the private school's grade derived solely
22from data generated by pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,13,24 23(4) Subject to sub. (4m) (a), the department may use only the following
24information for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a):
AB379-ASA1,14,2
1(a) For measuring pupil achievement in reading and mathematics under sub.
2(2) (a) 1.:
AB379-ASA1,14,53 1. Scores on the reading and mathematics examinations administered under
4s. 118.30, including scores on the alternate reading and mathematics examinations
5administered to children with significant cognitive disabilities.
AB379-ASA1,14,66 2. The disability status of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA1,14,77 3. The grade level of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA1,14,88 4. The race or ethnicity of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA1,14,109 5. The English proficiency status of pupils taking the examinations under s.
10118.30.
AB379-ASA1,14,12116. The eligibility for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) of
12pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA1,14,1413 7. The enrollment status and history of pupils attending the school or school
14district.
AB379-ASA1,14,1615 (b) For measuring growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics
16under sub. (2) (a) 2., the information under par. (a).
AB379-ASA1,14,2217 (c) For measuring gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and
18mathematics and in graduation rates under sub. (2) (a) 3., the information under par.
19(a) and the information under par. (d). When measuring gap closure, the department
20shall ensure that a subgroup with a sufficient number of pupils within a school or
21school district is compared to the statewide performance of pupils who are not in that
22subgroup.
AB379-ASA1,15,223 (d) For measuring rates of attendance and of high school graduation under sub.
24(2) (a) 4., the information under par. (a), attendance data, and data about pupils who

1graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 4 school years, within 5
2school years, and within 6 school years.
AB379-ASA1,15,6 3(4m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), for a private school participating in a
4parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department may use for each
5measure specified in sub. (2) (a) only the information specified in sub. (4) that
6pertains to pupils attending the private school under the program.
AB379-ASA1,15,147 (b) If a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
8or 119.23 administers a nationally recognized, norm-referenced test to all pupils
9attending the private school, the private school may submit to the department
10achievement data derived from the test. The department shall submit the data to
11the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, which shall
12statistically equate the scores so that the department may use the data to measure
13the achievement and growth of pupils attending the private school. The department
14shall pay the center's costs from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fm).
AB379-ASA1,15,1715 (c) To the extent practicable, the department shall coordinate and integrate
16data collection processes for private schools participating in a parental choice
17program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,15,19 18(5) Each school and school district shall provide a link on the home page of its
19Internet site to the report issued by the department under this section.
AB379-ASA1,15,25 20(6) (a) If the department determines that there is insufficient data about a
21school to grade its performance under sub. (3) (a) or that a grade under sub. (2) (c)
22is inappropriate because the school serves exclusively children at risk, as defined
23under s. 118.153 (1) (a), the department may grade the school as "satisfactory" or
24"needs improvement." The department shall issue an accountability report for the
25school.
AB379-ASA1,16,4
1(b) If the department determines that the percentage of pupils in a school who
2participate in the examinations administered under s. 118.30 is inadequate, the
3department may use that as a factor in determining the school's grade under sub. (3)
4(a).
AB379-ASA1,16,8 5(7) The legislative audit bureau shall study the department's methodology for
6calculating the performance of schools and school districts for the most recently
7issued accountability reports under this section and annually in January submit its
8findings to the joint legislative audit committee under s. 13.172 (3).
AB379-ASA1,16,11 9(8) The academic accountability council shall make recommendations to the
10department, and provide a copy of the recommendations to the appropriate standing
11committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), on all of the following:
AB379-ASA1,16,1412 (a) The format and makeup of the school accountability report and qualifying
13score for each grade. The council shall make recommendations on revising the
14qualifying score for each grade at least biennially.
AB379-ASA1,16,1815 (b) Whether a school, determined by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
16Value-Added Research Center to demonstrate high-value added growth under s.
17118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d), 118.60 (9m) (a) 3., or 119.23 (9m) (a) 3., should be
18sanctioned under s. 118.40, 118.425, 118.60, or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,16,2019 (c) Whether a school board's request for a waiver under s. 118.425 (4) (b) 2.
20should be granted.
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