Charter schools; contracts
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.
Transfer of pupil records
Currently, school districts and private schools participating in a PCP are
subject to various requirements relating to the transfer of a pupil's records when the
pupil transfers to another school. This substitute amendment subjects all charter
schools to the same requirements.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB379-ASA2,1 1Section 1. 15.377 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,7,52 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-ASA2,7,66 1. Three persons appointed by the majority leader of the senate.
AB379-ASA2,7,77 2. One person appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
AB379-ASA2,7,88 3. Three persons appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
AB379-ASA2,7,99 4. One person appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
AB379-ASA2,7,1010 5. Two persons appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.
AB379-ASA2,7,1111 6. Two persons appointed by the governor.
AB379-ASA2,7,1312 (b) The members appointed under par. (a) 1. to 6. shall have experience in an
13academic field. They may not be legislators.
AB379-ASA2,7,1614 (c) The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee shall
15serve as chairperson of the academic accountability council. Beginning in 2015, the
16council shall meet at least twice each year.
AB379-ASA2,2
1Section 2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB379-ASA2,3 3Section 3. 20.255 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
4is amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,8,75 20.255 (1) (e) Student information system. As a continuing appropriation, the
6amounts in the schedule for the student information system under s. 115.28 (12)
7115.383.
AB379-ASA2,4 8Section 4. 20.255 (1) (he) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
9is amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,8,1210 20.255 (1) (he) Student information system; fees. All moneys received from fees
11charged as authorized under s. 115.28 (12) (b) 115.383 (3) (c) to be used for the student
12information system established under s. 115.28 (12) (a) 115.383 (1).
AB379-ASA2,5 13Section 5. 20.255 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,8,1714 20.255 (3) (fm) Value-Added Research Center. The amounts in the schedule to
15pay the costs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center
16under ss. 115.39 (4m) (b), 118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d) 1., 118.60 (9m) (a) 4., and
17119.23 (9m) (a) 4.
AB379-ASA2,6 18Section 6. 115.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,9,219 115.001 (1) Charter school. "Charter school" means a school under contract
20with a school board under s. 118.40 or with one of the entities an entity under s.

1118.40 (2r) (b), or a school established and operated by one of the entities under s.
2118.40 (2r) (b)
.
AB379-ASA2,7 3Section 7. 115.28 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.383 (title).
AB379-ASA2,8 4Section 8. 115.28 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
5is renumbered 115.383 (1), and 115.383 (1) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended
6to read:
AB379-ASA2,9,127 115.383 (1) (a) Develop a proposal for a multiple-vendor student information
8system for the standardized collection of pupil data. The proposal shall allow schools
9and school districts to use their vendor of choice and include reporting requirements
10that can reasonably be met by multiple vendors. The state superintendent may not
11establish a student information system unless the proposal is approved by the joint
12committee on finance under subd. 2 par. (b).
AB379-ASA2,9,1813 (c) If the proposal is approved under subd. 2. par. (b), the state superintendent
14shall ensure that information about pupils enrolled in charter schools and about
15pupils enrolled in private schools participating in a parental choice program under
16s. 118.60 or 119.23, including their academic performance and demographic
17information, aggregated by school district, school, and teacher, is collected and
18maintained in the student information system.
AB379-ASA2,9 19Section 9. 115.28 (12) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
20Wisconsin Act 20
, is renumbered 115.383 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,9,2521 115.383 (2) (intro.) If the student information system is established under par.
22(a)
sub. (1), each school district, charter school, and private school using the system
23under par. (a) sub. (1) shall include in the system the following information for each
24teacher teaching in the school district or school who completed a teacher preparatory
25education program described in sub. s. 115.28 (7) (a) or (e) 2. and located in this state

1or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state
2on or after January 1, 2012:
AB379-ASA2,10 3Section 10. 115.28 (12) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 115.383
4(2) (a) and (b) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,10,65 115.383 (2) (a) The name of the teacher preparatory program or teacher
6education program the teacher attended and completed.
AB379-ASA2,10,87 (b) The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the teacher
8education
program described in subd. 1.
AB379-ASA2,11 9Section 11. 115.28 (12) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1020
, is renumbered 115.383 (3) (a) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA2,10,1511 115.383 (3) (a) If the student information system is established under par. (a),
12sub. (1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the
13establishment of the system under par. (a), every school district and every charter
14school, other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), is using the
15system, and that.
AB379-ASA2,10,22 16(b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure
17that every charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and
every private school
18participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is either using
19the system under par. (a) sub. (1) or is using a system that is interoperable with the
20system under par. (a). The
commercially available, capable of providing the
21information required under s. 115.39, and able to obtain pupil identification
22numbers under sub. (5).
AB379-ASA2,11,2 23(c) If the student information system is established under sub. (1), the state
24superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to
25any person that uses the system. The rules may not go into effect, however, unless

1the joint committee on finance approves.
All fees shall be credited to the
2appropriation account under s. 20.255 (1) (he).
AB379-ASA2,12 3Section 12. 115.38 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is
4repealed.
AB379-ASA2,13 5Section 13. 115.383 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,11,96 115.383 (4) A private school participating in a parental choice program under
7s. 118.60 or 119.23 is not required to include information about pupils who are not
8attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the system it is using under
9sub. (3).
AB379-ASA2,14 10Section 14. 115.383 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,11,1911 115.383 (5) The state superintendent shall assign to each pupil attending a
12public school or charter school, and to each pupil attending a private school under
13s. 118.60 or 119.23, a unique identification number for use in the student information
14system. The state superintendent shall not assign to any pupil an identification
15number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number or that
16uses any other personally identifying information. The state superintendent may
17not use a pupil's identification number for any purpose other than the student
18information system without the written consent of the pupil, if he or she is an adult,
19or the parent or guardian of the pupil, if the pupil is a minor.
AB379-ASA2,15 20Section 15. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,11,2121 115.385 (3) This section does not apply after September 30, 2016.
AB379-ASA2,16 22Section 16. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA2,11,25 23115.39 School and school district accountability system. (1) In this
24section, "school" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private
25school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA2,12,3
1(2) The department shall establish a comprehensive school and school district
2accountability system beginning in the 2016-17 school year that includes all of the
3following components:
AB379-ASA2,12,64 (a) Multiple measures to determine a school's and school district's performance,
5including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability,
6income level, and race or ethnicity:
AB379-ASA2,12,77 1. Pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
AB379-ASA2,12,98 2. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using
9a value-added methodology that includes demographic controls.
AB379-ASA2,12,1110 3. Gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and
11in graduation rates.
AB379-ASA2,12,1412 4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation. The measure under this
13subdivision shall include a measure of improvement in addition to a measure of
14attainment.
AB379-ASA2,12,1715 (b) Measures to ensure that all applicable data elements collected and
16calculations performed are done consistently and in a uniform manner for all schools
17and school districts.
AB379-ASA2,12,1918 (c) A grading system to rate a school's and a school district's level of
19performance as one of the following:
AB379-ASA2,12,2020 1. Significantly exceeds expectations.
AB379-ASA2,12,2121 2. Exceeds expectations.
AB379-ASA2,12,2222 3. Meets expectations.
AB379-ASA2,12,2323 4. Meets few expectations.
AB379-ASA2,12,2424 5. Fails to meet expectations.
AB379-ASA2,12,25 25(3) The department shall do all of the following:
AB379-ASA2,13,6
1(a) Except as provided in sub. (6), annually grade the performance of each
2school and school district under sub. (2) (c) and issue an accountability report for the
3school or school district that is clear and easily understandable. Except with regard
4to pupil achievement and attendance and high school graduation status, the
5department shall base the grade on data derived from at least 2 consecutive school
6years, and from at least 3 consecutive school years when feasible.
AB379-ASA2,13,107 (c) Collect and disseminate the best practices from schools, except that the
8department may not collect information for this purpose from a private school
9participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 without the
10private school's consent.
AB379-ASA2,13,1911 (d) On the accountability report for a private school participating in a parental
12choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, identify the grade derived from data
13generated by pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as a choice
14pupil report and, if the private school submits achievement data as provided in sub.
15(4m) (b), include a grade derived from data generated by all pupils attending the
16private school and identify it as a choice school report. The department may use only
17the former grade in determining when a sanction under s. 118.60 (9m) or 119.23 (9m)
18may be imposed. The report shall also specify the number and percentage of pupils
19attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA2,13,2120 (e) Include a data component in a school accountability report for a school year
21only if the component includes data from at least 20 pupils in that school year.
AB379-ASA2,13,2422 (f) At least 30 days before issuing an accountability report for a school or school
23district under this section, provide the school or school district an opportunity to
24review a preliminary version of the report and correct errors.
AB379-ASA2,14,6
1(g) If a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
2or 119.23 submits achievement data as provided in sub. (4m) (b), include on the first
3page of the school's accountability report the private school's grade derived from data
4generated by all pupils attending the private school, displayed as prominently on the
5page as the private school's grade derived solely from data generated by pupils
6attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA2,14,8 7(4) Subject to sub. (4m) (a), the department may use only the following
8information for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a):
AB379-ASA2,14,109 (a) For measuring pupil achievement in reading and mathematics under sub.
10(2) (a) 1.:
AB379-ASA2,14,1311 1. Scores on the reading and mathematics examinations administered under
12s. 118.30, including scores on the alternate reading and mathematics examinations
13administered to children with significant cognitive disabilities.
AB379-ASA2,14,1414 2. The disability status of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA2,14,1515 3. The grade level of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA2,14,1616 4. The race or ethnicity of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA2,14,1817 5. The English proficiency status of pupils taking the examinations under s.
18118.30.
AB379-ASA2,14,1919 6. The economic status of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA2,14,2120 7. The enrollment status and history of pupils attending the school or school
21district.
AB379-ASA2,14,2322 (b) For measuring growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics
23under sub. (2) (a) 2., the information under par. (a).
AB379-ASA2,15,424 (c) For measuring gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and
25mathematics and in graduation rates under sub. (2) (a) 3., the information under par.

1(a) and the information under par. (d). When measuring gap closure, the department
2shall ensure that a subgroup with a sufficient number of pupils within a school or
3school district is compared to the statewide performance of pupils who are not in that
4subgroup.
AB379-ASA2,15,85 (d) For measuring rates of attendance and of high school graduation under sub.
6(2) (a) 4., the information under par. (a), attendance data, and data about pupils who
7graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 4 school years, within 5
8school years, and within 6 school years.
AB379-ASA2,15,12 9(4m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), for a private school participating in a
10parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department may use for each
11measure specified in sub. (2) (a) only the information specified in sub. (4) that
12pertains to pupils attending the private school under the program.
AB379-ASA2,15,2113 (b) If a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
14or 119.23 administers a nationally recognized, norm-referenced test that has been
15approved by the department to all pupils attending the private school, the private
16school may submit to the department achievement data derived from the test. The
17department shall submit the data to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
18Value-Added Research Center, which shall statistically equate the scores so that the
19department may use the data to measure the achievement and growth of pupils
20attending the private school. The department shall pay the center's costs from the
21appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fm).
AB379-ASA2,15,2422 (c) To the extent practicable, the department shall coordinate and integrate
23data collection processes for private schools participating in a parental choice
24program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA2,16,2
1(5) Each school and school district shall provide a link on the home page of its
2Internet site to the report issued by the department under this section.
AB379-ASA2,16,8 3(6) (a) If the department determines that there is insufficient data about a
4school to grade its performance under sub. (3) (a) or that a grade under sub. (2) (c)
5is inappropriate because the school serves exclusively children at risk, as defined
6under s. 118.153 (1) (a), the department may grade the school as "satisfactory" or
7"needs improvement." The department shall issue an accountability report for the
8school.
AB379-ASA2,16,129 (b) If the department determines that the percentage of pupils in a school who
10participate in the examinations administered under s. 118.30 is inadequate, the
11department may use that as a factor in determining the school's grade under sub. (3)
12(a).
AB379-ASA2,16,17 13(7) The legislative audit bureau shall study the department's methodology for
14calculating the performance of schools and school districts for the most recently
15issued accountability reports under this section and submit its findings to the joint
16legislative audit committee under s. 13.172 (3) in January 2019 and annually
17thereafter.
AB379-ASA2,16,21 18(8) (a) By July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the academic accountability
19council shall make recommendations to the department, and provide a copy of the
20recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
21s. 13.172 (3), on all of the following:
AB379-ASA2,16,2522 1. Whether a school, determined by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
23Value-Added Research Center to demonstrate high-value added growth under s.
24118.40 (5) (b) 4., 118.425 (4) (d) 1., 118.60 (9m) (a) 4., or 119.23 (9m) (a) 4., should be
25sanctioned under s. 118.40 (5) (b), 118.425 (4), 118.60 (9m), or 119.23 (9m).
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