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118.40
(7) (a) A charter school is an instrumentality of the school district in
17which it is located
and the school board of that school district shall employ all
18personnel for the charter school. This paragraph does not apply to charter schools
19located in the school district operating under ch. 119.
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21118.43 Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid. (1) Definitions. In
22this section:
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(a) "Class size" means the number of pupils assigned to a regular classroom
24teacher on the 3rd Friday of September.
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1(b) "Low income" means the measure of low income that is used by the school
2district under
20 USC 2723.
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3(2) Eligibility; application. (a) The school board of any school district in which
4a school in the previous school year had an enrollment that was at least 50%
5low-income is eligible to participate in the program under this section.
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(b) In the 1996-97 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may
7enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf
8of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
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1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least
1030% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
12program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
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(c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the school board of the school district operating
14under ch. 119 may enter into an achievement guarantee contract on behalf of up to
1510 schools.
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(d) If an eligible school district has more than one school that qualifies under
17par. (b), the school board shall apply on behalf of the school with the largest number
18of low-income pupils in grades kindergarten and one.
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(e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter into an
20achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that has
21entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
22operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
23on behalf of one additional school that meets the requirements under par. (b).
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2. If more than one school board applies under subd. 1., the department shall
25determine which school board to contract with based on the number of low-income
1pupils in grades kindergarten and one enrolled in the schools and on the balance of
2rural and urban school districts currently participating in the program.
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(f) The department may not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with
4a school board on behalf of a school after June 30, 1997.
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5(3) Contract requirements. An achievement guarantee contract shall require
6the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:
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(a)
Class size. Reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
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1. In the 1996-97 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
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2. In the 1997-98 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
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3. In the 1998-99 to 2000-01 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
113.
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(b)
Education and human services. 1. Keep the school open every day from
13early in the morning until late in the day, as specified in the contract.
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2. Collaborate with community organizations to make educational and
15recreational opportunities, as well as a variety of community and social services,
16available in the school to all school district residents.
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(c)
Curriculum. 1. Provide a rigorous academic curriculum designed to
18improve pupil academic achievement and to prepare pupils to live and work with
19people of all backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.
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2. In consultation with the department and with the participation of the
21school's teachers and administrators and school district residents, review the
22school's current curriculum to determine how well it promotes pupil academic
23achievement and prepares pupils for life and work and the extent to which it includes
24the contributions of women and minorities to our history and culture.
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13. If necessary, outline any changes necessary to make the curriculum more
2accurate and relevant to the lives of the pupils and provide a schedule for
3accomplishing those changes.
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4. Encourage the school's teachers and administrators to participate in
5training designed to help them learn about multicultural education and how to
6infuse it into the curriculum to help improve pupil academic achievement.
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(d)
Staff development and accountability. 1. Develop a one-year program for
8all newly hired employes that helps them make the transition from their previous
9employment or school to their current employment.
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2. Provide time for employes to collaborate and plan.
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3. Require that each teacher and administrator submit to the school board a
12professional development plan that focuses on how the individual will help improve
13pupil academic achievement. The plan shall include a method by which the
14individual will receive evaluations on the success of his or her efforts from a variety
15of sources.
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4. Regularly review staff development plans to determine if they are effective
17in helping to improve pupil academic achievement.
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5. Establish an evaluation process for professional staff members that does all
19of the following:
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a. Identifies individual strengths and weaknesses.
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b. Clearly describes areas in need of improvement.
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c. Includes a support plan that provides opportunities to learn and improve.
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d. Systematically documents performance in accordance with the plan.
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e. Allows professional staff members to comment on and contribute to revisions
25in the evaluation process.
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1f. Provides for the dismissal of professional staff members whose failure to
2learn and improve has been documented over a 2-year period.
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3(4) Other contract provisions. Each achievement guarantee contract shall
4include all of the following:
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(a) A description of how the school will implement each of the elements under
6sub. (3), including any alternative class configurations for specific educational
7activities that may be used to meet the class size requirement under sub. (3) (a).
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(b) A description of the method that the school district will use to evaluate the
9academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.
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(c) A description of the school's performance objectives for the academic
11achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school and the means that will be used to
12evaluate success in attaining the objectives. Performance objectives shall include all
13of the following:
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1. Where applicable, improvement in the scores on the examination
15administered to pupils under s. 121.02 (1) (r).
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2. The attainment of any educational goals adopted by the school board.
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3. Professional development with the objective of improving pupil academic
18achievement.
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4. Methods by which the school involves pupils, parents or guardians of pupils
20and other school district residents in decisions affecting the school.
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(d) A description of any statute or rule that is waived under s. 118.38 if the
22waiver is related to the contract.
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(e) A description of the means by which the department will monitor
24compliance with the terms of the contract.
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1(5) Annual review; noncompliance. (a) At the end of the 1996-97 school year,
2the department may terminate a contract if the department determines that the
3school board has failed to fully implement the provisions under sub. (3).
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(b) At the end of the 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 school years, a
5committee consisting of the state superintendent, the chairpersons of the education
6committees in the senate and assembly and the individual chiefly responsible for the
7evaluation under sub. (7) shall review the progress made by each school for which
8an achievement guarantee contract has been entered into. The committee may
9recommend to the department that the department terminate a contract if the
10committee determines that the school board has violated the contract or if the school
11has made insufficient progress toward achieving its performance objectives under
12sub. (4) (c). The department may terminate the contract if it agrees with the
13committee's recommendation.
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14(6) State aid. (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount
15appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000.
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(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), subject to par. (c), the
17department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the
18department under this section an amount determined as follows:
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1. In the 1996-97 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number
20of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school in this
21state covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the
22number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered
23by contracts under this section.
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2. In the 1997-98 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number
25of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 2 in each school in this state
1covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the number of
2pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by
3contracts under this section.
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3. In the 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 school years, divide the amount
5appropriated by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten
6to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under this section and multiply
7the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the
8school district covered by contracts under this section.
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(c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under par. (b) may
10not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils
11enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by
12contracts under this section.
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(d) The school board shall use the aid under this section to satisfy the terms of
14the contract.
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(e) The department shall cease payments under this section to any school
16district if the school board withdraws from the contract before the expiration of the
17contract.
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18(7) Evaluation. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department shall
19arrange for an evaluation of the program under this section and shall allocate from
20the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) $250,000 for that purpose.
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22119.04 (title)
Public instruction Education laws applicable.
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c),
25115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31,
115.32, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361,
1115.364, 115.366, 115.38 (2), 115.40, 115.45,
118.01 118.001 to 118.04, 118.06, 118.07,
2118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.18,
3118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30
4to
118.42 118.43, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (23), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14),
5(17) to (19), (26)
, and (34)
and (35) to (36) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st class city
6school district and board.
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119.18
(23) School closings. The board may close any school that it
9determines is low in performance by adopting a resolution to that effect. If the
10superintendent of schools recommends to the board that a school be closed, he or she
11shall state the reasons for the recommendation in writing. If the board closes a
12school, the superintendent of schools may reassign the school's staff members
13without regard to seniority in service. If the board reopens the school, the
14superintendent of schools may reassign staff members to the school without regard
15to seniority in service.
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119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 1990-91 school year,
19any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no
20charge, any
nonsectarian private school located in the city if all of the following
21apply:
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2. In the previous school year the pupil was enrolled in the school district
23operating under this chapter, was attending a private school under this section
, was
24enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in a private school located in the city other than
25under this section or was not enrolled in school.
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13. The private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to
2participate in the program under this section by May 1 of the previous school year.
3The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this
4section for which the school has space.
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119.23
(2) (b) In the 1995-96 school year, no more than 7% of the school
7district's membership may attend private schools under this section. Beginning in
8the 1996-97 school year, no more than 15% of the school district's membership may
9attend private schools under this section.
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119.23
(3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
13application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
14private school that the pupil wishes to attend
by June 30 of the school year
15immediately preceding the school year in which he or she wishes to enroll. Within
1660 days after receiving the application, the private school shall notify the applicant,
17in writing, whether the application has been accepted. The state superintendent
18shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
19basis
, except that the private school may give preference in accepting applications
20to siblings of pupils accepted on a random basis.
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119.23
(3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few
23available spaces, the pupil may transfer his or her application to a participating
24private school that has space available.
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1119.23
(4) Upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
2pupil's enrollment in the private school, the state superintendent shall pay to the
3private school parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an
4amount equal to the total amount to which the school district is entitled under s.
5121.08 divided by the school district membership
, or an amount equal to the private
6school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational
7programming, as determined by the department, whichever is less. The state
8superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in November,
925% in February and 25% in May.
The department shall send the check to the private
10school. The parent or guardian shall restrictively endorse the check for the use of the
11private school.
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119.23
(7) (am) Each private school participating in the program under this
15section is subject to uniform financial accounting standards established by the
16department and annually shall submit to the department an independent financial
17audit of the private school.
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119.23
(7) (c) A private school may not require a pupil attending the private
20school under this section to participate in any religious activity if the pupil's parent
21or guardian submits to the pupil's teacher or the private school's principal a written
22request that the pupil be exempt from such activities.
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1119.23
(9) The legislative audit bureau shall perform a financial and
2performance evaluation audit on the program under this section. The bureau shall
3submit copies of the audit report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for
4distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by January
515,
1995 2000.
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8119.235 Contracts with private schools and agencies.
(1) The board may
9contract with any nonprofit, nonsectarian private school located in the city or any
10nonprofit, nonsectarian private agency located in the city to provide educational
11programs to pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter. The
12board shall ensure that each private school or agency under contract with the board
13complies with ss. 118.125 and 118.13,
20 USC 1232g,
20 USC 1681 to
1688,
20 USC
143171 to
3197,
29 USC 794,
42 USC 2000d and
42 USC 6101 to
6107, and all health
15and safety laws and rules that apply to public schools.
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16(2) Each private school or agency under contract with the board shall do all of
17the following: