AB669,15,138 119.16 (1c) Standards for literacy and mathematics curricula. The board
9shall establish minimum standards for literacy and mathematics curricula
10employed in schools in the school district. The board shall require each school in the
11district to annually submit a report to the board regarding the literacy and
12mathematics curricula employed in the school and shall annually evaluate the
13efficacy of the curricula employed in schools in the district.
AB669, s. 32 14Section 32. 119.16 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,15,2215 119.16 (3m) Master facilities plan. (a) No later than December 1, 2010, the
16board shall evaluate all school buildings in the school district operating under this
17chapter according to the criteria established under par. (b), and shall develop a
18master plan governing the use, repair, renovation, and demolition of buildings in the
19school district. The master plan shall include procedures for notifying the
20partnership for success committee, created under s. 119.11, in the event that the
21board determines that one or more school buildings will be closed or demolished and
22the pupils in those buildings reassigned to other buildings in the school district.
AB669,16,223 (b) The board shall establish criteria to evaluate the safety, structural integrity,
24utility, and costs of maintenance and repair of school buildings in the school district.
25Subject to the requirements under sub. (10), the criteria shall include consideration

1of the advantages and disadvantages of repairing versus demolishing older buildings
2having high maintenance or operating costs.
AB669, s. 33 3Section 33. 119.16 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,64 119.16 (7) Parent involvement committee. The board shall establish a parent
5involvement committee to handle parent issues and complaints and to foster
6parental involvement in the schools.
AB669, s. 34 7Section 34. 119.16 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,108 119.16 (9) Financial reporting; budgeting; accountability. (a) The board
9shall submit quarterly financial reports to all of the following and shall make the
10financial reports available to the public on the school district's Internet Web site:
AB669,16,1111 1. The state superintendent.
AB669,16,1212 2. The mayor.
AB669,16,1313 3. The city comptroller.
AB669,16,1414 4. The personnel and finance committee of the common council.
AB669,16,1515 5. The joint committee on finance.
AB669,16,1716 (b) The board shall annually prepare a budget for each school in the school
17district operating under this chapter.
AB669,16,1918 (c) The board shall maintain a chief accountability office to ensure financial
19accountability.
AB669, s. 35 20Section 35. 119.16 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,2321 119.16 (11) Board training. Each member of the board shall annually attend
22a professional training program related to the duties of their position on the board
23offered by a national or locally recognized association of school boards.
AB669, s. 36 24Section 36. 119.16 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.16 (12) Professional development and training. (a) The board shall
2establish a professional development and training program for principals employed
3by the board and may require a principal employed by the board to attend the
4program.
AB669,17,85 (b) The board shall establish training programs related to teaching
6multicultural pupils and children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5). The
7board shall require all teachers, support staff, and administrators employed by the
8board to annually complete the training programs established under this paragraph.
AB669, s. 37 9Section 37. 119.16 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,17,1310 119.16 (13) Public transportation for middle school pupils. The board shall
11ensure that pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter in the
12middle school grades are able to be transported to and from school by a mass transit
13system, as defined in s. 85.20 (1) (e), at a reduced fare.
AB669, s. 38 14Section 38. 119.16 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,17,2415 119.16 (14) Allocation of bonding authority under American recovery and
16reinvestment act of 2009.
The board shall send a communication to the common
17council of the city regarding any unsecured bonding authority allocated to the board
18under section 2, division B, title I, subtitle F, part III of P.L. 111-5, stating the amount
19of unsecured bonding authority allocated to the board under section 2, division B,
20title I, subtitle F, part III of P.L. 111-5, and directing that the unsecured bonding
21authority be assigned to the department for reallocation as provided under this
22subsection. The department shall reallocate the bonding authority under this
23subsection to school districts that meet the following criteria and shall collaborate
24with the board regarding the reallocation of that bonding authority:
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1(a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership in the previous school
2year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b). In this
3paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB669,18,54 (b) 1. The school board has identified school buildings requiring significant
5maintenance or improvements.
AB669,18,86 2. The school board proposes improvements to the buildings identified in subd.
71. that are cost effective, technically feasible, and meet nationally recognized green
8building performance standards.
AB669, s. 39 9Section 39. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,18,1510 119.16 (15) Parent survey. Annually, the board shall conduct a survey of
11parents of pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter and use
12the results of the survey to develop or modify parent involvement and school
13improvement plans. The board shall provide the results of the survey to the
14partnership for success committee under s. 119.11 and the parent involvement
15committee under sub. (7).
AB669, s. 40 16Section 40. 119.16 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,19,217 119.16 (16) Transition campuses. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the
18board shall designate at least 2 schools as transition campuses and provide for the
19assignment to a transition campus of disruptive pupils enrolled in the high school
20grades. The transition campuses shall provide the pupils with additional services
21and academic assistance in order to address their problems and facilitate their
22return to their previous schools. The board shall seek to establish partnerships
23between the transition campuses and local civic organizations or nonprofit
24corporations in order to provide comprehensive services to pupils attending a

1transition campus for the purpose of improving their stability, education, health, and
2economic opportunities.
AB669, s. 41 3Section 41. 119.185 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,19,5 4119.185 School governance councils. (1) In this section, "parent" has the
5meaning given in s. 115.76 (12) (a).
AB669,19,12 6(2) The board shall ensure that each school in the school district operating
7under this chapter establishes a school governance council to provide a forum in
8which pupils enrolled in the school, the parents of pupils enrolled in the school,
9teachers, administrators, and other employees at the school, and members of the
10community may work together to analyze and make recommendations for the
11improvement of school policies, curricula, and educational plans at the school and the
12well-being of pupils enrolled in the school.
AB669,19,16 13(3) (a) Members of a school governance council shall be elected in the manner
14provided under sub. (5) (a). Except as provided in par. (b), the number of members
15of a school governance council shall be determined by multiplying 0.01 by the number
16of pupils enrolled in the school. Each council shall consist of the following members:
AB669,19,2017 1. Parents of pupils enrolled in the school, except that no parent elected to the
18council under this subdivision may be a paid employee of the school. At least 51
19percent of the members of a school governance council shall be elected under this
20subdivision.
AB669,19,2121 2. The principal of the school or his or her designee.
AB669,19,2322 3. If the school has pupils enrolled in the middle school, junior high school, or
23high school grades, one pupil who is enrolled in the school in grade 6 or higher.
AB669,19,2524 4. At least one person who is employed at the school as a teacher or support
25staff.
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15. At least one person who is a resident of the city and who does not qualify for
2membership on the council under subds. 1. to 4.
AB669,20,63 (b) 1. Subject to the requirement under par. (a) 1., if the number of members
4determined under par. (a) is an even number, the board shall increase the
5membership of the council by one member in any one category, to be determined by
6the board.
AB669,20,77 2. No school governance council may have fewer than 9 members.
AB669,20,108 3. A school governance council may vote to increase the number of members on
9the council, but the number of members on the council shall always be an odd
10number.
AB669,20,14 11(4) A school governance council may, on its own initiative or upon the written
12petition of a majority of the teachers of the school for which the council is established,
13direct the principal of the school to attend a professional development and training
14program established under s. 119.16 (12).
AB669,20,16 15(5) The board shall establish policies and procedures governing all of the
16following:
AB669,20,1917 (a) The nomination and election of initial members to a school governance
18council and for the transfer of the nomination and election process to the council
19following the first election.
AB669,20,2420 (b) The manner of filling vacancies in the membership of the council that occur
21prior to the expiration of a term. The board shall permit the partnership for success
22committee, created under s. 119.11, to nominate persons to fill vacancies on the
23council. A person nominated by the partnership for success committee may fill a
24vacancy only upon the approval of a majority of the members serving on the council.
AB669,20,2525 (c) The terms of office of council members.
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1(d) The selection of officers.
AB669,21,22 (e) The location and frequency of meetings.
AB669,21,43 (f) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of councils and the powers and
4duties of individual council members.
AB669,21,65 (g) The reimbursement of expenses incurred by council members in connection
6with their powers and duties.
AB669, s. 42 7Section 42. 119.23 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (11) (a).
AB669, s. 43 8Section 43. 119.23 (11) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,21,159 119.23 (11) (b) 1. The department and the board shall jointly develop a survey
10to be taken by a parent who moves his or her child from a private school participating
11in the program under this section to a public school in the city or from a public school
12in the city to a private school participating in the program under this section. The
13survey shall include questions related to the decision of the parent to enroll the child
14in the private or public school and move the child from one educational setting to the
15other and shall be taken during the enrollment process.
AB669,21,2016 2. a. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, the board shall annually administer
17the survey developed under subd. 1. to the parent of a pupil who was enrolled in the
18program under this section after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts
19date], if the parent withdraws the pupil from the program under this section and
20enrolls the pupil instead in a public school in the city.
AB669,22,221 b. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, each private school participating in
22the program under this section shall annually administer the survey developed
23under subd. 1. to the parent of a pupil who was enrolled in a public school in the city
24after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date], if the parent

1withdraws the pupil from a public school in the city and enrolls the pupil instead in
2the private school.
AB669,22,73 3. Annually, by July 1, the board shall submit to the department, the
4cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing
5committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the results of the surveys
6administered under subd. 2., and shall, subject to s. 118.125, upon request by any
7person, make information obtained from the surveys available for review.
AB669, s. 44 8Section 44. 119.31 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,22,11 9119.31 Achievement guarantee contracts for 9th grade pupils. (1) In
10this section, "class" means a core curriculum course, as determined by the
11department.
AB669,22,17 12(2) If the department determines that state or federal aid is available to reduce
13class size in 9th grade classes in the district, the board may apply to the department
14on behalf of schools in the district that enroll 9th grade pupils to receive the state or
15federal aid and reduce class size as provided in this section. The board shall select
16for participation in the program under this section schools in the district with the
17lowest graduation rates.
AB669,22,22 18(3) In the first school year in which funding is determined to be available, the
19board may enter into an achievement guarantee contract with the department on
20behalf of one or more schools in the district. An achievement guarantee contract
21under this section shall require the board to do all of the following in each
22participating school:
AB669,22,2323 (a) Reduce each 9th grade class size to no more than 20.
AB669,22,2524 (b) Keep the school open every day from early in the morning until late in the
25day, as specified in the contract.
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1(c) Collaborate with community organizations to make educational and
2recreational opportunities, as well as a variety of community and social services,
3available in the school to all residents in the school's attendance area.
AB669,23,54 (d) 1. Provide a rigorous academic curriculum designed to improve pupil
5academic achievement.
AB669,23,96 2. In consultation with the department and with the participation of the
7school's teachers and administrators and residents in the school's attendance area,
8review the school's current 9th grade curriculum to determine how well it promotes
99th grade pupil academic achievement.
AB669,23,1110 3. If necessary, outline any changes to the curriculum to improve 9th grade
11pupil academic achievement.
AB669,23,1412 (e) 1. Develop a one-year program for all newly hired employees that helps
13them make the transition from their previous employment or school to their current
14employment.
AB669,23,1515 2. Provide time for employees to collaborate and plan.
AB669,23,2016 3. Require that each teacher and administrator submit to the board a
17professional development plan that focuses on how the individual will help improve
189th grade pupil academic achievement. The plan shall include a method by which
19the individual will receive evaluations on the success of his or her efforts from a
20variety of sources.
AB669,23,2221 4. Regularly review staff development plans to determine if they are effective
22in helping to improve 9th grade pupil academic achievement.
AB669,23,2423 5. Establish an evaluation process for professional staff members that does all
24of the following:
AB669,23,2525 a. Identifies individual strengths and weaknesses.
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1b. Clearly describes areas in need of improvement.
AB669,24,22 c. Includes a support plan that provides opportunities to learn and improve.
AB669,24,33 d. Systematically documents performance in accordance with the support plan.
AB669,24,54 e. Allows professional staff members to comment on and contribute to revisions
5in the evaluation process.
AB669,24,7 6(4) Each achievement guarantee contract under this section shall include all
7of the following:
AB669,24,108 (a) A description of how the school will implement each of the elements under
9sub. (3), including any alternative class configurations for specific educational
10activities that may be used to meet the class size requirement under sub. (3) (a).
AB669,24,1211 (b) A description of the method that the board will use to evaluate the academic
12achievement of the 9th grade pupils enrolled in the school.
AB669,24,1613 (c) A description of the school's performance objectives for the academic
14achievement of the 9th grade pupils enrolled in the school and the means that will
15be used to evaluate success in attaining the objectives. Performance objectives shall
16include all of the following:
AB669,24,1717 1. The attainment of any educational goals adopted by the board.
AB669,24,1918 2. Professional development with the objective of improving pupil academic
19achievement.
AB669,24,2120 3. Methods by which the school involves pupils, parents or guardians of pupils,
21and other residents of the school attendance area in decisions affecting the school.
AB669,24,2322 (d) A description of any statute or rule that is waived under s. 118.38 if the
23waiver is related to the contract.
AB669,24,2524 (e) A description of the means by which the department will monitor
25compliance with the terms of the contract.
AB669, s. 45
1Section 45. 119.315 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,25,9 2119.315 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pilot
3programs for pupils in grades kindergarten to 5.
If the board determines that
4state or federal aid is available, any school in the city that enrolls pupils in grades
5kindergarten to 5 is eligible to apply to the board for funding to participate in a pilot
6program designed to develop innovative instructional programs in science,
7technology, engineering, and mathematics; support pupils who are typically
8under-represented in these subjects; and increase the academic achievement of
9pupils in those subjects.
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