AB748,19,74 c. If the private school administers any other standardized examinations,
5beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter, scores from
6those examinations reported in the same manner as scores are reported for the
7examinations described under subd. 1. b.
AB748,19,108 d. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter,
9scores, including the mean average scores, from any ACT tests administered in that
10school year to pupils attending the private school, reported by grade and subject.
AB748,19,1411 e. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year and in every school year thereafter, the
12number of pupils attending the private school who were in advanced placement
13classes in the 5 preceding school years, the subjects, the percentage of pupils in each
14such class who passed, and the percentage of pupils in each such class who failed.
AB748,19,20152. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99, and except
16as provided in sub. (6p), provide the parent of each pupil attending the school under
17this section with a paper copy of the information provided under subd. 1. as soon as
18the information becomes available and no later than 30 days after receiving scores
19from the testing company, except that scores under subd. 1. b. shall be reported 2
20times during the school year.
AB748,19,2521 3. Provide the parent or guardian of a pupil attending the private school with
22a paper reporting, anonymously, the average assessment growth on all examinations
23administered to the pupils when the examinations are administered in the same
24school year but on different occasions. Scores under this subdivision shall be reported
25by grade, class, and, when possible, subject.
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14. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99 and except
2as provided in sub. (6p), upon the written request of any person, provide an electronic
3or paper copy of the scores, including the mean average scores, of standardized
4examinations administered to pupils attending the private school, categorized by
5classroom and by subject, within 10 working days of the request.
AB748,20,86 5. Provide the Internet address of the Wisconsin Information Network for
7Successful Schools and the scores reported as required under subd. 1. b. in the school
8newsletter at least twice during the school term.
AB748,20,129 6. Provide a list of the names of the members of the board of directors of the
10private school or of the entity that oversees the private school. Prominently display
11the measures of Academic Progress growth assessments on the wall of the private
12school.
AB748,20,1913 7. Prominently display the Measures of Academic Progress growth
14assessments and the growth assessments for any other nationally recognized
15assessments administered during the school year to pupils attending the private
16school on the wall of the private school within 30 days of receiving scores from the
17assessment company. The display under this subdivision shall provide mean
18average class growth for each grade and class in the school to which the assessments
19were administered in the school year in each of the following subjects:
AB748,20,2020 a. Reading.
AB748,20,2121 b. Language arts.
AB748,20,2222 c. Math.
AB748,20,2323 d. Science.
AB748,20,2424 e. Social studies.
AB748, s. 24 25Section 24. 119.23 (6p) of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.23 (6p) A private school participating in the program under this section
2is not required to categorize the information under sub. (6m) (e) 1. or disclose the
3information under sub. (6m) (e) and (f) 1., 2., and 4., if the number of pupils in a
4category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would
5reveal personally identifiable information about an individual pupil.
AB748, s. 25 6Section 25. 119.23 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
7Act 32
, is amended to read:
AB748,21,208 119.23 (7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
9conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
10auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
11presents pupil costs under sub. (4) (b) 1. The audit under this subdivision shall be
12limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make
13payments under subs. (4) and (4m), except that the certified public accountant
14conducting the audit shall include a report on the private school's compliance with
15par. (b) 4. and 6
. The auditor shall conduct his or her audit, including determining
16sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance with the auditing
17standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
18The department may not require an auditor to comply with standards that exceed
19the scope of the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
20Accountants.
AB748, s. 26 21Section 26. 119.23 (7) (b) 8., 9., 10., 11. and 14. of the statutes are created to
22read:
AB748,21,2423 119.23 (7) (b) 8. Post on the private school's Internet site the current report card
24prepared for the private school by the department as required under sub. (11) (d).
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19. a. Except as provided in subd. 9. b., beginning in the 2012-13 school year,
2ensure that every teacher, supervisor, administrator, and professional staff member
3holds a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
AB748,22,84 b. For any teacher, supervisor, administrator, or professional staff member
5teaching in a participating private school on the effective date of this subd. 9. b. ....
6[LRB inserts date], ensure that the teacher, supervisor, administrator, or
7professional staff member holds a license or permit to teach issued by the department
8beginning in the 2017-18 school year.
AB748,22,169 10. Develop policies on truancy, excused and unexcused absences, bullying,
10pupil engagement in learning activities, promoting the emotional development of
11pupils, student differentiation, promoting practices designed to provide instruction
12to each pupil based on the pupil's abilities, and promoting parental involvement and
13volunteerism. The latter policy shall describe the circumstances under which a
14pupil's parent or guardian may volunteer, shadow the pupil in school, and observe
15the pupil in the pupil's classes. The department shall develop model policies on all
16of these subjects.
AB748,22,2217 11. a. Except as provided in subd. 11. b., make available the scores and other
18information prepared and reported under sub. (6m) (f) 1. on the private school's
19Internet site as soon as the information becomes available and no later than 30 days
20after receiving scores from the testing company. The private school shall
21prominently display on the home page of the private school's Internet site a link to
22the scores reported as required under this subd. 11. a.
AB748,22,2523 b. If a private school does not have an Internet site, the information required
24to be made available under subd. 11. a. shall be made available on the Internet site
25of the religious entity that operates or oversees the private school.
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114. Annually evaluate the effectiveness of each teacher employed by the private
2school on the basis of pupil scores on the examinations administered under sub. (7)
3(e) 1.; the Measures of Academic Progress, developed by the Northwest Evaluation
4Association; the ACT tests; and the Scholastic Math Inventory and Scholastic
5Inventory assessments, developed by Scholastic, Inc.
AB748, s. 27 6Section 27. 119.23 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (7) (e) 1.
7(intro.) and amended to read:
AB748,24,28 119.23 (7) (e) 1. (intro.) In the 2009-10 school year, each private school
9participating in the program under this section shall administer a nationally normed
10standardized test in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the
11school under the program in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Beginning in the 2010-11
12school year and annually thereafter, each private school participating in the program
13under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s)
14to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer
15additional standardized tests to such pupils. Beginning in 2006 and annually
16thereafter until 2011, the private school shall provide the scores of all standardized
17tests and examinations that it administers under this subdivision to the School
18Choice Demonstration Project. If the private school administers the Iowa test to
19pupils, the private school shall determine the average scores and the mean
20percentage or mean percentile for each class and the percentile distribution of the
21scores of the pupils to whom the Iowa test was administered in each of the following
22categories and shall post the results of the determination under this subdivision on
23the Internet site of the private school, or, if the private school does not maintain an
24Internet site, on the Internet site of the religious entity that operates or oversees the
25private school, and shall provide a written copy of the results of this determination,

1reported by class and grade when possible, to the department and to the parent or
2guardian of each such pupil:
AB748, s. 28 3Section 28. 119.23 (7) (e) 1. a. to f. of the statutes are created to read:
AB748,24,44 119.23 (7) (e) 1. a. Reading, including vocabulary and reading comprehension.
AB748,24,65 b. Language, including spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage, and
6expression.
AB748,24,87 c. Math, including concepts, estimations, problem solving, data interpretation,
8and computation.
AB748,24,99 d. Social studies.
AB748,24,1010 e. Sources of information, including maps, diagrams, and reference materials.
AB748,24,1111 f. Composite totals.
AB748, s. 29 12Section 29. 119.23 (7) (e) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB748,24,1513 119.23 (7) (e) 1m. The department shall post the information received from a
14private school that administers the Iowa exam, as provided under subd. 1., on the
15department's Internet site.
AB748, s. 30 16Section 30. 119.23 (7) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748,24,1917 119.23 (7) (f) A private school that is not accredited under sub. (2) (a) 7. shall
18apply for accreditation by December 31 of the school year in which it enters or
19reenters the program under this section.
AB748, s. 31 20Section 31. 119.23 (10) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB748,24,2121 119.23 (10) (am) 4. The private school has violated s. 100.18 (1).
AB748, s. 32 22Section 32. 119.23 (10) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2332
, is amended to read:
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1119.23 (10) (d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private
2school under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school violates this section or s. 118.125
3(4)
.
AB748, s. 33 4Section 33. 119.23 (11) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
AB748,25,75 119.23 (11) (c) Develop a format for private schools participating in the
6program under this section to electronically transmit scores from the Iowa test when
7that test is administered by a participating private school.
AB748,25,118 (d) Using the information reported to the department as required under sub.
9(6m) (b) 3. and 5., annually, by October 1, prepare a report card for each private school
10participating in the program under this section and post the report cards on the
11department's Internet site.
AB748, s. 34 12Section 34. 119.23 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748,25,1613 119.23 (12) The department may develop a format for private schools
14participating in the program under this section to electronically transmit scores from
15any standardized examination administered to pupils attending a participating
16private school.
AB748, s. 35 17Section 35. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB748,25,1818 (1) Results of examinations.
AB748,25,2519 (a) By the 30th day after the day of publication of this act, each private school
20participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes, as
21affected by this act, shall ensure that the results of all standard examinations
22administered in the previous 5 years to pupils attending the private school under
23section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes, as affected by this act, categorized by subject
24area, grade, sex, race, disability, and economic status, are provided to the department
25of public instruction. The department shall post the results on its Internet site.
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1(b) A private school participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23
2of the statutes, as affected by this act, is not required to categorize the information
3under paragraph (a) if the number of pupils in a category is insufficient to yield
4statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable
5information about an individual pupil.
AB748,26,96 (2) School assessment guide. The department of public instruction shall
7ensure that the school assessment guide required under section 115.28 (27) of the
8statutes, as created by this act, is available by the first day of the 10th month
9beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
AB748, s. 36 10Section 36. Initial applicability.
AB748,26,1511 (1) The treatment of section 118.60 (6m) (e) and (f), (7) (am) 1., (b) 10., and (10)
12(am) 4. of the statutes first applies to private schools participating in the program
13under section 118.60 of the statutes and to pupils who apply to attend, and to pupils
14who attend, a private school under section 118.60 of the statutes in the 2012-13
15school year.
AB748,26,2016 (2) The treatment of sections 119.16 (15) and 119.23 (6m) (e) and (f), (7) (am)
171., (b) 10., and (f), and (10) (am) 4. of the statutes first applies to private schools
18participating in the program under section 119.23 of the statutes and to pupils who
19apply to attend, and to pupils who attend, a private school under section 119.23 of
20the statutes in the 2012-13 school year.
AB748,26,2321 (3) The treatment of section 118.225 (intro.) and (3) of the statutes first applies
22to pupil assessments and examinations administered during the 2012-13 school
23year.
AB748,26,2424 (End)
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