120.21
120.21
School board contracts for courses. 120.21(1)
(1) The school board of a union high school district or a common school district operating elementary and high school grades may contract:
120.21(1)(a)
(a) With the university extension division of the university of Wisconsin for extension courses for pupils enrolled in high school.
120.21(1)(b)
(b) With flight operator schools, approved by the U.S. civil aeronautics administration, for courses in flight instruction approved by the department.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(b) With flight operator schools, approved by the U.S. civil aeronautics administration, for courses in flight instruction approved by the state superintendent.
120.21(2)
(2) The cost of such contracts shall be paid out of the school district general fund.
120.21 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1).
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
120.40
120.40
Applicability. This subchapter applies to unified school districts.
120.40 History
History: 1985 a. 225 s.
80; Stats. 1985 s. 120.40.
120.41
120.41
Composition of school board. 120.41(1)
(1) A school board of a unified school district may have 5, 7 or 9 members.
120.41(2)
(2) The number of school board members may be changed in accordance with
s. 120.02 (1). A plan of apportionment of school board members may be adopted in accordance with
s. 120.02 (2).
120.41 History
History: 1981 c. 20;
1985 a. 225 s.
84; Stats. 1985 s. 120.41.
120.42
120.42
Election of school board members. 120.42(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), school board members in a unified school district shall be electors of the school district and shall be elected at large, at large to numbered seats or at large to an apportioned election district area by a plurality vote of the electors of the school district. School board members in a unified school district shall be elected under
s. 120.06 at the spring election. All candidates for school board seats shall file a declaration of candidacy as provided in
s. 120.06 (6) (b).
120.42(1)(b)
(b) School board members in a unified school district that encompasses a city with a population greater than 150,000 but less than 500,000 shall be elected at large to numbered seats.
120.42(2)
(2) The regular terms of school board members shall be for 3 years. School board members elected for regular or unexpired terms shall take office, if they have taken and filed the official oath, on the 4th Monday in April. Elections to fill unexpired terms shall be held simultaneously with the elections for regular terms. In school districts electing members of the school board at large, the regular terms shall be filled by the appropriate number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes and the unexpired terms shall be filled by the appropriate number of candidates receiving the next highest number of votes.
120.42(3)
(3) All vacancies shall be filled by appointment, in accordance with
s. 17.26 (1).
120.42(4)
(4) If a school district votes, pursuant to
s. 120.02 (4) to adopt a plan requiring school board members to be elected to numbered seats, the school board shall, at its first meeting after the adoption of such plan, assign a number to each seat on the school board. Thereafter candidates for school board membership shall file as candidates for a particular numbered seat on the school board.
120.42 History
History: 1975 c. 138,
200;
1977 c. 427;
1981 c. 20;
1983 a. 484;
1985 a. 225 ss.
85 to
87; Stats. 1985 s. 120.42.
120.43
120.43
School board meetings. 120.43(1)
(1) Annually, on or within 30 days after the 4th Monday in April, the school board shall elect a school district president, vice president, clerk and treasurer from among its members and a school board secretary who need not be a member of the school board.
120.43(2)
(2) The school board shall meet at least once each month and at other times upon the call of the school district president or upon the filing of a request with the school district clerk signed by a majority of the school board members.
120.43(3)
(3) Each school board member may be paid an annual salary or an amount fixed by the school board for each school board meeting the member actually attends.
120.43(4)
(4) Proceedings of the school board shall be published in accordance with
s. 120.11 (4).
120.43 History
History: 1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 301;
1983 a. 27 s.
2202 (42);
1985 a. 225 ss.
89 to
91; Stats. 1985 s. 120.43.
120.44
120.44
School board powers and duties. 120.44(1)
(1) A unified school district is a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued, to levy and collect taxes, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to do all other things reasonable for the performance of its functions in operating a system of public education.
120.44(2)
(2) The public schools of a unified school district shall be under the management, control and supervision of a school board. The school board shall have the powers and duties of the school board and annual meeting in a common school district. The officers of a unified school district have the powers and duties of the officers of a common school district. No annual meeting shall be held in a unified school district. The school board shall not, in the name of the school district, issue bonds or incur other indebtedness without approval of the electors of the school district in any instance where the school board of a common school district is not authorized to do so.
120.44 History
History: 1981 c. 20;
1981 c. 340 s.
8;
1983 a. 339;
1985 a. 225 ss.
83,
92,
93; Stats. 1985 s. 120.44;
1993 a. 437;
1995 a. 27.
120.44 Annotation
See note to Art. XI, sec. 3 citing Deick v. Unified School District of Antigo, 165 W (2d) 458, 477 NW (2d) 613 (1991).
120.44 Annotation
School boards have authority to enforce policies which mandate the manner, conditions and content of police interviews with students on school premises during school hours.
81 Atty. Gen. 126.
