118.40(5) (5)Charter revocation. A charter may be revoked by the school board or the entity under sub. (2r) (b) that contracted with the charter school if the school board or, if applicable, the entity under sub. (2r) (b) finds that any of the following occurred:
118.40(5)(a) (a) The charter school violated its contract with the school board or the entity under sub. (2r) (b).
118.40(5)(b) (b) The pupils enrolled in the charter school failed to make sufficient progress toward attaining the educational goals under s. 118.01.
118.40(5)(c) (c) The charter school failed to comply with generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management.
118.40(5)(d) (d) The charter school violated this section.
118.40(6) (6)Program voluntary. No pupil may be required to attend a charter school without his or her approval, if the pupil is an adult, or the approval of his or her parents or legal guardian, if the pupil is a minor.
118.40(7) (7)Legal status; applicability of school laws.
118.40(7)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (am), the school board of the school district in which a charter school is located shall determine whether or not the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district. If the school board determines that the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district, the school board shall employ all personnel for the charter school. If the school board determines that the charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district, the school board may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
118.40(7)(am)1.1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a charter school is established under sub. (2m) and located in the school district operating under ch. 119, the school board of that school district shall determine whether or not the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district. If the school board determines that a charter school is an instrumentality of the school district, the school board shall employ all personnel for the charter school. If the school board determines that a charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district, the school board may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
118.40(7)(am)2. 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district operating under ch. 119 and the school board of that school district may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
118.40(7)(am)3. 3. Notwithstanding subd. 2., if the city of Milwaukee contracts with an individual or group operating for profit to operate a school as a charter school, the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district operating under ch. 119 and the board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall employ all personnel for the charter school.
118.40(7)(ar) (ar) Nothing in this subsection affects the rights of personnel of a charter school that is an instrumentality of the school district in which it is located to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to subch. IV of ch. 111.
118.40(7)(b) (b) Except as otherwise explicitly provided, chs. 115 to 121 do not apply to charter schools.
118.40(8) (8)Audit. The joint legislative audit committee may direct the legislative audit bureau to perform a financial and performance evaluation audit of the charter school program under this section. The legislative audit bureau shall file its report as provided under s. 13.94 (1) (b) by January 1, 2000.
118.40 History History: 1993 a. 16, 490; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3983m to 3992m, 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 238, 252; 1999 a. 9; 1999 a. 150 s. 672.
118.43 118.43 Achievement guarantee contracts; state aid.
118.43(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
118.43(1)(a) (a) "Class size" means the number of pupils assigned to a regular classroom teacher on the 3rd Friday of September.
118.43(1)(b) (b) "Low income" means the measure of low income that is used by the school district under 20 USC 2723.
118.43(2) (2)Eligibility; application.
118.43(2)(a)(a) The school board of any school district in which a school in the previous school year had an enrollment that was at least 50% low-income is eligible to participate in the program under this section, except that a school board is eligible to participate in the program under this section in the 2000-01 school year if in the 1998-99 school year a school in the school district had an enrollment that was at least 0% low-income.
118.43(2)(b) (b) In the 1996-97 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
118.43(2)(b)1. 1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least 30% low-income.
118.43(2)(b)2. 2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
118.43(2)(bg) (bg) In the 1998-99 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
118.43(2)(bg)1. 1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least 30% low-income.
118.43(2)(bg)2. 2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
118.43(2)(br) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following apply:
118.43(2)(br)2. 2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.
118.43(2)(br)3. 3. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during either school year.
118.43(2)(br)4. 4. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
118.43(2)(c) (c) Notwithstanding pars. (b) and (bg), the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into an achievement guarantee contract on behalf of up to 10 schools under par. (b) and up to 10 schools under par. (bg).
118.43(2)(d) (d) If an eligible school district has more than one school that qualifies under par. (b), the school board shall apply on behalf of the school with the largest number of low-income pupils in grades kindergarten and one.
118.43(2)(e)1.1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract on behalf of one or more schools that meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg) or (br).
118.43(2)(e)2. 2. If more than one school board applies under subd. 1., the department shall determine which school board to contract with based on the number of low-income pupils in grades kindergarten and one enrolled in the schools and on the balance of rural and urban school districts currently participating in the program.
118.43(2)(f) (f) The department may not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with a school board on behalf of a school after June 30, 2001.
118.43(3) (3)Contract requirements. Except as provided in pars. (am) and (ar), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:
118.43(3)(a) (a) Class size. Reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
118.43(3)(a)1. 1. In the 1996-97 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
118.43(3)(a)2. 2. In the 1997-98 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
118.43(3)(a)3. 3. In the 1998-99 to 2000-01 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.
118.43(3)(am) (am) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the 1998-99 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
118.43(3)(am)1. 1. In the 1998-99 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
118.43(3)(am)2. 2. In the 1999-2000 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
118.43(3)(am)3. 3. In the 2000-01 to 2002-03 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.
118.43(3)(ar) (ar) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the 2000-01 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
118.43(3)(ar)1. 1. In the 2000-01 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
118.43(3)(ar)2. 2. In the 2001-02 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
118.43(3)(ar)3. 3. In the 2002-03 to 2004-05 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.
118.43(3)(b) (b) Education and human services.
118.43(3)(b)1.1. Keep the school open every day from early in the morning until late in the day, as specified in the contract.
118.43(3)(b)2. 2. Collaborate with community organizations to make educational and recreational opportunities, as well as a variety of community and social services, available in the school to all school district residents.
118.43(3)(c) (c) Curriculum.
118.43(3)(c)1.1. Provide a rigorous academic curriculum designed to improve pupil academic achievement.
118.43(3)(c)2. 2. In consultation with the department and with the participation of the school's teachers and administrators and school district residents, review the school's current curriculum to determine how well it promotes pupil academic achievement.
118.43(3)(c)3. 3. If necessary, outline any changes to the curriculum to improve pupil academic achievement.
118.43(3)(d) (d) Staff development and accountability.
118.43(3)(d)1.1. Develop a one-year program for all newly hired employees that helps them make the transition from their previous employment or school to their current employment.
118.43(3)(d)2. 2. Provide time for employees to collaborate and plan.
118.43(3)(d)3. 3. Require that each teacher and administrator submit to the school board a professional development plan that focuses on how the individual will help improve pupil academic achievement. The plan shall include a method by which the individual will receive evaluations on the success of his or her efforts from a variety of sources.
118.43(3)(d)4. 4. Regularly review staff development plans to determine if they are effective in helping to improve pupil academic achievement.
118.43(3)(d)5. 5. Establish an evaluation process for professional staff members that does all of the following:
118.43(3)(d)5.a. a. Identifies individual strengths and weaknesses.
118.43(3)(d)5.b. b. Clearly describes areas in need of improvement.
118.43(3)(d)5.c. c. Includes a support plan that provides opportunities to learn and improve.
118.43(3)(d)5.d. d. Systematically documents performance in accordance with the plan.
118.43(3)(d)5.e. e. Allows professional staff members to comment on and contribute to revisions in the evaluation process.
118.43(3)(d)5.f. f. Provides for the dismissal of professional staff members whose failure to learn and improve has been documented over a 2-year period.
118.43(4) (4)Other contract provisions. Each achievement guarantee contract shall include all of the following:
118.43(4)(a) (a) A description of how the school will implement each of the elements under sub. (3), including any alternative class configurations for specific educational activities that may be used to meet the class size requirement under sub. (3).
118.43(4)(b) (b) A description of the method that the school district will use to evaluate the academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.
118.43(4)(c) (c) A description of the school's performance objectives for the academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school and the means that will be used to evaluate success in attaining the objectives. Performance objectives shall include all of the following:
118.43(4)(c)1. 1. Where applicable, improvement in the scores on the examination administered to pupils under s. 121.02 (1) (r).
118.43(4)(c)2. 2. The attainment of any educational goals adopted by the school board.
118.43(4)(c)3. 3. Professional development with the objective of improving pupil academic achievement.
118.43(4)(c)4. 4. Methods by which the school involves pupils, parents or guardians of pupils and other school district residents in decisions affecting the school.
118.43(4)(d) (d) A description of any statute or rule that is waived under s. 118.38 if the waiver is related to the contract.
118.43(4)(e) (e) A description of the means by which the department will monitor compliance with the terms of the contract.
118.43(5) (5)Annual review; noncompliance.
118.43(5)(a)(a) At the end of the 1996-97 school year, the department may terminate a contract if the department determines that the school board has failed to fully implement the provisions under sub. (3).
118.43(5)(b) (b) Annually by June 30 through the 2003-04 school year, a committee consisting of the state superintendent, the chairpersons of the education committees in the senate and assembly and the individual chiefly responsible for the evaluation under sub. (7) shall review the progress made by each school for which an achievement guarantee contract has been entered into. The committee may recommend to the department that the department terminate a contract if the committee determines that the school board has violated the contract or if the school has made insufficient progress toward achieving its performance objectives under sub. (4) (c). The department may terminate the contract if it agrees with the committee's recommendation.
118.43(6) (6)State aid.
118.43(6)(a)(a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000, plus the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cv).
118.43(6)(b) (b) From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the department under this section an amount determined as follows:
118.43(6)(b)1. 1. In the 1996-97 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school in this state covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.
118.43(6)(b)2. 2. In the 1997-98 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 2 in each school in this state covered by contracts under this section and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.
118.43(6)(b)3. 3. In the 1998-99 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the sum of the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (a) and the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am) and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.
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