119.60(2)
(2) City-owned property used for school purposes shall be sold by the city upon written request of the board if the common council adopts a resolution approving the sale. If, within 12 months after a written request by the board, the city has not disposed of the property, has failed to obtain a written agreement to dispose of the property or has not provided the board with a written report giving specific reasons, which are not identified by the city attorney as constituting a conflict of interest, for its failure to dispose of the property or to obtain an agreement to dispose of the property, the board may retain a real estate agent to represent the board in its real estate transactions.
119.60(3)
(3) The board's authority to retain a real estate agent under
sub. (2) is limited to the actual sale of property. The board may compensate the real estate agent for his or her services only on the basis of a commission for specific property sold, and no property taxes may be levied for the purpose of providing funds to pay such commissions.
119.60(4)
(4) The city is not liable for any action of the board or its real estate agent in the sale of property under this section.
119.60 History
History: 1983 a. 224.
119.66
119.66
Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board may be employed by the board or by the department of employee trust funds in any capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board or the department of employee trust funds. No board member, superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, other assistant, teacher or other employee of the board may have any interest in the purchase or sale of property by the city for the use or convenience of the schools. No contract made in violation of this section is valid. Any consideration paid by the city for a purchase or sale prohibited by this section may be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city. Any person violating this section shall be removed from any position held under this chapter.
119.66 History
History: 1981 c. 96;
1991 a. 39.
119.68
119.68
Claims against the city or board. 119.68(1)
(1) All claims against the city or board shall be audited for sufficiency of funds by the auditing officer of the city. The superintendent of schools shall furnish the auditing officer of the city a complete list of the claims. Before a warrant is issued therefor, the auditing officer of the city shall countersign it. Within 20 days after each regular or special meeting of the board, the superintendent of schools shall make and file with the auditing officer of the city statements of the condition of the funds for the support of the schools and of the financial transactions of the board during the period next preceding any such statement.
119.68(2)
(2) No action may be brought or maintained against the school upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with
s. 893.80. This subsection does not apply to actions commenced under
s. 19.37,
19.97 or
281.99.
119.68 Annotation
The Milwaukee Public Schools are not a suable entity. That a complaint should have named the Milwaukee Board of School Directors or City of Milwaukee as defendant did not require dismissal. Amendment to name and serve the appropriate defendant was allowed. Kleckley v. Milwaukee Public Schools, 20 F Supp.2d 1264 (1998).
119.70
119.70
Use of school buildings and grounds for civic purposes. 119.70(1)(1) The board may establish and maintain for children and adults, in the school buildings and on the school grounds, evening schools, vacation schools, reading rooms, library stations, debating clubs, gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public baths and similar activities and accommodations to be determined by the board. The board may cooperate, by agreement, with other commissions or boards having the custody and management of public parks, libraries, museums and public buildings and grounds of whatever sort to provide the equipment, supervision, instruction and oversight necessary to carry on such public educational and recreational activities in and upon such other buildings and grounds.
119.70(3)
(3) The board shall report to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year the amount of money required during the ensuing school year for the support of activities under
sub. (1). The common council shall levy and collect a special tax in the manner that other taxes are levied and collected, equal to the amount of money so required for the activities. The tax shall not be used or appropriated, directly or indirectly, for any other purpose.
119.70(4)
(4) All moneys received by or raised in the school district for the activities under
sub. (1) shall be paid to the city treasurer, to be disbursed in the manner that other school district funds are disbursed.
119.70(5)
(5) Nothing in this section prohibits the board from granting the use of school property to religious organizations under
s. 120.13 (17).
119.71
119.71
Five-year-old kindergarten programs. 119.71(3)(a)(a) Annually, the board shall spend at least $5,090,000 to expand its half-day 5-year-old kindergarten program to a full-day program, as provided under
par. (b), and shall enroll in the expanded program only pupils who meet the income eligibility standards for a free lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b). The board shall select pupils for the expanded program based on the order in which the pupils register for the program.
119.71(3)(b)
(b) The board shall use the funds specified under
par. (a) to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials. The board may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the program or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the program.
119.72
119.72
Early childhood education; contracts with day care centers. 119.72(1)(1) The board shall contract with private, nonprofit, nonsectarian day care centers located in the city to provide early childhood education to 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds who are residents of the city. The board may not contract with any day care center under this section unless the day care center:
119.72(1)(b)
(b) Offers developmental child day care and early childhood education through age 6 at least 10 hours each day for at least 250 days each year.
119.72(1)(c)
(c) Employs or utilizes only persons appropriately licensed by the state superintendent under
s. 115.28 (7) for pupils in the program, or ensures that only such persons supervise the individuals providing instruction and support services to the pupils in the program.
119.72(1)(d)
(d) Maintains a pupil to staff ratio of no more than 12 to 1 for the pupils in the program.
119.72(1)(e)
(e) Offers opportunities for parental participation in the program, including:
119.72(1)(e)1.
1. Direct involvement in decision making in program planning and analysis.
119.72(1)(e)3.
3. Participation in training sessions on child growth and development.
119.72(1)(e)4.
4. Participation in activities that support and enhance the parents' role in their child's education and development.
119.72(1)(f)
(f) Records and periodically reports to the board pupil attendance data and parental involvement activities under
par. (e).
119.72(2)
(2) The board shall ensure that at least 75% of the children participating in each day care center's program under this section fall into one or more of the following categories:
119.72(2)(b)
(b) Children with a parent in need of child care services funded under s.
49.132, 1995 stats.
119.72(2)(c)
(c) Children with a parent who is a school age parent, as defined under
s. 115.91.
119.72(2)(d)
(d) Children who have language, psychomotor development, social, behavioral or educational problems that warrant intervention, as determined by the board, other than children with disabilities, as defined under
s. 115.76 (5).
119.72(3)
(3) The board shall pay each contracting day care center, for each full-time equivalent pupil served by the center under the contract, an amount equal to at least 80% of the average per pupil cost for kindergarten pupils enrolled in the school district, adjusted to a full-time equivalent basis.
119.72(4)
(4) The board shall evaluate the success of the program under this section by collecting data on the appropriate placements for the pupils at the end of the first grade or by any other method it deems appropriate.
119.72(5)
(5) From the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under
s. 119.80 for the program under this section in each school year.
119.72(6)
(6) Notwithstanding
s. 121.54, the board is not required to provide transportation for children attending a day care center under this section.
119.73
119.73
Kindergarten and early childhood programs. The board shall evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under
s. 119.71 and the early childhood education programs under
s. 119.72 in meeting the needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1, the board shall submit a report summarizing its findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
119.74
119.74
Extended-day elementary grade, 4-year-old kindergarten and alcohol and other drug abuse programs. The board shall spend at least $430,000 for the following programs in each school year:
119.74(1)
(1) Extended-day preschool to grade 6 programs.
119.74(2)
(2) Four-year-old kindergarten programs.
119.74(3)
(3) Alcohol and other drug abuse programs at 68th Street school.
119.75
119.75
First grade programs. 119.75(1)
(1) The board shall provide expanded educational opportunities for first grade pupils who have participated in an expanded 5-year-old kindergarten program under
s. 119.71.
119.75(2)
(2) Annually, the board shall spend at least $1,070,000 to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials related to the programs under
sub. (1). The board may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the programs under
sub. (1) or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the programs under
sub. (1).
119.78
119.78
Family resource center. The board shall establish a family resource center to distribute parent education materials, conduct workshops on child development, facilitate communication between school personnel and parents of pupils enrolled in the school district and provide volunteer opportunities for parents within the schools.
119.80(1)(1) The board shall submit to the governor a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (kp) in each school year.
119.80(1m)
(1m) Annually by June 1, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
s. 13.172 (3) a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (kp) in the following school year. By June 15, each such standing committee may submit written recommendations on the proposal to the joint committee on finance.
119.80(2)
(2) By June 30, the joint committee on finance may schedule a meeting to act on the proposal. At the meeting, the committee may approve, modify and approve as modified, or reject the proposal. If the committee does not schedule a meeting by June 30, the proposal shall be considered approved by the committee.
119.80(3)
(3) Any change to a proposal approved by the joint committee on finance is subject to the committee's review and approval.
119.80(4)
(4) The department may not distribute any funds in the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (kp) in any fiscal year until the spending plan for that fiscal year has been approved.
119.82
119.82
Alternative educational programs for learnfare pupils. 119.82(1)(a)(a) Upon the request of the child or the child's parent or guardian, the board shall provide an alternative educational program for any child who resides in the city and satisfies all of the following:
119.82(1)(a)1.
1. Is at least 13 years of age but not more than 18 years of age.
119.82(1)(a)2.
2. Is receiving aid to families with dependent children under
s. 49.19 or is a member of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5).
119.82(1)(a)3.
3. Has been or is being sanctioned under
s. 49.26 (1) (h) or is subject to the monthly attendance requirement under
s. HSS 201.195 (4) (b) 2., Wis. adm. code.
119.82(1)(b)
(b) Programs under
par. (a) shall be designed to meet the high school graduation requirements under
s. 118.33.
119.82(2)
(2) The board shall contract with private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agencies located in the school district to provide the programs under
sub. (1) to 50% of the children described under
sub. (1). The board shall pay each contracting agency, for each full-time equivalent pupil served by the agency, an amount equal to at least 80% of the average per pupil cost for the school district.
119.82(3)
(3) From the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under
s. 119.80 in each school year for the programs under
sub. (1).
119.82(5)
(5) The board shall use aid received under
s. 121.08 to continue funding for children participating in a program under this section.
