118.43(2)(g)
(g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract under
pars. (b),
(bg), and
(br) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades specified for the last school year of the contract.
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)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)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)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)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.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)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)(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)(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.
118.43(6)(b)4.
4. In the 1999-2000 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 to 2 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.
118.43(6)(b)6.
6. In the 2000-01 school year, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (a) and
(am). After making these payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (ar) an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (ar). In making these payments, the department shall give priority to schools that have the highest percentage of low-income pupil enrollment and shall also ensure that it fully distributes the amount appropriated.
118.43(6)(b)7.
7. In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (am) and by renewals of contracts under
sub. (2) (g). After making these payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (ar), an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (ar).
118.43(6)(b)8.
8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under
sub. (3) (ar) and by renewals of contracts under
sub. (2) (g).
118.43(6)(c)
(c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under
par. (b) may not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.
118.43(6)(d)
(d) The school board shall use the aid under this section to satisfy the terms of the contract.
118.43(6)(e)
(e) The department shall cease payments under this section to any school district if the school board withdraws from the contract before the expiration of the contract.
118.43(6m)
(6m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer the payment of state aid under
sub. (6).
118.43(7)
(7) Evaluation. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department shall arrange for an evaluation of the program under this section and shall allocate from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (cu) $250,000 for that purpose.
118.43(8)(a)(a) Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, a school district is eligible for aid under this subsection if it applies to the department for approval of the amount of bonds specified in the copy of the resolution under
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9139 (2d). If the department approves the amount before June 30, 2001, the department shall, from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (cs), pay each school district that issues bonds pursuant to a referendum under
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9139 (2d), an amount equal to 20% of the annual debt service cost on the bonds. This subsection does not apply to the school district operating under
ch. 119.
118.43(8)(b)
(b) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.
118.43 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
PI 24, Wis. adm. code.
118.45
118.45
Tests for alcohol use. A school board employee or agent, or law enforcement officer, as defined in
s. 102.475 (8) (c), authorized by a public school board may require a public school pupil, including a charter school pupil, to provide one or more samples of his or her breath for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol in the pupil's breath whenever the authorized employee, agent or officer has reasonable suspicion that the pupil is under the influence of alcohol while the pupil is in any of the circumstances listed in
s. 125.09 (2) (b) 1. to
3. The authorized employee, agent or officer shall use a breath screening device approved by the department of transportation for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol in a person's breath to determine if alcohol is present in the pupil's breath. The results of the breath screening device or the fact that a pupil refused to submit to breath testing shall be made available for use in any hearing or proceeding regarding the discipline, suspension or expulsion of a student due to alcohol use. No school board may require a pupil to provide one or more samples of his or her breath for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol in the pupil's breath until the school board has adopted written policies regarding disciplines or treatments that will result from being under the influence of alcohol while on school premises or from refusing to submit to breath testing to determine the presence of alcohol in the pupil's breath.
118.45 History
History: 1995 a. 327.
118.51
118.51
Full-time open enrollment. 118.51(1)(b)
(b) "Nonresident school board" means the school board of a nonresident school district.
118.51(1)(c)
(c) "Nonresident school district" means a school district, other than a pupil's resident school district, that the pupil is attending or has applied to attend under this section.
118.51(1)(e)
(e) "Resident school board" means the school board of a resident school district.
118.51(1)(f)
(f) "Resident school district" means the school district in which a pupil resides.
118.51(2)
(2) Applicability. A pupil may attend a public school, including a prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, early childhood or school-operated day care program, in a nonresident school district under this section, except that a pupil may attend a prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, early childhood or school-operated day care program in a nonresident school district only if the pupil's resident school district offers the same type of program that the pupil wishes to attend and the pupil is eligible to attend that program in his or her resident school district.
118.51(3)(a)1.1. The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in a nonresident school district under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the department under
sub. (15) (a), to the school board of the nonresident school district that the pupil wishes to attend, not earlier than the first Monday in February and not later than the 3rd Friday following the first Monday in February of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which the pupil wishes to attend. Applications may be submitted to no more than 3 nonresident school boards in any school year. On the 4th Monday in February, the nonresident school board shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board and the department. The application may include a request to attend a specific school or program offered by the nonresident school district.
118.51(3)(a)2.
2. A nonresident school board may not act on any application received under
subd. 1. until after the 3rd Friday following the first Monday in February. If a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular grade or program than there are spaces available in the grade or program, the nonresident school board shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis, after giving preference to pupils and to siblings of pupils who are already attending public school in the nonresident school district. If a nonresident school board determines that space is not otherwise available for open enrollment pupils in the grade or program to which an individual has applied, the school board may nevertheless accept an applicant who is already attending school in the nonresident school district or a sibling of the applicant.
118.51(3)(a)3.
3. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following receipt of the application, the nonresident school board shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether it has accepted the application. If the nonresident school board rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
118.51(3)(a)4.
4. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following receipt of a copy of the application, if a resident school board denies a pupil's enrollment in a nonresident school district under
sub. (6),
(7) or
(12) (b) 1., the resident school board shall notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the denial.
118.51(3)(a)5.
5. If an application is accepted, on or before the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the application, the nonresident school board shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the specific school or program that the pupil may attend in the following school year.
118.51(3)(a)6.
6. If an application is accepted, on or before the first Friday following the first Monday in June following receipt of a notice of acceptance, the pupil's parent shall notify the nonresident school board of the pupil's intent to attend school in that school district in the following school year.
118.51(3)(b)
(b)
Notice to resident school district. Annually by June 30, each nonresident school board that has accepted a pupil under this section for attendance in the following school year shall report the name of the pupil to the pupil's resident school board.
118.51(3)(c)1.1. If a pupil's parent notifies a nonresident school board, under
par. (a) 6., that the pupil intends to attend school in that school district in the following school year, the pupil may attend that school district in the following school year and may continue to attend that school district in succeeding school years without reapplying, except that the nonresident school board may require that the pupil reapply, no more than once, when the pupil enters middle school, junior high school or high school.
118.51(3)(c)2.
2. If at any time a pupil who is attending school in a nonresident school district under this section wishes to attend school in a different nonresident school district under this section, the pupil's parent shall follow the application procedures under
par. (a).
