118.30(1m)(am)1.1. Except as provided in
subs. (6) and
(7), administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade.
118.30(1m)(am)2.
2. Except as provided in
sub. (7), if the school board has developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade.
118.30(1m)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
sub. (7), administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 10th grade.
118.30(1r)
(1r) Annually each operator of a charter school under
s. 118.40 (2r) shall do all of the following:
118.30(1r)(a)1.1. Except as provided in
sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade.
118.30(1r)(a)2.
2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade.
118.30(1r)(am)1.1. Except as provided in
sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade.
118.30(1r)(am)2.
2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade.
118.30(1r)(b)
(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 10th grade.
118.30(1s)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), annually, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under
s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
118.30(1s)(a)1.
1. Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under
s. 119.23.
118.30(1s)(a)2.
2. Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under
s. 119.23.
118.30(1s)(a)3.
3. Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under
s. 119.23.
118.30(1s)(a)4.
4. Administer to pupils attending the private school under
s. 119.23 all other examinations in reading, mathematics, and science that are required to be administered to public school pupils under
20 USC 6311 (b) (3).
118.30(1s)(b)
(b) If, before January 1, 2010, the state superintendent notifies in writing the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance and the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees in each house of the legislature that the department will adopt or approve substantially redesigned examinations under
sub. (1) to be initially administered to pupils in the 2011-12 school year, then, in the 2010-11 school year, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under
s. 119.23 shall administer nationally normed standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the school under
s. 119.23 in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades instead of administering the examinations under
par. (a).
118.30(1t)
(1t) Annually, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under
s. 118.60 shall do all of the following:
118.30(1t)(a)
(a) Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under
s. 118.60.
118.30(1t)(b)
(b) Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under
s. 118.60.
118.30(1t)(c)
(c) Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under
s. 118.60.
118.30(1t)(d)
(d) Administer to pupils attending the private school under
s. 118.60 all other examinations in reading, mathematics, and science that are required to be administered to public school pupils under
20 USC 6311 (b) (3).
118.30(2)(a)(a) To the extent possible, all examinations under this section shall be free of bias.
118.30(2)(b)1.1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
subch. V of ch. 115, the school board, operator of the charter school under
s. 118.40 (2r), governing body of the private school participating in the program under
s. 118.60, or governing body of the private school participating in the program under
s. 119.23 shall comply with
s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
118.30(2)(b)2.
2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the school board, operator of the charter school under
s. 118.40 (2r), governing body of the private school participating in the program under
s. 118.60, or governing body of the private school participating in the program under
s. 119.23 may determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking pupil, as defined under
s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or her native language, or may modify the format and administration of an examination for such pupils.
118.30(2)(b)3.
3. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the school board shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under
sub. (1m).
118.30(2)(b)4.
4. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the operator of a charter school under
s. 118.40 (2r) shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under
sub. (1r).
118.30(2)(b)5.
5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
s. 119.23 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under
sub. (1s) (a) 1. to
3.
118.30(2)(b)6.
6. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
s. 118.60 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under
sub. (1t) (a) to
(c).
118.30(2)(c)
(c) The results of examinations administered under this section or under
20 USC 6311 (b) (3) to pupils enrolled in public schools, including charter schools, may not be used as the sole reason to discharge, suspend, or formally discipline a teacher or as the sole reason for the nonrenewal of a teacher's contract.
118.30(2)(d)
(d) The results of examinations under this section may not be used in determining general or categorical aids to school districts.
118.30(3)(a)(a) The state superintendent shall allow a person to view an examination required to be administered under this section if the person submits to the state superintendent a written request to do so within 90 days after the date of administration of the examination. This paragraph does not apply while an examination is being developed or validated.
118.30(3)(b)
(b) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing procedures to administer
par. (a). To the extent feasible, the rules shall protect the security and confidentiality of the examinations required to be administered under this section.
118.30(4)
(4) The department shall study the utility of administering technology-based performance assessments to pupils.
118.30(5)
(5) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the department shall ensure that benchmark assessments are administered to pupils annually under this section prior to the administration of summative assessments under this section.
118.30(5m)
(5m) When determining the percentage of pupils participating in the program under
s. 119.23 who performed at designated proficiency levels on the examinations administered as required under
sub. (1s), the department shall consider only the pupils participating in the program under
s. 119.23 to whom the examinations were administered at each grade level, and shall exclude from consideration those pupils participating in the program under
s. 119.23 who were excused from taking the examinations under
sub. (2) (b) 5.
118.30(6)
(6) A school board and an operator of a charter school under
s. 118.40 (2r) is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1) if the school board or the operator of the charter school administers its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or operator of the charter school provides the state superintendent with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
sub. (1), and the federal department of education approves.
118.30(7)
(7) If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school, that school board shall administer the examinations under
sub. (1m) regardless of the location of the charter school.
118.30 History
History: 1991 a. 269;
1993 a. 16,
367;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3971b to
3971yd,
9145 (1);
1997 a. 27,
164,
237;
1999 a. 9,
19,
32,
185,
186;
2001 a. 16,
109;
2003 a. 33;
2009 a. 28,
60;
2011 a. 32,
105.
118.30 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
PI 28, Wis. adm. code.
118.305
118.305
Use of seclusion and physical restraint. 118.305(1)(c)1.1. "Covered individual" means all of the following, except as provided in
subd. 2.:
118.305(1)(c)1.a.
a. An individual who is employed by a governing body, or under contract with a governing body as an independent contractor, to provide services for the benefit of the school governed by the governing body.
118.305(1)(c)1.b.
b. An individual who is employed by a person under contract with a governing body to provide services for the benefit of the school governed by the governing body.
118.305(1)(c)1.c.
c. An individual who is engaged in student teaching under the supervision of an individual described in
subd. 1. a.
118.305(1)(c)2.
2. "Covered individual" does not include any of the following:
118.305(1)(c)2.b.
b. A law enforcement officer who is authorized or designated by a governing body to perform any duty under
s. 118.125 (1) (bL) 1. or
2. in a school governed by the governing body.
118.305(1)(d)
(d) "Governing body" means the governing body in charge of a school.
118.305 Note
NOTE: Par. (e) was created as par. (c) by
2011 Wis. Act 125 and renumbered to par. (e) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
118.305(1)(g)
(g) "Physical restraint" means a restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a pupil to freely move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head.
118.305(1)(h)
(h) "School" means a public school, including a charter school.
118.305(1)(i)
(i) "Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a pupil, apart from other pupils, in a room or area from which the pupil is physically prevented from leaving.
118.305(2)
(2) Seclusion; conditions for use. A covered individual may use seclusion on a pupil at school only if all of the following apply:
118.305(2)(a)
(a) The pupil's behavior presents a clear, present, and imminent risk to the physical safety of the pupil or others and it is the least restrictive intervention feasible.
118.305(2)(b)
(b) A covered individual maintains constant supervision of the pupil, either by remaining in the room or area with the pupil or by observing the pupil through a window that allows the covered individual to see the pupil at all times.
118.305(2)(c)
(c) The room or area in which the pupil is secluded is free of objects or fixtures that may injure the pupil.
118.305(2)(d)
(d) The pupil has adequate access to bathroom facilities, drinking water, necessary medication, and regularly scheduled meals.
118.305(2)(e)
(e) The duration of the seclusion is only as long as necessary to resolve the clear, present, and imminent risk to the physical safety of the pupil or others.
118.305(2)(f)
(f) No door connecting the room or area in which the pupil is secluded to other rooms or areas is capable of being locked.
118.305(3)
(3) Physical restraint; conditions for use. A covered individual may use physical restraint on a pupil at school only if all of the following apply:
118.305(3)(a)
(a) The pupil's behavior presents a clear, present, and imminent risk to the physical safety of the pupil or others and it is the least restrictive intervention feasible.
118.305(3)(b)
(b) There are no medical contraindications to its use.
118.305(3)(c)
(c) The degree of force used and the duration of the physical restraint do not exceed the degree and duration that are reasonable and necessary to resolve the clear, present, and imminent risk to the physical safety of the pupil or others.
118.305(3)(d)
(d) None of the following maneuvers or techniques are used:
118.305(3)(d)1.
1. Those that do not give adequate attention and care to protecting the pupil's head.
118.305(3)(d)2.
2. Those that cause chest compression by placing pressure or weight on the pupil's chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back, or abdomen.
118.305(3)(d)3.
3. Those that place pressure or weight on the pupil's neck or throat, on an artery, or on the back of the pupil's head or neck, or that otherwise obstruct the pupil's circulation or breathing.
118.305(3)(f)
(f) The covered individual does not use a mechanical or chemical restraint on the pupil. The use of supportive equipment to properly align a pupil's body, assist a pupil to maintain balance, or assist a pupil's mobility, under the direction and oversight of appropriate medical or therapeutic staff, does not constitute the use of a mechanical restraint.
118.305(4)
(4) Notification and reporting following use of seclusion or physical restraint. 118.305(4)(a)(a) Whenever seclusion or physical restraint is used on a pupil at school, the school principal or his or her designee shall do all of the following:
118.305(4)(a)1.
1. As soon as practicable, but no later than one business day after the incident, notify the pupil's parent of the incident and of the availability of the written report under
subd. 2.
118.305(4)(a)2.
2. Within 2 business days after the incident and after consulting with the covered individuals present during the incident, prepare a written report containing all of the following information:
118.305(4)(a)2.b.
b. The date, time, and duration of the use of seclusion or physical restraint.
118.305(4)(a)2.c.
c. A description of the incident, including a description of the actions of the pupil before, during, and after the incident.
118.305(4)(a)2.d.
d. The names and titles of the covered individuals present during the incident.
