118.19(10)(d)2.
2. The person's social security number or the license identification number given by the department when the person's original license was issued.
118.19(10)(d)3.
3. Other identifying information, including the person's birthdate, sex, race and any identifying physical characteristics.
118.19(10)(e)
(e) The state superintendent may issue or renew a license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background investigation.
118.19(10)(f)
(f) The state superintendent shall keep confidential all information received under this subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation. Except as provided in
par. (g), such information is not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35.
118.19(10)(g)
(g) At the request under
s. 49.22 (2m) of the department of children and families or a county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5), the state superintendent shall release the name and address of the applicant or licensee, the name and address of the applicant's or licensee's employer and financial information, if any, related to the applicant or licensee obtained under this subsection to the department of children and families or the county child support agency.
118.19(11)
(11) The department may promulgate rules establishing requirements for licensure as a school principal. A school principal license shall authorize the individual to serve as a school principal for any grade level.
118.19(12)
(12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 6 unless the applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach reading and language arts using appropriate instructional methods, including phonics. The phonics instruction need not be provided as a separate course. In this subsection, “phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.
118.19(14)(a)(a) The department may not issue an initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or an initial license as a reading specialist, unless the applicant has passed an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure. The department shall set the passing cut score on the examination at a level no lower than the level recommended by the developer of the test, based on this state's standards.
118.19(14)(c)
(c) Any teacher who passes the examination under
par. (a) shall notify the department, which shall add a notation to the teacher's license indicating that he or she passed the examination.
118.19(16)
(16) The department shall ensure that teaching experience gained while a person held an emergency permit issued by the department under
s. PI 34.21 (2), Wis. Adm. Code, counts toward fulfillment of the teaching experience requirement for a license based on experience under
s. PI 34.195 (2), Wis. Adm. Code, or for a license in a school administrator category under
s. PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code.
118.19(17)
(17) If the department requires an individual to earn credits from an institution of higher education to renew his or her license to teach, the department shall accept credits earned at any institution of higher education, as defined in
20 USC 1001 (a) and (b).
118.19 History
History: 1971 c. 154;
1975 c. 39,
95;
1979 c. 346;
1981 c. 314 s.
146;
1985 a. 29,
207;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 42,
108,
164,
315;
1993 a. 16,
334,
339,
454,
491;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3951m,
9145 (1);
1995 a. 299;
1997 a. 27,
113,
191,
237;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 109;
2005 a. 121;
2007 a. 20,
222;
2011 a. 166;
2013 a. 20,
36;
2015 a. 55.
118.19 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
PI 34, Wis. adm. code.
118.191
118.191
Experience-based licensure for technical and vocational education subjects. 118.191(1)(a)
(a) “Technical education subject" includes technology education and any technology related occupation.
118.191(1)(b)
(b) “Vocational education subject" includes agriculture, child services, clothing services, food services, housing and equipment services, family and consumer education, family and consumer services, home economics-related occupations, health care-related occupations, trade specialist, business education, business and office, and marketing education.
118.191(2)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
s. 118.19 (7) to
(9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under
s. 118.19 (4) and
(10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under
sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from
sub. (5) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from
sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district in which the individual will teach.
118.191(2)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
s. 118.19 (7) to
(9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under
s. 118.19 (4) and
(10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under
sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from
sub. (5m) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from
sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district in which the individual will teach.
118.191(2m)
(2m) An initial teaching license issued under
sub. (2) authorizes an individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board that determined the curriculum the individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
118.191(3)
(3) An initial teaching license issued under
sub. (2) is valid for 3 years. An initial teaching license issued under
sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school district in which the license holder is authorized to teach under
sub. (2m).
118.191(4)
(4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license issued under
sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual agreed to under
sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district that established the curriculum. The department shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this section.
118.191(5)(a)(a) The department shall use the following point system to evaluate an applicant for an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject under
sub. (2) (a):
118.191(5)(a)1.a.
a. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field and any teaching license or permit, 100 points.
118.191(5)(a)1.b.
b. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field, 75 points.
118.191(5)(a)1.e.
e. For industry experience in a trade or technical field, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.
118.191(5)(a)1.g.
g. For being mentored in a trade or technical skill by a colleague or a Wisconsin Technology Education Association approved mentor, 25 points.
118.191(5)(a)1.h.
h. For an apprenticeship in a trade or technical field, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.
118.191(5)(a)2.a.
a. For a bachelor's degree in technical or technology education, 100 points.
118.191(5)(a)2.b.
b. For a bachelor's degree in a field other than those described in
subd. 1. a. or
2. a. and any teaching license or permit, 75 points.
118.191(5)(a)2.c.
c. For credit earned at an accredited institution of higher education or technical college, 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for technical or technology education courses and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics courses and 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for education and pedagogical courses.
118.191(5)(a)2.d.
d. For completing at least 100 hours of training in pedagogy, 5 points per 50 hours up to a maximum of 75 points.
118.191(5)(b)
(b) The department shall verify the information in
par. (a) using only the following:
118.191(5)(b)5.
5. If the applicant is unable to provide the verification required under
subds. 1. to
4., any other proof of the applicant's experience approved by the department.
118.191(5m)(a)(a) The department shall use the following point system to evaluate an applicant for an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject under
sub. (2) (b):
118.191(5m)(a)1.
1. The following for experience related to the vocational education subject that is the subject of the initial teaching license:
118.191(5m)(a)1.a.
a. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field or in a field related to the vocational education subject and any teaching license or permit, 100 points.
118.191(5m)(a)1.b.
b. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field or in a field related to the vocational education subject, 75 points.
118.191(5m)(a)1.e.
e. For experience in the vocation, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.
118.191(5m)(a)1.g.
g. For being mentored in the vocation by a colleague or a mentor approved by a recognized vocational association, 25 points.
118.191(5m)(a)1.h.
h. For an apprenticeship in the vocation, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.
118.191(5m)(a)2.a.
a. For a bachelor's degree in any field and any teaching license or permit, 75 points.
118.191(5m)(a)2.b.
b. For credit earned at an accredited institution of higher education or technical college, 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for courses in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field or in a field related to the vocational education subject and 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for education and pedagogical courses.
118.191(5m)(a)2.c.
c. For completing at least 100 hours of training in pedagogy, 5 points per 50 hours up to a maximum of 75 points.
118.191(5m)(b)
(b) The department shall verify the information in
par. (a) using only the following:
118.191(5m)(b)5.
5. If the applicant is unable to provide the verification required under
subds. 1. to
4., any other proof of the applicant's experience approved by the department.
118.191(6)
(6) The department shall approve or deny an application for a license under
sub. (2) no later than 45 business days after receipt of the application. If the department denies the application, it shall provide, in writing, the reason for the denial. If the department does not act within 45 business days of receiving an application for a license under
sub. (2), the application shall be considered approved and the applicant considered a licensed teacher until the department approves or denies the application.
118.191(7)
(7) Nothing in this section prohibits the department from granting a teaching license to teach a technical education subject or a vocational education subject under
s. 118.19.
118.191 History
History: 2015 a. 55,
259.
118.192
118.192
Professional teaching permits. 118.192(1)
(1) The state superintendent shall establish an alternative teacher training program for music, art, foreign language, computer science, mathematics and science teachers. The program shall consist of approximately 100 hours of formal instruction.
118.192(2)
(2) An individual who holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, music, art, foreign language, computer science, mathematics or science from an accredited institution of higher education, has at least 5 years of experience as a professional in the subject area in which his or her degree was awarded and demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the state superintendent, competency in that subject area that is current and compatible with modern curricula may apply to the state superintendent for enrollment in the alternative teacher training program. The state superintendent shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the program.
118.192(3)
(3) The state superintendent shall grant a professional teaching permit to any person who satisfactorily completes the program under
sub. (2). The permit authorizes the person to teach the subject area specified by the state superintendent in grades kindergarten to 12. The initial permit shall be valid for 2 years. During the initial permit period, the person shall be supervised by a person who holds a regular teaching license. The permit is renewable for 5-year periods.
118.192(4)
(4) A school board that employs a person who holds a professional teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
118.193
118.193
Licenses based on reciprocity. 118.193(1)
(1) In this section, an “administrator license" means a license in a school administrator category under
s. PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code.
118.193(2)
(2) Notwithstanding
s. 118.19 (4m),
(6) to
(9), and
(12) to
(14), the department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for licensure under
s. 118.19 (4) and
(10) and who satisfies all of the following:
118.193(2)(a)
(a) The individual holds a license to teach granted by the proper authority of another state and is in good standing with the proper authority of that state.
118.193(2)(b)
(b) The individual taught for at least one year under the license granted by another state.
118.193(2)(c)
(c) The individual has received an offer of employment to teach in a school located in this state.
118.193(3)
(3) Notwithstanding
s. 118.19 (9) and
(11), the department shall grant an initial administrator license to an individual who is eligible for licensure under
s. 118.19 (4) and
(10) and who satisfies all of the following:
118.193(3)(a)
(a) The individual holds a license granted by the proper authority of another state that is equivalent to an administrator license and the individual is in good standing with the proper authority of that state.
118.193(3)(b)
(b) The individual worked as an administrator under the license granted by another state for at least one year.
118.193(3)(c)
(c) The individual has received an offer of employment to be an administrator for a school or school district located in this state.
118.193(4)(a)(a) An application for a license under
sub. (2) or
(3) shall be made jointly by the applicant and the school or school board that made the offer of employment required for the license.
