118.60(7)(dr)
(dr) A private school participating in the program under this section may elect to maintain an electronic copy of any application submitted on behalf of and any correspondence to or about a pupil attending the private school under this section instead of a paper copy of the application and correspondence. The private school shall maintain electronic copies of pupil applications and correspondence for a period of at least 5 years.
118.60(7)(e)
(e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer the examinations required under
s. 118.30 (1t) or examinations permitted under
s. 118.301 (3) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils.
118.60(7)(em)1.1. Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under this section shall, subject to
subd. 2., annually, by January 15, provide the department with evidence demonstrating that the private school remains accredited for the current school year as required under
par. (ad). The governing body shall include as evidence of accreditation a letter prepared by an accrediting entity that confirms that the private school is accredited by that entity as of the date of the letter.
118.60(7)(em)2.
2. The governing body shall immediately notify the department if its accreditation status changes.
118.60(7)(g)1.1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under
s. 118.075 (3), or by October 1 of a private school's first school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school.
118.60(7)(g)2.
2. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under
s. 118.075 (3), or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall implement a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school.
118.60(7)(g)3.
3. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall provide a copy of the plan implemented under
subd. 2. to any person upon request.
118.60(9)
(9) If any accrediting or preaccrediting entity determines during the accrediting or preaccrediting process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under
s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.
118.60(9m)
(9m) Beginning in September 2016, and annually thereafter, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under this section that maintains an Internet site for the private school shall, if the private school is included in the most recent accountability report published under
s. 115.385, within 30 days after the department publishes the accountability report, prominently link on the home page of that Internet site to the pages in that most recent accountability report concerning the private school.
118.60(10)(a)(a) The state superintendent may issue an order barring a private school from participating in the program under this section in the current school year if the state superintendent determines that the private school has done any of the following:
118.60(10)(a)2.
2. Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under
sub. (2) (a) 3., or provide the information required under
sub. (7) (am) or
(d), by the date or within the period specified.
118.60(10)(a)4.
4. Failed to meet at least one of the standards under
sub. (7) (a) by the date specified by department rule.
118.60(10)(a)8.
8. Before the end of a 7-year period beginning on the date of an order issued by the state superintendent under this subsection, retained a disqualified person, for compensation or as a volunteer, as an owner, officer, director, trustee, administrator, person designated by the administrator to assist in processing pupil applications, or person responsible for administrative, financial, or pupil health and safety matters.
118.60(10)(am)
(am) If the state superintendent determines that any of the following have occurred, he or she may issue an order barring the private school from participating in the program under this section in the following school year:
118.60(10)(am)2.
2. The private school's application for accreditation has been denied by the accrediting entity.
118.60(10)(ar)1.1. If the state superintendent determines that a private school has failed to continuously maintain accreditation as required under
sub. (7) (ad), that the governing body of the private school has withdrawn the private school from the accreditation process, or that the private school's accreditation has been revoked, denied, or terminated by an accrediting entity, the state superintendent shall issue an order barring the private school's participation in the program under this section at the end of the current school year.
118.60(10)(ar)2.
2. A private school whose participation in the program under this section is barred under
subd. 1. may not participate in the program under this section or under
s. 119.23 until the governing body of the private school demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that it has obtained accreditation from an accrediting entity, provided the accreditation is from an entity other than the entity with which the private school failed to continuously maintain accreditation or, if the private school's accreditation was revoked, denied, or terminated, other than the entity that revoked, denied, or terminated the private school's accreditation.
118.60(10)(b)
(b) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that conditions at the private school present an imminent threat to the health or safety of pupils.
118.60(10)(c)
(c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under
par. (a),
(am),
(ar), or
(b), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.
118.60(10)(d)
(d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private school under
subs. (4) and
(4m) if the private school violates this section or
s. 115.383 (3) (b).
118.60(11)
(11) The department shall do all of the following:
118.60(11)(a)
(a) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section. The department may not by rule establish standards under
sub. (7) (am) that exceed the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
118.60(11)(b)
(b) Notify each private school participating in the program under this section of any proposed changes to the program or to administrative rules governing the program, including changes to application or filing deadlines but not including changes to provisions governing health or safety, prior to the beginning of the school year in which the change takes effect.
118.60(11)(c)
(c) Within 10 days after receiving the information submitted as required under
sub. (7) (em), notify the participating private school of receipt of accreditation status.
118.60(11)(d)
(d) When the department publicly releases data related to enrollment of, standardized test results for, applications submitted by, waiting lists for pupils participating in or seeking to participate in the program under this section, release the data all at the same time, uniformly, and completely.
118.60 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
PI 48, Wis. adm. code.
