115.383(1)(a)
(a) Develop a proposal for a multiple-vendor student information system for the standardized collection of pupil data. The proposal shall allow schools and school districts to use their vendor of choice and include reporting requirements that can reasonably be met by multiple vendors. The state superintendent may not establish a student information system unless the proposal is approved by the joint committee on finance under par.
(b).
115.383(1)(b)
(b) Submit the proposal to the joint committee on finance for its approval, disapproval, or modification. If the joint committee on finance approves the proposal, or modifies and approves the proposal, the state superintendent shall implement the proposal and the joint committee on finance may release to the state superintendent funds from the appropriation under s.
20.865 (4) (a) for the purpose of paying the costs incurred by schools and school districts to meet the proposal's reporting requirements.
115.383(1)(c)
(c) If the proposal is approved under par.
(b), the state superintendent shall ensure that information about pupils enrolled in charter schools and about pupils enrolled in private schools participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23, including their academic performance and demographic information, aggregated by school district, school, and teacher, is collected and maintained in the student information system.
115.383(2)
(2) If the student information system is established under sub.
(1), each school district, charter school, and private school using the system under sub.
(1) shall include in the system the following information for each teacher teaching in the school district or school who completed a teacher education program described in s.
115.28 (7) (a) or
(e) 2. and located in this state on or after January 1, 2012, or, for each teacher teaching in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23, who obtained a bachelor's degree from an institution located in this state on or after July 1, 2010:
115.383(2)(a)
(a) The name of the teacher education program the teacher attended and completed or the name of the institution from which the teacher obtained a bachelor's degree.
115.383(2)(b)
(b) The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the teacher education program or obtained a bachelor's degree.
115.383(3)(a)(a) If the student information system is established under sub.
(1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the establishment of the system, every school district and every charter school, other than a charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x), is using the system.
115.383(3)(b)
(b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure that every charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) and every private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23 is either using the system under sub.
(1) or is using a system that is commercially available and able to obtain pupil identification numbers under sub.
(5).
115.383(3)(c)
(c) If the student information system is established under sub.
(1), the state superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to any person that uses the system. All fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
20.255 (1) (he).
115.383(4)
(4) A private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23 is not required to include information about pupils who are not attending the private school under s.
118.60 or
119.23 in the system it is using under sub.
(3).
115.383(5)
(5) The state superintendent shall assign to each pupil attending a public school or charter school, and to each pupil attending a private school under s.
118.60 or
119.23, a unique identification number for use in the student information system. The state superintendent shall not assign to any pupil an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number or that uses any other personally identifying information.
115.383 History
History: 2013 a. 256 ss.
3 to
9;
2015 a. 55.
115.385
115.385
School and school district accountability report. 115.385(1)(1)
Annually by November 30, the department shall publish a school and school district accountability report that includes all of the following components:
115.385(1)(a)
(a) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability, income level, and race or ethnicity:
115.385(1)(a)1m.
1m. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using a value-added methodology.
115.385(1)(a)3.
3. Gap closure in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and, when available, rates of graduation.
115.385(1)(b)
(b) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and a school district's level of improvement and to annually assign to each school and school district one of the following performance categories:
115.385(1)(b)1.
1. “Five stars out of 5 — Significantly Exceeds Expectations."
115.385(1)(c)
(c) A qualitative definition for each of the 5 performance categories in par.
(b).
115.385(1)(d)
(d) For a school district and for each high school in that school district, all of the following information:
115.385(1)(d)2.
2. The number and percentage of pupils participating in a youth apprenticeship under s.
106.13.
115.385(1)(d)3.
3. The number of community service hours provided by pupils.
115.385(1)(d)4.
4. The number of advanced placement courses offered to and the number of advanced placement credits earned by pupils.
115.385(1)(d)5.
5. The number of pupils earning industry-recognized credentials through a technical education program established by a school board as described in s.
118.33 (1) (g) 1. c. 115.385(1g)
(1g) For purposes of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement under sub.
(1) all of the following apply:
115.385(1g)(c)
(c) The department shall consider the impact of poverty on pupil achievement and growth by adjusting the importance given to the measures under sub.
(1) (a) 1. and
1m. based on the percentage of pupils in the school or school district who are economically disadvantaged. In this paragraph, an economically disadvantaged pupil is a pupil that satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department. Of the total weight the department allocates to the measures under sub.
(1) (a) 1. and
1m. for the purpose of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall do as follows:
115.385(1g)(c)1.
1. If 5 percent or less of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub.
(1) (a) 1. at 90 percent and the measure under sub.
(1) (a) 1m. at 10 percent.
115.385(1g)(c)2.
2. If 65 percent or more of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub.
(1) (a) 1. at 10 percent and the measure under sub.
(1) (a) 1m. at 90 percent.
115.385(1g)(c)3.
3. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub.
(1) (a) 1m. as follows:
115.385(1g)(c)3.b.
b. Multiply the quotient determined under subd.
3. a. by the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership.
115.385(1g)(c)4.
4. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub.
(1) (a) 1. by subtracting the weight given to the measures under sub.
(1) (a) 1m. as determined under subd.
3. from 100.
115.385(1g)(d)
(d) For purposes of measuring a school district's improvement, the department may not include data derived from a virtual charter school that is considered to be located in the school district under s.
118.51 (18) if at least 50 percent of the pupils attending the virtual charter school are attending under s.
118.51.
115.385(2)
(2) Beginning with the accountability report published for the 2015-16 school year, the department shall include in its annual school accountability report under sub.
(1) charter schools established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23. The department shall use the same criteria to measure the performance of all schools included in the annual school accountability report.
115.385(3)
(3) On an accountability report published for a private school participating in a program under s.
118.60 or
119.23, the department shall specify the percentage of pupils attending the private school under the program and comply with one of the following:
115.385(3)(a)
(a) For a private school that submits achievement data only for those pupils attending the private school under the program, assign to the private school a performance category derived from data about those pupils attending the private school under the program.
115.385(3)(b)
(b) For a private school that submits achievement data for those pupils attending the private school under s.
118.60 or
119.23 and achievement data for all other pupils attending the private school, assign to the private school a performance category derived from data about pupils attending the school under s.
118.60 or
119.23 and identify the performance category as the choice pupil performance category. The department shall also assign a 2nd performance category, derived from data about all pupils attending the private school including pupils attending the private school under s.
118.60 or
119.23, as the private school performance category.
115.385(4)
(4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
118.60 or
119.23 shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the early college credit program, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.
115.385(5)
(5) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and biennially thereafter, the appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature shall conduct a review of school and school district accountability reports published under this section.
115.387
115.387
School performance improvement grants. 115.387(1)(a)
(a) “Accountability report” means the school and school district accountability report published under s.
115.385.
115.387(1)(b)
(b) “Eligible school” means any of the following that is located within the geographical boundaries of an eligible school district:
115.387(1)(b)1.
1. A public school that is under the control of a school board, including a charter school under contract with the school board.
115.387(1)(c)
(c) “Eligible school district” means any of the following:
115.387(1)(c)1.
1. A school district that was placed in the lowest performance category on the accountability report in the previous school year.
115.387(1)(d)1.1. For purposes of a public school that is under the control of a school board, “number of pupils enrolled” has the meaning given in s.
115.437 (1).
115.387(1)(d)2.
2. For purposes of a charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x), “number of pupils enrolled” means the number of pupils attending the charter school.
115.387(1)(d)3.
3. For purposes of a private school participating in the program under s.
118.60 or
119.23, “number of pupils enrolled” means the number of pupils attending the private school under the program under s.
118.60 or
119.23.
115.387(2)
(2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and in each school year thereafter, subject to sub.
(4), the department shall award a grant in an amount determined under sub.
(3) to each eligible school that satisfies all of the following:
115.387(2)(a)
(a) The eligible school develops a written school improvement plan to improve pupil performance in math and reading.
115.387(2)(b)
(b) If the eligible school received a grant under this section in the previous school year, the numerical score that was the basis for the eligible school's performance category on the accountability report in the previous school year was greater than the numerical score that was the basis for the eligible school's performance category on the accountability report in the school year preceding the previous school year.
115.387(3)
(3) The department shall calculate the amount of an eligible school's grant under sub.
(2) as follows:
115.387(3)(a)
(a) Determine the total number of pupils enrolled in all eligible schools that are entitled to a grant under this section in the current school year.
115.387(3)(c)
(c) Multiply the quotient determined in par.
(b) by the number of pupils enrolled in the eligible school in the current school year.
115.387(4)
(4) In each school year, the department may not award a grant under sub.
(2) before the department of administration approves the per pupil amount calculated under sub.
(3) (b) for that school year.
115.387(5)
(5) A school board shall distribute funds it receives under this section to the school administrator of the eligible school that earned the award under this section.
115.387 History
History: 2017 a. 59.
115.405
115.405
Grant program for peer review and mentoring. 115.405(1)(a)
(a) A cooperative educational service agency or a consortium consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or a combination thereof, may apply to the department for a grant to provide technical assistance and training for teachers who are licensed or have been issued a permit under ss.
115.28 (7) and
118.192 to implement peer review and mentoring programs. An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall submit to the department a plan identifying the school districts and cooperative educational service agencies that will participate in the peer review and mentoring program and describing how the grant funds will be allocated. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a cooperative educational service agency or a consortium shall provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant awarded. The matching funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.
115.405(1)(b)
(b) The department shall award grants under par.
(a) from the appropriation under s.
20.255 (2) (fk). The department may not award more than $25,000 to an applicant in a fiscal year.
115.405(3)
(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
115.405 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
PI 38, Wis. adm. code.
115.41
115.41
Teacher improvement program. The state superintendent shall operate a program to provide prospective teachers with one-semester internships under the supervision of licensed teachers. The program may also fund in-service activities and professional staff development research projects. The state superintendent shall charge school districts fees for participation in the program. Program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
20.255 (1) (hg).
115.415
115.415
Educator effectiveness. 115.415(1)(a)
(a) The department shall develop an educator effectiveness evaluation system and an equivalency process aligned with the department's evaluation system for the evaluation of teachers and principals of public schools, including teachers and principals of a charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x), as provided in this section. Subject to par.
(b), each school board and the operator of each charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) shall evaluate teachers and principals in the school district or charter school beginning in the 2014-15 school year.
115.415(1)(b)
(b) For the evaluation of teachers and principals in the 2014-15 school year, the school board and the operator of a charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) may not consider pupil performance on statewide assessments administered under s.
118.30 in the 2014-15 school year and may not include pupil performance on those assessments in the evaluation score assigned to a teacher or principal under the educator effectiveness evaluation system developed under this section.
115.415(2)
(2) The department shall develop an educator effectiveness evaluation system according to the following framework, and may charge a fee to a school district and the governing board of a charter school established under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) to use the system developed under this subsection:
