Amendment SSA1-SB437

SB437-SSA1,5,5 5. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the school district's finances or to monitor other interventions directed by the state superintendent under subds. 1. to 4.

SB437-SSA1,5,13 (b) If the state superintendent determines that a public school is located in a school district that has been in need of improvement for 4 consecutive school years, and that the school has been in need of improvement for 5 consecutive school years or was among the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state in the previous school year, the state superintendent may, after consulting with the school board, the school district superintendent, and representatives of each labor organization representing school district employees, direct the school board to do one or more of the following in the school:

SB437-SSA1,5,15 1. Implement a new or modified instructional design, which may include expanded school hours or additional pupil supports and services.

SB437-SSA1,5,21 2. Create a school improvement council consisting of the state superintendent or his or her designee, the school district or school board president or his or her designee, the school district administrator or his or her designee, the school principal or his or her designee, and representatives of each labor organization representing school district employees, to make recommendations to the state superintendent regarding improving the school.

SB437-SSA1,5,23 (c) 1. If the state superintendent issues a directive under par. (a) or (b), he or she shall do all of the following:

SB437-SSA1,5,25 a. Notify the legislature's education committees under s. 13.172 (3) and each legislator whose legislative district includes any portion of the school district.

SB437-SSA1,6,2 b. Provide a system of support and improvement, including technical assistance, to the school board.

SB437-SSA1,6,5 2. If a school board receives a directive from the state superintendent under par. (a) or (b), the school board shall seek input from school district staff, parents, and community leaders on implementing the directive.

SB437-SSA1,6,9 (4) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state, for the purposes of this section.

SB437-SSA1,6,12 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

SB437-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 60 and 96, is amended to read:

SB437-SSA1,6,23 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and, (8), and (10), 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (25), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

SB437-SSA1, s. 4 Section 4. 119.16 (3m), (9), and (11) to (14) of the statutes are created to read:

SB437-SSA1,7,5 119.16 (3m) Master facilities plan. (a) By July 1, 2011, the board shall evaluate all school buildings in the school district operating under this chapter according to the criteria established under par. (b), and shall develop a master plan governing the use, repair, renovation, and demolition of buildings in the school district.

SB437-SSA1,7,10 (b) The board shall establish criteria to evaluate the safety, structural integrity, utility, and costs of maintenance and repair of school buildings in the school district. Subject to the requirements under sub. (10), the criteria shall include consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of repairing versus demolishing older buildings having high maintenance or operating costs.

SB437-SSA1,7,12 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each school in the school district operating under this chapter.

SB437-SSA1,7,17 (11) Comprehensive programs. The board shall collaborate with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to provide pupils with comprehensive social services and educational support, which may include a program that offers comprehensive services that address the needs of children and youth from before the time they are born through postsecondary education.

SB437-SSA1,7,21 (12) Alternative routes to graduation. The board shall provide alternative methods of attaining a high school diploma for those pupils who are unlikely to graduate in the traditional manner, including a program allowing a pupil or former pupil to retake a course in which he or she was not initially successful.

SB437-SSA1,8,4 (13) Research consortium. If the board determines that sufficient state or federal aid or private funding is available for this purpose, the board shall participate in an educational research consortium, similar to the Consortium on Chicago School Research and the Boston Plan for Excellence, to provide research and policy recommendations, including recommendations addressing pupil literacy and academic achievement, to the department, the board, and the legislature. In addition, the research consortium shall make its recommendations publicly available.

SB437-SSA1,8,9 (14) Parent survey. Annually, the board shall conduct a survey of parents of pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter and use the results of the survey to develop or modify parent involvement and school improvement plans, which may include school-based community resource centers, regularly scheduled public meetings, or parent education classes.

SB437-SSA1, s. 5 Section 5. 119.315 of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SSA1,8,18 119.315 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pilot programs for pupils in grades kindergarten to 5. If the board determines that state or federal aid is available, any school in the city that enrolls pupils in grades kindergarten to 5 is eligible to apply to the board for funding to participate in a pilot program designed to develop innovative instructional programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; support pupils who are typically under-represented in these subjects; and increase the academic achievement of pupils in those subjects.

SB437-SSA1, s. 6 Section 6. 121.006 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SSA1,8,22 121.006 (1) (c) If the state superintendent withholds state aid from a school district under this subsection, the school board may request a hearing under s. 227.42.

SB437-SSA1, s. 7 Section 7. 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SSA1,8,25 121.006 (2) (d) Comply with a directive issued by the state superintendent under s. 118.42 (3) (a) or (b).

SB437-SSA1, s. 8 Section 8. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB437-SSA1,9,8 (1) Rules. In promulgating the rules required under section 118.42 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, the state superintendent of public instruction shall consult with the school district or school board president, the school district administrator, and labor organizations representing employees, of each school district that the state superintendent determines is immediately affected by section 118.42 of the statutes, as created by this act, and legislators whose legislative districts include any portion of each such school district.

SB437-SSA1, s. 9 Section 9. Initial applicability.

SB437-SSA1,9,11 (1) The treatment of section 118.24 (10) of the statutes first applies to contracts entered into, modified, or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.

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