118.193(4)(a)(a) The department shall determine the subjects and grades that a license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an individual to teach based on the subjects and grades the individual is authorized to teach under his or her license granted by another state and the individual’s teaching experience. 118.193(4)(b)(b) The department shall determine the school administrator category under s. PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code, for a license issued under sub. (3) and the grades to which the license applies based on the individual’s license granted by another state and the individual’s experience as an administrator. 118.193 NoteNOTE: Section PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code, no longer exists. Chapter PI 34, Wis. Adm. Code, was repealed and recreated in its entirety effective 8-1-18.
118.193(5)(5) The department shall issue a lifetime license to an individual who obtains a provisional license under sub. (2) if the individual successfully completes 6 semesters of teaching experience, as defined by the department by rule. An individual who does not successfully complete 6 semesters of teaching experience, as defined by the department by rule, within the 3-year term of a provisional license issued under sub. (2) may apply to renew the provisional license. There is no limit to the number of times an individual may renew a provisional license under this subsection. 118.193 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59; 2019 a. 43; s. 35.17 correction in (2) (intro.). 118.194118.194 Initial license to teach; Montessori. 118.194(1)(b)(b) Successfully completed a teacher education program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education or approved by the Association Montessori Internationale. 118.194(1)(c)(c) Successfully completed an introductory course in special education for which the individual earned at least 3 postsecondary credits. 118.194(1)(d)(d) Earned a passing score on any standardized examinations required by the state superintendent for a license to teach the same educational levels and subjects issued in accordance with s. 118.19 and on an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure or identical to the most recent edition of that test. 118.194(2)(2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the educational levels for which the individual has successfully completed a teacher education program described in sub. (1) (b) at a school that uses the Montessori method as its primary method of instruction. The department shall treat an initial license to teach granted under sub. (1) in the same manner the state superintendent treats an initial license to teach granted in accordance with s. 118.19. 118.194 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 106; 2021 a. 214; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (intro.). 118.195118.195 Discrimination against handicapped teachers prohibited. 118.195(1)(1) No person otherwise qualified may be denied a certificate or license from the state superintendent under s. 118.19 (1) because the person is totally or partially blind, deaf or physically handicapped nor may any school district refuse to employ a teacher on such grounds, if such handicapped teacher is able to carry out the duties of the position which the person seeks. 118.195(2)(2) Any school board may request the state superintendent for advice and assistance in interpreting this section. 118.196118.196 Teacher development program. 118.196(1)(1) A school board, governing body of a private school, or a charter management organization may apply to the department of workforce development for a grant under s. 106.272 to design and implement a teacher development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2) with an educator preparation program approved by the department and headquartered in this state. 118.196(2)(a)(a) The school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) shall design the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district, private school, or charter management organization who work closely with students to successfully complete the requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an initial teaching license under s. 118.19, including any standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure. 118.196(2)(b)(b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a), the school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, in the private school, or in the charter management organization, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for participating employees. 118.196(2)(c)(c) The school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall permit an individual who does not hold a bachelor’s degree to enroll in a teacher development program developed and implemented under this section. 118.196(3)(3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3) (a), the department may issue an initial teaching license to an individual who completes a teacher development program designed and implemented under this section. 118.196 HistoryHistory: 2017 a. 59. 118.197118.197 Initial license to teach; alternative preparation programs.