118.33(6)(c)2.
2. The governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s.
119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s.
119.23 to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body's policy under subd.
1. 118.33(6)(cm)1.1. Except as provided in subds.
2. and
3., beginning on September 1, 2011, a school board may not enroll a child in the first grade in a school in the school district, including in a charter school located in the school district, unless the child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten. Each school board that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from 5-year-old kindergarten to the first grade.
118.33(6)(cm)2.
2. Each school board that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall establish procedures, conditions, and standards for exempting a child from the requirement that the child complete kindergarten as a prerequisite to enrollment in the first grade and for reviewing the denial of an exemption upon the request of the pupil's parent or guardian.
118.33(6)(cm)3.
3. A school board that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall enroll in the first grade a child who has not completed kindergarten but who is otherwise eligible to be admitted to and to enroll in first grade as a new or continuing pupil at the time the child moves into this state if one of the following applies:
118.33(6)(cm)3.a.
a. Before either commencing or completing first grade, the child moved into this state from a state, country, or territory in which completion of 5-year-old kindergarten is a prerequisite to entering first grade and the child was exempted from the requirement to complete 5-year-old kindergarten in the state, country, or territory from which the child moved.
118.33(6)(cm)3.b.
b. Before either commencing or completing first grade the child moved into this state from a state, country, or territory in which completion of 5-year-old kindergarten is not a prerequisite to entering first grade.
118.33(6)(cm)4.
4. Except as provided in subds.
5. and
6., beginning on September 1, 2011, the operator of a charter school under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) may not enroll a child in the first grade in the school unless the child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten. Each operator of a charter school under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from 5-year-old kindergarten to the first grade.
118.33(6)(cm)5.
5. Each operator of a charter school under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall establish procedures, conditions, and standards for exempting a child from the requirement that the child complete kindergarten as a prerequisite to enrollment in the first grade and for reviewing the denial of an exemption upon the request of the pupil's parent or guardian.
118.33(6)(cm)6.
6. The operator of a charter school under s.
118.40 (2r) or
(2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall enroll in the first grade a child who has not completed kindergarten but who is otherwise eligible to be admitted to and to enroll in first grade as a new or continuing pupil at the time the child moves into this state if one of the following applies:
118.33(6)(cm)6.a.
a. Before either commencing or completing first grade, the child moved into this state from a state, country, or territory in which completion of 5-year-old kindergarten is a prerequisite to entering first grade and the child was exempted from the requirement to complete 5-year-old kindergarten in the state, country, or territory from which the child moved.
118.33(6)(cm)6.b.
b. Before either commencing or completing first grade the child moved into this state from a state, country, or territory in which completion of 5-year-old kindergarten is not a prerequisite to entering first grade.
118.33(6)(cr)1.1. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s.
118.60 from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s.
118.30 (1t) (a) or
(b) or s.
118.301 (3), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s.
118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.
118.33(6)(cr)2.
2. The governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
118.60 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s.
118.60 to the 5th grade, and may not promote an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s.
118.60 to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body's policy under subd.
1. 118.33 History
History: 1983 a. 411;
1985 a. 29;
1991 a. 39,
269;
1993 a. 223,
339,
340,
399,
491;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1);
1997 a. 27,
113,
164;
1999 a. 9,
84,
185;
2001 a. 38,
109;
2003 a. 33;
2009 a. 28,
41,
114;
2011 a. 32,
105,
156;
2011 a. 260 s.
80;
2013 a. 63,
138,
237;
2015 a. 55,
212;
2017 a. 59.
118.33 Note
NOTE: 1983 Wisconsin Act 411, which created this section, has “Legislative declaration" in section 1.
118.33 Note
NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 339, which created sub. (1) (d), contains explanatory notes.
118.33 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
PI 18, Wis. adm. code.
118.34
118.34
Technical preparation programs. 118.34(1)(1)
In cooperation with a technical college district board, each school board shall establish a technical preparation program in each public high school located in the school district. The program shall consist of a sequence of courses, approved by the technical college system board under s.
38.04 (26), designed to allow high school pupils to gain advanced standing in the technical college district's associate degree program upon graduation from high school.
118.34(2)(a)(a) The technical college district director shall appoint a technical preparation council to coordinate the establishment of the technical preparation programs. The council shall consist of 12 members.
118.34(2)(b)
(b) The technical college district board and the school boards of school districts that operate high schools located in the technical college district shall establish a consortium to implement the technical preparation programs.
118.34(3)
(3) The department and the technical college system board shall provide technical assistance to school boards to develop technical preparation programs in each high school. Annually, the school board shall evaluate its program and report the results to the state superintendent and the technical college system board.
118.34 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
TCS 9, Wis. adm. code.
118.35
118.35
Programs for gifted and talented pupils. 118.35(1)(1)
In this section, “gifted and talented pupils" means pupils enrolled in public schools who give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities.