115.42 Note NOTE: Section PI 34.19, Wis. Adm. Code, no longer exists. Chapter PI 34, Wis. Adm. Code, was repealed and recreated in its entirety effective 8-1-18.

115.42(1)(a)2. 2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent or employed as a teacher in a private school or tribal school located in this state.

115.42(1)(a)4. 4. The person is employed as a teacher in this state.

115.42(1)(a)5. 5. If the person was evaluated under s. 115.415 in the previous school year, the person was placed in the “effective” or “highly effective” performance category in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department.

115.42(1)(b) (b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the costs of obtaining certification or licensure under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under par. (a).

115.42(2) (2) 

115.42(2)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department shall award 9 grants of $2,500 each to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:

115.42(2)(a)1. 1. The person maintains his or her national teacher certificate or master educator license.

115.42(2)(a)2. 2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher issued by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school or tribal school located in this state.

115.42(2)(a)4. 4. The person remains employed as a teacher in this state.

115.42(2)(bL) (bL) The department shall award the grants under this subsection annually, one grant in each of the school years following the school year in which the grant under sub. (1) was awarded and in which the person satisfies the requirements under par. (a).

115.42(2)(c) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

115.42(2)(d) (d) In any of the 9 school years following the receipt of a grant under sub. (1) in which the grant recipient is evaluated under s. 115.415, if the grant recipient is placed in a performance category other than the “effective” or “highly effective” performance category in the applicable educator effectiveness system, as determined by the department, he or she is not eligible for a grant under this subsection in that school year.

115.42(4) (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules relating to all of the following:

115.42(4)(a) (a) The application process, including necessary documentation.

115.42(4)(b) (b) The selection process for grant recipients.

115.42 History History: 1997 a. 237; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 180, 302; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55, 190; 2017 a. 59.

115.42 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. PI 37, Wis. adm. code.

115.423 115.423 Rural school teacher talent pilot program. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (eg), the department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies to coordinate with universities and colleges to place undergraduate college students in rural school districts as student teachers and in practicums and internships. Grant moneys may be used to expand an existing student teacher, practicum, or internship program or to create a new program, but may not be used to maintain an existing program. Grant moneys may be used to cover the cooperative educational service agencies’ costs to coordinate the program and to provide mileage reimbursement and stipends to participating undergraduates.

115.423 History History: 2017 a. 59.

115.425 115.425 Professional standards council for teachers. The professional standards council for teachers shall do all of the following:

115.425(1) (1) Advise the state superintendent on standards for the licensure of teachers, including initial licensure and maintenance and renewal of licenses, to ensure the effective teaching of a relevant curriculum in Wisconsin schools.

115.425(2) (2) Propose to the state superintendent standards for evaluating and approving teacher education programs, including continuing education programs.

115.425(3) (3) Provide to the state superintendent an ongoing assessment of the complexities of teaching and the status of the teaching profession in this state.

115.425(4) (4) Propose to the state superintendent policies and practices for school boards and state and local teacher organizations to use in developing effective teaching.

115.425(5) (5) Propose to the state superintendent standards and procedures for revoking a teaching license.

115.425(6) (6) Propose to the state superintendent ways to recognize excellence in teaching, including the assessment administered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and master educator licensure, and to assist teachers to achieve excellence in teaching.

115.425(7) (7) Propose to the state superintendent effective peer assistance and peer mentoring models, including evaluation systems, and alternative teacher dismissal procedures for consideration by school boards and labor organizations.

115.425(8) (8) Review and make recommendations regarding administrative rules proposed by the department that relate to teacher preparation, licensure and regulation.