Chapter PI 27
COMMENCEMENT OF SCHOOL TERM
PI 27.01 Applicability and purpose. PI 27.03 Commencement of school term. PI 27.04 Reporting requirements. Ch. PI 27 NoteNote: Chapter PI 27 was created as an emergency rule effective March 13, 2002. PI 27.01PI 27.01 Applicability and purpose. This chapter establishes procedures for school boards to use in requesting that a school term commence prior to September 1 as provided for under s. 118.045, Stats. This chapter also establishes criteria used in determining whether an extraordinary reason exists for granting such a request. PI 27.01 HistoryHistory: CR 01-130: cr. Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02. PI 27.02PI 27.02 Definitions. In this chapter: PI 27.02(1)(1) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction. PI 27.02(2)(2) “Forces of nature” means an event that is outside the control of the school board and could not be avoided by exercise of due care. PI 27.02(2m)(2m) “International baccalaureate program” means a pre-university course of study authorized by a high school’s registration with the international baccalaureate organization, a non-profit educational organization founded in 1968 and operating out of Geneva, Switzerland, that includes a standardized curriculum and a mandatory standardized examination schedule, as required by that sponsoring organization. PI 27.02(4)(4) “School term” means the time commencing with the first school day and ending with the last school day that the schools of a school district are in operation for attendance of pupils in a school year, other than for the operation of summer classes. PI 27.02 HistoryHistory: CR 01-130: cr. Register April 2002 No. 556, eff. 5-1-02; CR 03-112: cr. (2m) Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04.