PI 35.02(19)(19)“Reserve” means the difference between the revenue received under ss. 118.60 and 119.23, Stats., and the amount of net eligible education expenses for pupils participating in a program under ss. 118.60 and 119.23, Stats.
PI 35.02(20)(20)“School term” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (12), Stats.
PI 35.02(21)(21)“School year” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (13), Stats.
PI 35.02(21m)(21m)“Special needs scholarship program excluded expenses” means eligible education expenses included under s. PI 49.09 (3) (a) and costs included as eligible in any statements provided under s. 115.7915 (4c), Stats., incurred in that school year.
PI 35.02(23)(23)“State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction.
PI 35.02(23m)(23m)“Standard financial audit” means the audit required under ss. 118.60 (7) (am) and 119.23 (7) (am), Stats., for a school that annually received a total of at least $100,000 under ss. 115.7915, 118.60, and 119.23, Stats., in any school year.
PI 35.02(25)(25)“Working papers” means the record of the audit procedures performed by the auditor, the relevant audit evidence obtained by the auditor, and the conclusions reached by the auditor.
PI 35.02 HistoryHistory: CR 16-004: cr. Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 8-1-16; correction in (3) made under 35.17, Stats., Register July 2016 No. 727; CR 19-120: r. (2), am. (10), (12) (a), (b) (intro.), r. (14), cr. (14m), am. (15), cr. (21m), r. (22), cr. (23m), r. (24) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.
PI 35.03PI 35.03School requirements.
PI 35.03(1)(1)Private school. A school participating in the choice program shall be a private school as defined in s. 118.165, Stats.
PI 35.03(2)(2)Choice administrator. The choice administrator shall be one of the following:
PI 35.03(2)(a)(a) An owner of the school.
PI 35.03(2)(b)(b) An individual appointed as the school’s choice administrator by the governing body of the organization operating the school.
PI 35.03(3)(3)Notice of intent to participate. Except as provided under s. PI 35.04 (1) for new private schools, annually by January 10, a school that intends to participate in the choice program in the following school year shall file with the department a notice of intent to participate. The notice shall include all of the following:
PI 35.03(3)(a)(a) The school’s plan for ensuring it will select pupils on a random basis from a new pool of applicants each school year, as required under s. 119.23 (3) (a), Stats. The school’s plan shall be one of the following:
PI 35.03(3)(a)1.1. The plan provided by the department.
PI 35.03(3)(a)2.2. A plan provided by the school and approved by the department. A school using this option shall file the plan with the department for approval by January 10. If the school does not provide a plan by January 10 or the plan is not approved by the department by January 31, the school shall use the plan provided by the department. If the school makes a change to the plan in a subsequent school year, the school shall file, with the school’s notice of intent to participate, the revised plan for approval.
PI 35.03(3)(b)(b) The number of spaces the school has available for pupils participating in the choice program.
PI 35.03(3)(bm)(bm) The expected number of choice program pupils that will participate in summer school under s. PI 35.08.
PI 35.03(3)(c)(c) The open application periods during which the school will accept choice program pupil applications. After January 10, a school may not amend the open application periods it selects.
PI 35.03(3)(d)(d) For first time participants, the name and location of the accredited institution of higher education from which the choice administrator received at least a bachelor’s degree and the date the degree was received, the number of the choice administrator’s teaching or administrator license issued by the department, or an indication that the administrator is excluded from the requirement under s. 119.23 (2) (c) 2., Stats.
PI 35.03(3)(e)(e) The signature and mailing address of the choice administrator.
PI 35.03 NoteNote: The notice of school’s intent to participate form, which includes the department’s random selection plan, may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
PI 35.03(5)(5)Disclosure of information.
PI 35.03(5)(a)(a) By January 10 prior to the school’s initial school year in the choice program, a first time participant shall file with the department the information required under s. 119.23 (6p) (a), Stats., and the mailing addresses for each governing body member on a form provided by the department.
PI 35.03(5)(b)(b) Annually by August 1, a school participating in the choice program that is not a first time participant shall file with the department any changes to the school’s governing body members, including signatures required under s. 119.23 (6m) (c), Stats., and the mailing addresses for each new governing body member on a form provided by the department.
PI 35.03 NoteNote: The disclosure of information form and school update form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
PI 35.03(6)(6)Accreditation requirements. A school participating in the choice program shall be accredited by an accrediting agency under s. 119.23 (1) (ab), Stats. Annually by August 1, a school that is fully accredited under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 7., Stats., shall file with the department a notice from the school’s accrediting agency under s. 119.23 (1) (ab), Stats., stating that the school is accredited as of the date of the notice. The notice shall meet all of the following requirements:
PI 35.03(6)(a)(a) The notice shall include the following information: