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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.347 - Direct certification of eligibility for school nutrition programs.

115.347
Direct certification of eligibility for school nutrition programs.
(1)
Beginning in the 1994-95 school year, a school board may submit enrollment data to the department of children and families for the purpose of directly certifying children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal school nutrition programs. The department of children and families shall prescribe a format for the report.
(2)
Whenever a school district that is located in whole or in part in a county that has converted to the client assistance for reemployment and economic support data system submits a report under sub. (1) in the prescribed format, the department of children and families shall determine which children enrolled in the school district are members of Wisconsin Works groups participating under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or of families receiving aid to families with dependent children or food stamps and shall provide the information to the school board as soon thereafter as possible. The school board shall use the information to directly certify children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals served by the school district under federal school nutrition programs, pursuant to 42 USC 1758 (b) (2) (C) (ii) and (iii).
(3)
The state superintendent shall assist school boards in developing a method for submitting enrollment data to the department of children and families under sub. (1).
History:  1993 a. 168; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3872, 9130 (4), 9145 (1); 1995 a. 289; 1997 a. 3, 27; 2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.355 - Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption.

115.355
Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption.
The department shall annually and upon request disseminate to appropriate public school staff information about materials and services available through the state adoption center under s. 48.55 which may serve as resources for instruction on adoption for pupils in grades kindergarten through 12.
History:  1997 a. 104; 1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.3615 - Head start supplement.

115.3615
Head start supplement.
From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eh), the state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.
History:  1989 a. 122 ss. 53c to 53e; 1991 a. 39, 269 s. 614g; Stats. 1991 s. 115.3615; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 25.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.363 - Second Chance Partners for Education.

115.363
Second Chance Partners for Education.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Disengaged pupils" means pupils who are children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), and other pupils identified by the school board.
(b)
“Work-based learning program" means a program that provides occupational training and work-based learning experiences.
(2)
(a)
A school board may contract under s. 118.15 (1) (d) or 118.153 (3) (c) with the Second Chance Partners for Education, or any other nonprofit corporation operating a program in which disengaged high school pupils attend a work-based learning program while earning high school diplomas, for pupils enrolled in the school district.
(b)
The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.
History:  2011 a. 157 ss. 2 to 5; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.365 - Assistance to schools for suicide prevention programs.

115.365
Assistance to schools for suicide prevention programs.
(1)
The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public, private, and tribal schools to develop programs designed to prevent suicide among minors.
(2)
The department, in conjunction with the department of health services and the department of children and families, shall:
(a)
Develop and conduct training programs in suicide prevention for the professional staff of public, private, and tribal schools and county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 51.42. The programs shall include information on how to assist minors in the positive emotional development which will help prevent suicidal tendencies; the detection, by minors, school staff, and parents, of conditions which indicate suicidal tendencies; the proper action to take when there is reason to believe that a minor has suicidal tendencies or is contemplating suicide; and the coordination of school suicide prevention programs and activities with the suicide prevention and intervention programs and activities of other state and local agencies. Persons other than the professional staff of public, private, and tribal schools and county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 51.42 may attend the training programs. The department may charge such persons a fee sufficient to cover the increased costs to the department of their participation in the programs.
(b)
Provide consultation and technical assistance to public, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of suicide prevention programs and the coordination of those programs with the suicide prevention and intervention programs of other state and local agencies.
(3)
Each school board and the governing body of each private school annually shall inform their professional staff of the resources available from the department and other sources regarding suicide prevention. The department annually shall provide school boards and the governing bodies of private and tribal schools with a model notice, describing the suicide prevention services that it has developed and how staff may access those services, that school boards and governing bodies of private and tribal schools may use to inform their professional staff.
History:  1985 a. 29, 176; 1987 a. 403; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 ss. 2690, 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 220; 2009 a. 302.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.366 - Grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs.

115.366
Grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs.
(1)
Grant program. The department shall establish and implement a competitive grant program to award grants for the purpose of supporting peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs in public, private, and tribal schools that operate high school grades. A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant to support an existing peer-to-peer suicide prevention program or to implement a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program at a school at which pupils attend high school grades. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give preference to applications for a grant to implement a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program.
(2)
Eligible entities. Any of the following that operates high school grades may apply for a grant under this section:
(a)
A school board.
(b)
An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
(c)
The governing body of a private school.
(d)
A tribal school.
(3)
Awards. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the department shall award up to $1,000 for each school for which a grant is awarded under sub. (1).
(4)
Renewals. A recipient of a grant under this section may apply to renew a grant to implement or support a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program at a specific school. The department may renew a grant under this subsection without requiring the applicant to participate in the competitive application processes established under sub. (1). The department may renew a grant to support a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program at a specific school up to 3 times.
(5)
Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
History:  2019 a. 83.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.367 - School-based mental health services grants.

115.367
School-based mental health services grants.
(1)
Grant program. The department shall establish and administer a program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with mental health providers to provide mental health services to pupils.
(1m)
Grant amount. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall award a grant under this section to each school board and operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dt), in an amount determined as follows:
(a)
Add the total number of pupils enrolled, as defined in s. 115.437 (1), in school districts statewide to the total number of pupils attending charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) statewide in the current school year.
(b)
Divide the number of pupils enrolled, as defined in s. 115.437 (1), in the school district or attending the charter school in the current school year by the sum under par. (a).
(c)
Multiply the quotient under par. (b) by the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dt) for the current school year.
(4)
Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
History:  2017 a. 59; 2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.368 - Assistance to schools for protective behaviors programs.

115.368
Assistance to schools for protective behaviors programs.
(1)
The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public, private, and tribal schools to develop protective behaviors programs and anti-offender behavior programs designed to assist minors and their parents or guardians in recognizing, avoiding, preventing, and halting physically or psychologically intrusive or abusive situations that may be harmful to minors.
(2)
The department, in conjunction with the department of health services and the department of children and families, and after consulting with established organizations providing services with a focus on children of risk, shall:
(a)
Develop and conduct protective behaviors training programs for the professional staff of public, private, and tribal schools and counties under ss. 46.034, 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The training programs shall include information on how to assist a minor and his or her parent or guardian in recognizing, avoiding, preventing, and halting physically or psychologically intrusive or abusive situations that may be harmful to the minor, including child abuse, sexual abuse, and child enticement. The training programs shall emphasize how to help minors to develop positive psychological, emotional, and problem-solving responses to such situations, and to avoid relying on negative, fearful, or solely reactive methods of dealing with such situations. The training programs shall also include information on the detection, by other minors, their parents or guardians, and school staff, of conditions that indicate that a minor is being or has been subjected to such situations; the proper action to take when there is reason to believe that a minor is being or has been subjected to such situations; and the coordination of school protective behaviors programs and activities with programs and activities of other state and local agencies. Persons other than the professional staff of public, private, and tribal schools and counties under ss. 46.034, 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 may attend the training programs. The department may charge such persons a fee sufficient to cover the increased costs of materials, but not personnel cost, to the department of their participation in the programs. The department may not deny any resident of Wisconsin the opportunity to participate in a program if the person is unable to pay any fee.
(b)
Provide consultation and technical assistance to public, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of protective behaviors programs and the coordination of those programs with programs of other state and local agencies.
History:  1985 a. 213; 1985 a. 332 ss. 153, 253; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 ss. 2691, 9121 (6) (a); 2009 a. 302.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.37 - Blind and visual impairment education council.

115.37
Blind and visual impairment education council.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Council" means the blind and visual impairment education council.
(b)
“Visually impaired" has the meaning given in s. 115.51 (4).
(2)
The state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on issues related to persons who are visually impaired. The state superintendent and the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or their designees, shall attend meetings of the council.
(3)
The council shall do all of the following:
(a)
Meet at least twice each year.
(b)
Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services, activities, programs, investigations and research as in its judgment will benefit pupils who are visually impaired.
(c)
Make recommendations for the improvement of services provided by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
(d)
Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in the state who are visually impaired and make recommendations about those services.
(e)
Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are visually impaired.
(f)
Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to persons who are visually impaired.
(4)
The council may initiate consultations with the department.
(5)
The council shall have access to public files, public records and statistics kept in the department that relate to matters concerning children who are visually impaired.
History:  1971 c. 292; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 164; 1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.372 - Deaf and hard-of-hearing education council.

115.372
Deaf and hard-of-hearing education council.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Council" means the deaf and hard-of-hearing education council.
(b)
“Hearing impaired" has the meaning given in s. 115.51 (2).
(2)
The state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on issues related to persons who are hearing impaired. The state superintendent and the director of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or their designees, shall attend meetings of the council.
(3)
The council shall do all of the following:
(a)
Meet at least twice each year.
(b)
Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services, activities, programs, investigations, and research as in its judgment will benefit pupils who are hearing impaired.
(c)
Make recommendations for the improvement of services provided by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
(d)
Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in the state who are hearing impaired and make recommendations about those services.
(e)
Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are hearing impaired.
(f)
Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to persons who are hearing impaired.
(4)
The council may initiate consultations with the department.
(5)
The council shall have access to public files, public records, and statistics kept in the department that relate to matters concerning children who are hearing impaired.
History:  2001 a. 57.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.405 - Grant program for peer review and mentoring.

115.405
Grant program for peer review and mentoring.
(1)
(a)
A cooperative educational service agency or a consortium consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or a combination thereof, may apply to the department for a grant to provide technical assistance and training for teachers who are licensed or have been issued a permit under ss. 115.28 (7) and 118.192 to implement peer review and mentoring programs. An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall submit to the department a plan identifying the school districts and cooperative educational service agencies that will participate in the peer review and mentoring program and describing how the grant funds will be allocated. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a cooperative educational service agency or a consortium shall provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant awarded. The matching funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.
(b)
The department shall award grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fk). The department may not award more than $25,000 to an applicant in a fiscal year.
(3)
The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
History:  1997 a. 237; 2005 a. 25; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.41 - Teacher improvement program.

115.41
Teacher improvement program.
The state superintendent shall operate a program to provide prospective teachers with one-semester internships under the supervision of licensed teachers. The program may also fund in-service activities and professional staff development research projects. The state superintendent shall charge school districts fees for participation in the program. Program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (hg).
History:  1987 a. 27; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.423 - Rural school teacher talent pilot program.

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.
History:  2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.425 - Professional standards council for teachers.

115.425
Professional standards council for teachers.
The professional standards council for teachers shall do all of the following:
(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.
(2)
Propose to the state superintendent standards for evaluating and approving teacher education programs, including continuing education programs.
(3)
Provide to the state superintendent an ongoing assessment of the complexities of teaching and the status of the teaching profession in this state.
(4)
Propose to the state superintendent policies and practices for school boards and state and local teacher organizations to use in developing effective teaching.
(5)
Propose to the state superintendent standards and procedures for revoking a teaching license.
(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.
(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.
(8)
Review and make recommendations regarding administrative rules proposed by the department that relate to teacher preparation, licensure and regulation.
(9)
Propose to the state superintendent alternative procedures for the preparation and licensure of teachers.
(11)
Report annually to the standing committees in each house of the legislature that deal with education matters on the activities and effectiveness of the council.
History:  1997 a. 298; 1999 a. 32 s. 176.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.43 - Precollege scholarships.

115.43
Precollege scholarships.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “ economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
(2)
Scholarships. The state superintendent shall:
(a)
Annually set goals relating to increasing the percentages of economically disadvantaged pupils who graduate from high school and are prepared for postsecondary school education.
(b)
From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to economically disadvantaged pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college and University of Wisconsin Systems.
(c)
In consultation with postsecondary educational institutions, promulgate rules establishing criteria for the review and approval of applications for scholarships under par. (b).
History:  1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 399; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3885, 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 48; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.435 - Supplemental aid.

115.435
Supplemental aid.
(1g)
In this section, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
(1r)
A school district that satisfies all of the following criteria may apply to the department by October 15 of each school year for a grant to supplement aid under s. 121.08:
(a)
The school district's membership in the previous school year was no more than 500 pupils.
(b)
The school district is at least 200 square miles in area. The clerks of the municipalities within which the school district is located shall verify the school district's area on a form prepared by the department.
(c)
At least 80 percent of the real property in the school district is exempt from taxation under s. 70.11, taxed as forest croplands under subch. I of ch. 77, owned by or held in trust for a federally recognized American Indian tribe, or owned by the federal government. The clerks of the municipalities within which the school district is located shall verify the information required under this paragraph on a form prepared by the department.
(2)
No later than June 30 of the current school year, the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ad), pay each school district that satisfies the criteria under sub. (1r) $350 multiplied by the school district membership in the previous school year. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ad) is insufficient to pay the full amount under this subsection, the funds shall be prorated among the entitled school districts.
History:  1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 16; 2017 a. 300.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.436 - Sparsity aid.

115.436
Sparsity aid.
(1)
In this section, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
(2)
A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (3) (a) if it satisfies all of the following criteria:
(a)
The school district's membership in the previous school year was no more than 745.
(c)
The school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than 10.
(2m)
A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (3) (c) if it satisfies all of the following criteria:
(a) The school district's membership in the previous school year was between 745 and 1,000.
(b) The school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than ten.
(3)
(a)
Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $400 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.
(am)
Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.
(ap)
In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, notwithstanding subs. (2) and (2m), the department shall pay the consolidated school district sparsity aid in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the aggregate amount of sparsity aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. This paragraph does not apply to a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09 that takes effect before July 1, 2019.
(b)
If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a), (am), (ap), and (c), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts entitled to aid under this subsection.
(c)
Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to a school district that is eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $100 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
History:  2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28; 2015 a. 55, 305; 2017 a. 59, 141; 2021 a. 58; 2021 a. 240 s. 30.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.437 - Per pupil aid.

115.437
Per pupil aid.
(1)
In this section, “number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f).
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, by $679 and $63 in each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
(b)
1.
The department shall make the payment under par. (a) for the 2015-16 school year on the 2nd Monday of July 2016.
2.
The department shall consider the amount paid from s. 20.255 (2) (aq) under subd. 1. to be money appropriated to s. 20.255 (2) (aq) in the 2015-16 school year for purposes of calculating the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. from the 2014-15 school year to the 2015-16 school year, from the 2015-16 school year to the 2016-17 school year, and from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year.
History:  2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59; 2017 a. 365 s. 111; 2019 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.438 - Personal electronic computing devices; grant program.

115.438
Personal electronic computing devices; grant program.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
(b)
“Personal electronic computing device” means an electronic computing device that satisfies all of the following criteria:
1.
The electronic computing device is a mobile device.
2.
The electronic computing device is assignable to an individual pupil to be used solely by that pupil.
3.
The electronic computing device may be used to access the Internet.
(2)
Any of the following may apply for a grant under this section:
(a)
A school board.
(b)
An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
(c)
The governing body of a private school.
(d)
A tribal school.
(3)
A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant only for the following purposes:
(a)
To purchase personal electronic computing devices.
(b)
To purchase software for personal electronic computing devices.
(c)
To purchase curriculum, including any related educational content or materials, a portion or all of which includes content that may be accessed on a personal electronic computing device.
(d)
To train professional staff on how to effectively incorporate personal electronic computing devices into a classroom and into the high school curriculum.
(4)
(a)
Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and ending in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) and subject to pars. (b) and (c), the department shall pay to each school district, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), governing body of a private school, and tribal school that applies for a grant under this section an amount calculated by multiplying $125 by one of the following:
1.
For a school district, the number of 9th grade pupils included in the school district's membership in the previous school year.
2.
For an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the number of 9th grade pupils attending the charter school in the current school year.
3.
For a governing body of a private school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the private school in the current school year.
4.
For a tribal school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the tribal school in the current school year.
(b)
As a condition of receiving a grant under par. (a), an applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the grant award.
(c)
If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. (a), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible applicants.
History:  2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.44 - Early identification program.

115.44
Early identification program.
(1)
The state superintendent shall establish an early identification program as part of the Wisconsin educational opportunity program under s. 115.28 (23). Early identification program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (a). The early identification program shall assist minority and economically disadvantaged pupils in grades 8 to 12 in pursuing higher educational opportunities by providing direction toward attainment of career goals.
(2)
Biennially, the state superintendent shall provide the governor and any appropriate standing committee of the legislature information on the performance of the early identification program and the postsecondary educational progress of the pupils who were enrolled in the program. The information shall include the number and ethnic backgrounds of the pupils who were enrolled in the program and college acceptance, retention and graduation rates of the pupils.
History:  1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.445 - Four-year-old kindergarten grants.

115.445
Four-year-old kindergarten grants.
(1)
A school board may apply to the department for a 2-year grant under this section to implement a 4-year-old kindergarten program.
(2)
(a)
In the first school year of a grant awarded under this section, the department shall pay the school board up to $3,000 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district. In the succeeding school year, the department shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district.
(b)
The department shall award grants under this section beginning in the 2008-09 school year and shall give preference in awarding grants to school boards that use community approaches to early education, as defined by the department by rule. If the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) are insufficient to pay all eligible school boards, the department shall prorate the payments.
(3)
The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
History:  2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.447 - Summer school programs; grants.

115.447
Summer school programs; grants.
(1)
In this section, “eligible school district” means a 1st class city school district.
(2)
Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and in each year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dj), the department shall award grants to eligible school districts to do any of the following:
(a)
Develop a summer school program.
(b)
Redesign a summer school program.
(c)
Implement a summer school program.
(3)
The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
History:  2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.45 - Robotics league participation grants program.

115.45
Robotics league participation grants program.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Allowable expenses" includes fees, kits, and supplies required to participate in a robotics competition, travel expenses to a robotics competition for eligible team members, and a stipend for the mentor of an eligible team.
(b)
“Eligible team" means any of the following:
1.
A robotics competition team consisting of pupils in any of the grades 9 through 12 and at least one mentor.
2.
A robotics competition team described in subd. 1. that also has one or more pupils in any of the grades 6 to 8.
(c)
“Robotics competition" means a competition that requires participating teams to design, construct, program, and operate robots and that is sponsored by a nonstock, nonprofit corporation, described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, having as one of its organizational purposes encouraging young people to develop an interest in science, engineering, technology, and math.
(2)
(a)
Annually, the department shall notify school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), governing bodies of private schools, and administrators of home-based private educational programs that applications for grants to participate in one or more robotics competitions will be accepted from eligible teams through a date set forth in the notice. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an applicant eligible team shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant eligible team will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the amount awarded under this section.
(b)
From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dr), the department shall award grants to eligible teams selected from the applicants under par. (a). Grant funds awarded under this section may be applied only towards allowable expenses. The department cannot award to an eligible team more than $6,000 in a school year.
(3)
The department shall publish on its Internet site a list of grant recipients and submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report on the program under this section.
History:  2015 a. 280; 2017 a. 59, 315; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 238 s. 45; 2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.455 - Grant for information technology education.

115.455
Grant for information technology education.
(1)
(a)
The department shall develop a competitive request-for-proposal process for the award of a grant to an entity to provide information technology education opportunities to public school pupils in grades 6 to 12, technical college district students, and patrons of public libraries.
(b)
The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the request-for-proposal under par. (a) and shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eb), award a grant to an entity that, subject to sub. (3), satisfies the requirements under sub. (2).
(2)
To be eligible for a grant under this section, the entity shall demonstrate that it has successfully offered an information technology instructional program in schools in this state and shall develop an instructional program that includes all of the following components, and shall ensure that the instructional program will be operated in 225 sites, including 16 public libraries:
(a)
A research-based curriculum emphasizing the development of information technology skills.
(b)
Online access to the curriculum.
(c)
Instructional software for use in the classroom and at a pupil's home.
(d)
A curriculum that aligns with the coding and other techniques included on the computer science Advanced Placement examination. In developing the curriculum required under this paragraph, the entity shall ensure that a pupil who successfully completes the curriculum and passes the Advanced Placement examination is eligible for certification.
(e)
Certifications of skills and competencies in a broad range of information technology-related skill areas, including applications used most often in businesses.
(f)
Professional development and co-teaching for teachers and administrators, including teachers providing instruction in the information technology program.
(g)
Deployment and program support, including integration of the information technology instructional program with curriculum standards.
(h)
Opportunities for pupils completing the information technology program to earn college credit.
(3)
In awarding the grant under sub. (1), the department shall give preference to an entity that demonstrates that it has successfully provided high-quality information technology instructional programming and educational opportunities to pupils enrolled in or attending schools in this state.
History:  2017 a. 59; 2019 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.47 - Designated state official under agreement.

115.47
Designated state official under agreement.
The “designated state official" for this state under s. 115.46 shall be the state superintendent.
History:  1995 a. 27 s. 9145; 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.48 - Contracts under agreement.

115.48
Contracts under agreement.
True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the department and in the office of the secretary of state. The department shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.
History:  1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.51 - Definitions.

115.51
Definitions.
In this subchapter:
(2)
“Hearing impaired" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the state superintendent to define “hearing impairments" under s. 115.76 (5) (a) 2.
(3)
“Local educational agency" has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (10).
(4)
“Visually impaired" means loss of vision, or blindness, as described in the rule promulgated by the state superintendent to define “visual impairments" for the purposes of s. 115.76 (5) (a) 4.
History:  1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 164; 1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 57.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.54 - Compulsory education.

115.54
Compulsory education.
If it appears, by affidavit, to any circuit judge that any child who is either hearing impaired or visually impaired and who is between the ages of 6 and 21 is deprived of a suitable education by the failure of the person having the care and custody of the child to provide a suitable education, the judge shall order the person to bring the child before the judge. If the material allegations of the affidavit are denied, the judge shall subpoena witnesses and hear testimony. If the allegations are admitted or established, the judge may order the child sent to the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or to some class or other school for instruction, but the order may not make a direct charge for the class or school against any county.
History:  1977 c. 449; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 57.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.58 - Park grounds.

115.58
Park grounds.
The state superintendent may permit the city of Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired at Janesville, which abut on the Rock river, for purposes of operating a city park. Any construction on such grounds is subject to prior approval by the state superintendent. Any agreement pursuant hereto shall be cancelable at the option of either party without liability. Any such grounds so used by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by the city and shall be subject to the ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to city parks.
History:  1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.71 - Definitions.

115.71
Definitions.
In this subchapter:
(1)
“Alternative school" means any nonsectarian private school or tribally operated school in this state which complies with the requirements of 42 USC 2000d and in which at least 75 percent of the pupils enrolled are American Indians.
(2)
“American Indian" means any person who is:
(a)
A member of a tribe, band or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes, bands or groups terminated since 1940, or who is a descendant in the first or 2nd degree of any such member;
(b)
Considered by the federal government, on May 22, 1980, to be an Indian for any purpose;
(c)
An Eskimo, Aleut or other Alaska native; or
(d)
Determined to be an Indian under rules promulgated by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (17) (c).
(4)
“Home school coordinator" means a person employed by the school district to promote communication between the school and the American Indian community.
(5)
“Tribal education authority" means the educational authority of a tribe, band or other organized group of American Indians, which may be vested in a tribal department or division of education, a tribal school board, a tribal education committee or any similar body.
History:  1979 c. 346; 1981 c. 314 s. 146; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27.