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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 11 - Children With Disabilities › Section PI 11.36 - Areas of impairment

Current through June 24, 2024
All provisions in these rules shall be construed consistent
				with
				20 USC
				1400 et. seq. and the regulations promulgated
				thereunder.
(1) INTELLECTUAL
			 DISABILITY.
(a) In this subsection,
			 intellectual disability means significant limitations both in intellectual
			 functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and
			 practical adaptive skills and manifested during the developmental period that
			 adversely affects the child's educational performance.
(b) The IEP team may identify a child as
			 having an intellectual disability if the child meets the criteria under subds.
			 1., 2., and 3. a. or b. as follows:
1. The
			 child has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on
			 an individually administered intelligence test which takes into account the
			 child's mode of communication and is developed to assess intellectual
			 functioning using this mode. More than one intelligence test may be used to
			 produce a comprehensive result.
2.
			 The child has significant limitations in adaptive behavior that are
			 demonstrated by a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the
			 mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by
			 comprehensive, individual assessments that include interviews of the parents,
			 tests, and observations of the child in adaptive behavior which are relevant to
			 the child's age, including at least one of the following:
am. Conceptual skills.
bm. Social adaptive skills.
cm. Practical adaptive skills.
dm. An overall composite score on a
			 standardized measure of conceptual, social, and practical skills.
3.
a. Except as provided in subd. 3. c., the
			 child is age 3 through 5 and has a standard score of 2 or more standard
			 deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as
			 measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in the following areas:
			 language development and communication, cognition and general
			 knowledge.
b. Except as provided in
			 subd. 3. c., the child is age 6 through 21 and has a standard score of 2 or
			 more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed
			 measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in the
			 following areas: written language, reading, and mathematics.
c. When it is determined that reliable and
			 valid assessment results under subd. 3. a. or b. are not possible due to the
			 child's functioning level or age, a standardized developmental scale or a body
			 of evidence including informal measures shall be used to assess the child.
4. Upon re-evaluation, a
			 child who met identification criteria for cognitive disability prior to
			 September 1, 2015, and continues to demonstrate a need for special education
			 under s. PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a
			 disability under this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 12 - Wisconsin Educational Services Program For The Deaf And Hard of Hearing And Wisconsin Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired › Section PI 12.001 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Center" has the meaning given in s.
			 115.525(1),
			 Stats.
(2) "Program" has the
			 meaning given in s.
			 115.52(1),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 12 - Wisconsin Educational Services Program For The Deaf And Hard of Hearing And Wisconsin Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired › Section PI 12.01 - Building and facility rental

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 of public instruction, as managing authority of the Wisconsin educational
			 services program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the Wisconsin center for
			 the blind and visually impaired buildings and facilities, may permit the same
			 to be used by any governmental body or official, or any non-profit, fraternal,
			 religious, or veterans' organization for the purpose of governmental business,
			 public meetings for the free discussion of public questions, or for activities
			 of a broad public purpose, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) Such use does not interfere with the
			 prime use of the buildings or facilities.
(b) Such use does not unduly burden the
			 department of public instruction, the Wisconsin educational services program
			 for the deaf and hard of hearing, or the Wisconsin center for the blind and
			 visually impaired.
(c) Such use is
			 not a hazard to the safety of the students of the program or center, or the
			 public, or state employees; nor detrimental to the buildings or
			 facilities.
(d) Such use does not
			 expose the state of Wisconsin to the likelihood of expenses and/or damages
			 which cannot be recovered.
(e) Such
			 use is appropriate to the physical context of the buildings and/or
			 facilities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section PI 13.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is adopted under ss.
				  115.95
				  to
				  115.996,
				  and
				  118.30(2)
				  (b) 2, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section PI 13.02 - Applicability and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter establishes requirements for school districts
				  whose population includes LEP pupils as follows:
(1) Subchapter II establishes specific
				requirements for all school districts whose pupil population includes one or
				more LEP pupils, including procedures for the identification, assessment, and
				classification of LEP pupils and criteria and procedures to be used by a school
				district and charter school in determining whether to administer a test under
				s.
				118.30 or
				121.02(1)
				(r), Stats., to an LEP pupil.
(2) Subchapter III establishes specific
				requirements for school districts required to offer bilingual-bicultural
				education programs under s.
				115.97(2),
				(3), or (4), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section PI 13.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(2)
				"Bilingual-bicultural education program" has the meaning defined under s.
				115.955(2),
				Stats.
(5) "Bilingual teacher"
				means a person licensed under s. PI 3.47 prior to July 1, 2004 or s. PI 34.078
				on or after July 1, 2004.
(6)
				"Bilingual teacher's aide" means a person who is employed to assist a teacher
				and who meets all of the following:
(a)
				Understands, speaks, reads, and writes English and the language of the group
				with whom the bilingual teacher's aide will be working.
(b) Has a high school diploma or its
				equivalent.
(c) Knows the culture
				of the group with whom the bilingual teacher's aide will be
				working.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.04 - Applicability and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes identification, assessment,
				  classification, and reporting requirements for all school districts whose pupil
				  population includes one or more LEP pupils. This subchapter also establishes
				  criteria and procedures to be used by a school district, charter school, and
				  private choice school in determining whether to administer a test under s.
				  118.30 or
				  121.02(1)
				  (r), Stats., to an LEP
				  pupil.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.05 - School board policy

Current through June 24, 2024
Each school board whose pupil population includes one or more
				  LEP pupils shall adopt a policy regarding the identification, language
				  assessment, classification and reclassification, support services, academic
				  achievement and assessment, parental notification of testing under s.
				  PI 13.09,
				  and the design of the educational program or support for LEP
				  pupils.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.06 - Identification of LEP pupils

Current through June 24, 2024
Each school board shall identify potential LEP pupils within
				  the school district as part of the enrollment process using a home language
				  survey and department-approved English proficiency assessment under s.
				  PI
				  13.07. The school board shall identify pupils meeting
				  any of the following criteria:
(1)
				Pupils who communicate in a language other than English.
(2) Pupils whose families use a language
				other than English.
(3) Pupils who
				use a language other than English in daily non-school surroundings.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.07 - English proficiency assessment

Current through June 24, 2024
Each school board shall determine the English proficiency
				  level of a pupil identified under s.
				  PI
				  13.06 and shall place the pupil in an appropriate
				  education program. The school board shall use a department-approved assessment
				  instrument, maintain all assessment records, and report information to the
				  department under s.
				  PI
				  13.09(4). The assessment procedures
				  used under this section may include supplemental indicators or data that
				  include any of the following:
(1)
				Prior academic records from within or outside the United States.
(2) Course grades which, in relation to the
				pupil's grade level, indicate that lack of progress is due to limited English
				language skills.
(3) Information on
				everyday classroom performance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.08 - Classification of LEP pupils

Current through June 24, 2024
The school board shall classify each pupil assessed under s.
				  PI
				  13.07 and a charter school shall classify each pupil
				  tested under s.
				  PI 13.09 as
				  one of the following:
(1) LEVEL 1 -
				BEGINNING PREPRODUCTION. A pupil shall be classified level 1 if the pupil does
				not understand or speak English with the exception of a few isolated words or
				expressions.
(2) LEVEL 2 -
				BEGINNING PRODUCTION. A pupil shall be classified level 2 if all of the
				following criteria are met:
(a) The pupil
				understands and speaks conversational and academic English with hesitancy and
				difficulty.
(b) The pupil
				understands parts of lessons and simple directions.
(c) The pupil is at a pre-emergent or
				emergent level of reading and writing in English, significantly below grade
				level.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter II - School Board Requirements Relating to LEP Pupils › Section PI 13.09 - Testing of LEP pupils

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) POLICIES. Each school board policy under
				s.
				PI 13.05
				shall include procedures regarding the testing of LEP pupils. A charter school
				and a private choice school whose population includes one or more LEP pupils
				shall adopt a policy regarding the testing of LEP pupils. The policy under this
				subsection shall include all of the following assurances:
(a) Test administration to an LEP pupil shall
				be made on an individual basis and information on both academic and English
				proficiency data shall be documented.
(b) Test results may not be used as the sole
				criterion in re-classifying an LEP pupil from a bilingual-bicultural education
				program or in determining grade promotion, eligibility for courses or programs,
				eligibility for graduation or eligibility for participation in postsecondary
				education opportunities.
(c)
				Exemption of an LEP pupil from taking a test may not be used as the sole
				criterion in determining grade promotion, eligibility for courses or programs,
				eligibility for graduation or eligibility for participation in postsecondary
				education opportunities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.10 - Applicability and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes specific requirements for school
				  districts required to offer bilingual-bicultural education programs under s.
				  115.97(2),
				  (3), or (4), Stats. School districts that
				  establish bilingual-bicultural education programs under s.
				  115.97(2),
				  (3), or (4), Stats., are eligible for
				  reimbursement under ss.
				  115.97(1)
				  and
				  115.995,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.11 - General requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
A school board that offers a bilingual-bicultural education
				  program under this subchapter shall meet the requirements under this subchapter
				  and subchapter II.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.12 - School board policy

Current through June 24, 2024
The policy under s.
				  PI 13.05
				  shall include all of the following assurances:
(1) The school board shall provide each LEP
				pupil with an effective instructional program and supportive services
				appropriate to meet the needs of the pupil.
(2) The school board shall provide each LEP
				pupil with full access to supportive services, such as language development and
				speech therapy available to other pupils in the school district as such
				services are appropriate to the individual needs of the pupil.
(3) The district shall provide programs and
				services that reflect the cultural background of the LEP pupils and may include
				instruction intended to improve the skills of such pupils in the use of their
				native language for the purpose of enabling them to become proficient or
				advanced in all subject areas.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.13 - Program approved by department

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Each school
				district establishing a bilingual-bicultural education program shall provide to
				the department a written description of the program that addresses the
				requirements under this subchapter. The description shall include information
				on all of the following:
(a) The program
				design, objectives, staffing, and evaluation procedures.
(b) Staff certification, professional
				development activities, parent involvement activities and instructional
				materials to be used in the program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.14 - Reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The school district shall submit, on
				appropriate financial claim forms, such information and data as required by the
				department for fiscal review and approval for reimbursement of the program.
Note: Copies of the required claim form may be obtained at no
				  charge from financial aids and audit, department of public instruction, P.O.
				  Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.
(2) The salaries of teachers and other staff
				members participating in bilingual-bicultural education programs shall be
				reimbursed according to the percentage of time such teachers and staff spend in
				the program and the number of eligible pupils in the program under s.
				PI
				13.06. The reimbursement shall be computed as
				specified in s.
				115.995,
				Stats.
(3) Supportive services as
				provided under s.
				PI
				13.12(2) may not be reimbursed under
				this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.15 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Annually on or before August 15, each school district
				  providing a program under this subchapter shall report to the department the
				  following information as provided under ss.
				  115.993
				  and
				  115.996,
				  Stats.:
(1) The number of pupils,
				including both LEP pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school year
				in the bilingual-bicultural education programs. The pupils shall be identified
				by language group, grade level, age, and English language proficiency level
				determined under s.
				PI
				13.08.
(2)
				An itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of the
				bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year
				and a copy of the estimated budget for that program for the current school
				year.
(3) The number of pupils
				served in the bilingual-bicultural education program for each language group in
				each school district in which such programs are offered.
(4) The number of pupils in each school
				district and language group who as a result of participation in a
				bilingual-bicultural education program improved their English language ability
				to such an extent that the program is no longer necessary for such
				pupils.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 13 - Limited-English Proficient Pupils › Subchapter III - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Programs › Section PI 13.16 - Department responsibilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				shall, at least annually, review, approve and evaluate the programs conducted
				under this subchapter by the school districts. This shall include reviewing and
				evaluating all of the following:
(a) The
				school board policies and procedures used for identifying, counting,
				classifying and placing eligible LEP pupils in an appropriate educational
				program.
(b) The notification sent
				out to parents, guardians or legal custodians, including the initial written
				parental consent for their child's participation in the program.
(c) The procedures used for the establishment
				of the program.
(d) The procedures
				to be used for parent complaints.
(e) The curriculum, instruction and materials
				being offered in the program.
(f)
				The English language proficiency and academic progress of LEP pupils in the
				program.
(g) The program evaluation
				design, results, and use of the results.
(h) The extent to which any existing gaps in
				achievement or English proficiency are reduced and eliminated over
				time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 14 - School Finance › Section PI 14.001 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
(2) "Fiscal year" means the school year as
			 defined under s.
			 115.001(13),
			 Stats.
(3) "School board" means the
			 school board in charge of the schools of the district.
(4) "School district" has the meaning
			 described in s.
			 115.01(3),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 14 - School Finance › Section PI 14.01 - Official enrollment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A resident pupil may be included in the
			 official enrollments of the schools of a district as of the dates specified in
			 s.
			 121.05(1)
			 (a), Stats., only if:
(a) The pupil is in attendance on the date
			 specified; or
(b) The pupil is
			 absent on the date specified but has attended at least one day during the
			 current school year prior to the date specified and attends at least one day
			 after the date specified and remained a resident of the district during the
			 period of absence; or
(c) In the
			 event a pupil has been absent all days during the school year prior to and on
			 the date specified, if either of the following occurs:
1. An application has been made for formal
			 homebound instruction as of the date specified and documentation exists to
			 support this application.
2. A
			 group and foster home membership report has been submitted by a school board of
			 a school district in which a foster or group home that is not exempt from
			 property taxation under s.
			 70.11,
			 Stats., is located as provided for under s.
			 121.05(4),
			 Stats.
3. If a pupil is included in
			 the official enrollment as a result of a report filed under subd. 2., the
			 school district in which the pupil was previously enrolled shall file a group
			 and foster home membership report representing a corresponding decrease in
			 their official enrollment upon request by the department.
Note: The Group and Foster Home Membership Report may be
				obtained at no charge by writing to the Wisconsin Department of Public
				Instruction, School Financial Services, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI
				53707-7841.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 14 - School Finance › Section PI 14.02 - Minimum uniform provisions for contracts between 2 or more school districts under s. 66.0301, Stats

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In
			 this section:
(a) "Cooperative program" means
			 the program operated in accordance with an agreement under this
			 section.
(b) "Municipality" has the
			 meaning set forth in s.
			 66.0301(1)
			 (a), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 14 - School Finance › Section PI 14.03 - Minimum standards for audit and standard school district audit contract

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Auditor" means the licensed accountant
			 employed by the school board to perform the audit.
(b) "Licensed accountant" means a person
			 licensed as a certified public accountant or a public accountant by the
			 accounting examining board under ch. 442, Stats.
(c) "Uniform grants guidance" means the
			 provisions of the United States office of management and budget, uniform
			 administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for
			 federal awards under 2 CFR, part 200.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 15 - Revenue Limit Exemptions For Energy Efficiencies › Section PI 15.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
A school board may not exceed its revenue limit under s.
				121.91(2m),
				Stats., except as allowed under s.
				121.91(3), (4), and
				(8), Stats. This chapter sets forth
				eligibility criteria and procedures for allowing revenue limit exemptions for
				energy efficiency measures, and energy efficiency products as allowed under s.
				121.91(4) (o),
				Stats. This section applies to any resolution adopted under this section before
				January 1, 2018.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 15 - Revenue Limit Exemptions For Energy Efficiencies › Section PI 15.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
(2) "Expenditure" or "expenditures" means the
			 amount spent or planned to be spent by the school district in a school year on
			 energy efficiency measures and energy efficiency products that result in the
			 avoidance of, or reduction in, energy costs or related operational costs.
			 "Expenditure" does not include amounts spent for the purchase of one-to-one
			 instructional technology devices.
(3) "Revenue limit" means the amount of
			 revenue calculated under s.
			 121.91(2m),
			 Stats.
(4) "School board" has the
			 meaning given in s.
			 115.001(7),
			 Stats.
(5) "School district" has
			 the meaning given in s.
			 115.01(3),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 15 - Revenue Limit Exemptions For Energy Efficiencies › Section PI 15.03 - School district eligibility requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Under s.
			 121.91(4) (o),
			 Stats., if a school board adopts a resolution to do so, the revenue limit
			 otherwise applicable to a school district under s.
			 121.91(2m),
			 Stats., in any school year is increased by the expenditure by the school
			 district in that school year on energy efficiency measures, and energy
			 efficiency products. Districts may retrofit, replace or update existing
			 equipment or improve facilities if such improvements result in the avoidance
			 of, or reduction in, energy costs or related operational costs. Expenditures
			 for the expansion of facilities or the addition of equipment are not allowed
			 unless they are necessary to improve the efficiency of the existing
			 facility.
(2) Prior to adopting a
			 resolution under this section, the school board shall do all of the following:
(a) Identify the specific new
			 expenditures.
(b) Identify the
			 performance indicators to measure the cost savings as a result of the
			 expenditures. The cost savings must equal or exceed the expenditures.
(c) Identify the period of time in which the
			 expenditure will be recovered by cost savings.
Note:
To comply with these provisions, the school
				district may use the reporting form prescribed by the department. The form can
				be obtained by contacting the School Financial Services Team at (608)
				267-9114.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 15 - Revenue Limit Exemptions For Energy Efficiencies › Section PI 15.04 - Department requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall post on its website
			 all the resolutions received under s.
			 PI
			 15.03(4).
(2) The department shall adjust the school
			 district's revenue limit to include the levy amount specified under s.
			 PI
			 15.03(5).
(2m) The department shall reduce the school
			 district's exemption for energy efficiencies by the annual utility cost savings
			 under s. 121.91(4) (o)
			 3, Stats.
(3) The department shall post on its website
			 the information received under s.
			 PI
			 15.03(7).
(4) Any additional revenue received by a
			 school district under this paragraph shall not be included in the base for
			 determining the school district's limit under s.
			 121.91(2m),
			 Stats., for the succeeding school year. In addition, the limit otherwise
			 applicable to a school district in any school year is decreased by an amount
			 equal to the prior year amount levied for which there is not a prior year
			 documented energy expenditure. The amount of the decrease shall not be deducted
			 from the base for determining the school district's limit under s.
			 121.91(2m),
			 Stats., for the following school year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 16 - Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Grants (Renumbered) › Section PI 16.03 - Eligible applicants, application and program requirements (Renumbered)

Current through June 24, 2024
PI-7801 Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K) Start-Up Grant
				  Application, may be obtained at no charge by writing to the Wisconsin
				  Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or by
				  going to the department's web site at .
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 16 - Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Grants (Renumbered) › Section PI 16.04 - Review of applications and awarding of grants (Renumbered)

Current through June 24, 2024
PI-7801-R, Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K) Grant Renewal, may
				  be obtained at no charge by writing to the Wisconsin Department of Public
				  Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or by going to the
				  department's web site at
				  https://dpi.wi.gov/early-childhood/kind/4k/start-up-grants.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 17 - Summer And Interim Session Classes › Section PI 17.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1d)
			 "Academic purposes" means summer or interim session learning experiences that
			 are related or similar to instruction that is offered during the rest of the
			 school year or for which credit toward graduation is given and which is taught
			 by a department-licensed teacher.
(2) "Department" means the Wisconsin
			 department of public instruction.
(2m) "Interim session" has the meaning given
			 in s.
			 115.001(3m),
			 Stats., for school districts or county children with disabilities education
			 boards that provide year-round school. Interim sessions are not an extension of
			 the regular school day or school week.
(3) "Reasonable fees" means the fee charged
			 does not exceed the actual cost to the school district or children with
			 disabilities education board of the materials supplied to pupils or activities
			 engaged in by pupils.
(4) "School
			 year" means the time commencing with July 1 and ending with the next succeeding
			 June 30.
(5) "State superintendent"
			 means the state superintendent of public instruction.
(6) "Year-round school" means a school with
			 an academic program calendar that does not have more than 45 calendar days
			 between consecutive sessions during which hours of direct pupil instruction are
			 counted to meet the requirement in s.
			 121.02(1)
			 (f), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 17 - Summer And Interim Session Classes › Section PI 17.03 - Summer and interim session classes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Under s.
			 121.14,
			 Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board
			 may count pupils for aid membership for those academic summer classes or
			 laboratory periods that are necessary for academic purposes, as specified under
			 this chapter. Under s.
			 121.14,
			 Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board
			 that provides year-round school may count pupils for aid membership for those
			 interim session classes or laboratory periods that are necessary for academic
			 purposes.
(2) Summer and interim
			 session classes necessary for academic purposes may include any of the
			 following:
(a) Music programs, lessons,
			 sectionals or clinics, if taught by a department-licensed teacher.
(b) Swimming instruction programs, if taught
			 or directed by a department-licensed teacher at the site of the
			 instruction.
(c) Instructional
			 minutes, per pupil, per day, including field trips if accompanied by a
			 department-licensed teacher and if all pupils have equal access to the field
			 trips, regardless of their ability to pay.
(d) Online classes offered to high school
			 pupils and pupils in grades 7 and 8 that meet the requirements of s.
			 121.004(8)
			 (b), Stats., and s.
			 PI
			 36.11(1) and in which at least 8,100
			 minutes of direct instruction are required to earn one credit. If fewer minutes
			 of direct instruction are provided the credit shall be prorated
			 accordingly.
(e) Online classes
			 offered by a school district to pupils in grades 9 through 12 residing in the
			 school district or attending the school district under s.
			 118.51,
			 Stats., if taught by a teacher licensed by the department or authorized to
			 teach under s.
			 118.19(1b)
			 or (1c), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 17 - Summer And Interim Session Classes › Section PI 17.04 - Summer or interim session classes aid calculation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Summer average
			 daily membership equivalent shall be included as a full-time equivalency in the
			 school district's September official enrollment of the school district required
			 under s.
			 121.05(1)
			 (a), Stats.
(1m) All pupils who attend a summer or
			 interim course that is necessary for academic purposes, regardless of the
			 course funding source, must be included in the summer average daily membership
			 equivalent, unless the school district receives tuition for the
			 pupils.
(2) The summer average
			 daily membership equivalent reported under sub. (1) shall be calculated using
			 the school district's total summer or interim session pupil membership minutes,
			 divided by 48,600 and rounding to the nearest whole number, as provided under
			 s.
			 121.004(8),
			 Stats.
(3) If an audit is required
			 under s.
			 115.28(18),
			 Stats., the audit shall include an examination of summer and interim membership
			 under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 17 - Summer And Interim Session Classes › Section PI 17.05 - Fees charged for summer and interim session classes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A school
			 district or county children with disabilities education board offering summer
			 or interim session classes may charge reasonable fees for the following:
(a) Personal use items, such as towels, gym
			 clothes, or uniforms.
(b) Social
			 and extra-curricular activities if not necessary to the school's curriculum nor
			 aided under s.
			 121.14(1),
			 Stats.
(c) Books, except as
			 specified under sub. (2) (b).
(d)
			 Nonresident tuition for pupils from another school district.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 18 - High School Graduation Standards › Section PI 18.01 - Purpose and applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish course requirements
				to meet the graduation standards outlined in s.
				118.33,
				Stats., including accommodations for pupils with exceptional educational
				interests, needs, or requirements; to establish procedures by which boards will
				submit reports describing the boards' policies on high school graduation
				standards to the department; and to establish procedures by which those
				policies are certified by the board and reviewed by the state superintendent,
				and by which equivalent policies are approved by the state
				superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 18 - High School Graduation Standards › Section PI 18.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Board" means the school board or board of education in charge of the schools
			 of a school district.
(2) "Course"
			 means study which has the fundamental purpose of developing the knowledge,
			 concepts, and skills in a subject.
(3) "Credit" means the credit given for
			 successful completion of a school term of study in one course in the high
			 school grades that meets daily for a normal class period or the equivalent
			 established by the board.
(4)
			 "Department" means the department of public instruction.
(5) "Equivalent graduation policy" means a
			 board policy which meets the credit requirements specified for each subject
			 area, but which permits selected equivalent courses as long as such courses
			 contain the time allotment and substantially the same objectives to develop the
			 knowledge, concepts, and skills of the course for which an equivalent is
			 proposed.
(6) "High school diploma"
			 means a document granted by the board to a pupil upon successful completion of
			 a high school program meeting the requirements outlined in this chapter and
			 those requirements established by the board.
(7) "High school grades" means grades 9
			 through 12.
(7m) "Open campus"
			 means a policy of allowing a pupil to leave the school premises during any
			 class period solely because the pupil is not enrolled in a class during that
			 class period.
(8) "Pupils with
			 exceptional educational interests, needs, or requirements" includes children
			 with exceptional educational needs as defined under s.
			 115.76(3),
			 Stats., gifted and talented children as determined by the board,
			 limited-English speaking pupils as defined under s.
			 115.955, Stats.,
			 transfer pupils, pupils as provided in s.
			 118.15(1)
			 (d), Stats., and other pupils with unusual
			 circumstances as established by local school board policy.
(9) "State superintendent" means the
			 superintendent of public instruction for the state of Wisconsin.
(10) "Transfer pupils" means those pupils
			 transferring during the high school grades from a private school as defined
			 under s.
			 115.001(3r),
			 Stats., from a home-based private educational program as defined under s.
			 115.001(3g),
			 Stats., or from an out-of-state school.
(11) "Work release" means permitting pupils
			 to leave the school premises solely for employment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 18 - High School Graduation Standards › Section PI 18.03 - High school graduation standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The English
			 credits required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction
			 that reflects the integrated nature of the English language arts, including
			 written communication, oral communication, grammar and usage of the English
			 language, and literature.
(2) The
			 social studies credits required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction
			 that reflects the integrated nature of social studies, including civics, state
			 and local government, economics, geography, history, and the behavioral
			 sciences.
(3) The mathematics
			 credits required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction in
			 the mathematical practices and processes associated with algebra, functions,
			 geometry, number and quantity, probability and statistics, and
			 modeling.
(4) The science credits
			 required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction in
			 both scientific content and practice.
(5)
			  The physical education credits required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction on
			 a variety of motor skills and movement patterns, concept knowledge,
			 health-related fitness, responsible personal and social behavior, and the value
			 of physical activity.
(6) The
			 health credits required under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (a), Stats., shall incorporate instruction on
			 core concepts and skill practice related to analyzing influences, accessing
			 information, interpersonal communication, decision making, goal setting,
			 self-management, and advocacy.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 18 - High School Graduation Standards › Section PI 18.04 - Accommodations for pupils with exceptional educational interests, needs, or requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Education programs for high school graduation may be provided
				to accommodate pupils with exceptional educational interests, needs, or
				requirements.
(1) Education programs
			 to accommodate pupils with exceptional educational interests, needs, or
			 requirements shall:
(a) State the specific
			 nature of the exceptional educational interests, needs, or
			 requirements;
(b) State how the
			 proposed program will respond to the exceptional educational interests, needs,
			 or requirements;
(c) State how the
			 education program will address each of the requirements in s.
			 118.33,
			 Stats., and s.
			 PI
			 18.03.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 18 - High School Graduation Standards › Section PI 18.05 - Submission of high school graduation standards policies

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Each board
			 operating a high school shall submit to the state superintendent, on forms
			 provided by the department, a report describing the board's high school
			 graduation policies governing diplomas that shall be granted. Such policies
			 shall include all of the following:
(a) The
			 courses the board has approved as meeting the course requirements outlined in
			 s.
			 PI
			 18.03 including the course descriptions.
(b) The number of clock hours of instruction
			 required to earn one credit in the courses the board has approved as meeting
			 the course requirements outlined in s.
			 PI
			 18.03.
(c)
			 The education programs for pupils with exceptional educational interests,
			 needs, or requirements.
(d) The
			 activities approved by the board under s.
			 118.33(1)
			 (b), Stats. Open campus and work release may
			 not be approved by a board under this section. A pupil's employment during
			 school hours may be approved if the employment is part of or related to the
			 pupil's instructional program; or if the employment is approved as an
			 accommodation for a pupil with exceptional educational interests, needs, or
			 requirements under s.
			 PI
			 18.04.
Note:
Form PI 1803, High School Graduation
				Standards Compliance Review, may be obtained at no charge from Department of
				Public Instruction, Division for Instructional Service, 125 South Webster
				Street, P. O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 19 - Education For School Age Parents › Section PI 19.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Board" means the school board in charge of the schools of a school
			 district.
(2) "CESA" means a
			 cooperative educational service agency under ch. 116, Stats.
(3) "Department" means the Wisconsin
			 department of public instruction.
(4) "Parent" means mother, father, or legal
			 guardian.
(5) "Program coordinator"
			 means the person or persons designated by the board under s.
			 PI
			 19.03(1).
(6) "Pupil services personnel" means school
			 psychologists, school social workers, and school counselors licensed under ch.
			 PI 34 and registered nurses licensed through the department of safety and
			 professional services employed by the school district or CESA.
(7) "School age parent" means any person
			 under the age of 21 who is not a high school graduate and is a parent, an
			 expectant parent or a person who has been pregnant within the immediately
			 preceding 120 days. School age parent does not include any person whose
			 parental rights have been terminated.
(8) "State superintendent" means the state
			 superintendent of public instruction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 19 - Education For School Age Parents › Section PI 19.03 - Establishment of school age parent programs

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
				115.92,
				Stats., a board may establish a program for school age parents who are
				residents of the school district. A program may be operated by the board or
				under agreement with a CESA, or under s.
				66.0301,
				Stats. The program shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The board shall designate a person or
			 persons to coordinate the school age parent program.
(2) Each board establishing a program for
			 school age parents shall have on file a written plan which includes a
			 description of goals and objectives, staffing, implementation procedures, and
			 local means of evaluating the program. The board shall ensure that the plan and
			 program are in compliance with s.
			 118.13(1),
			 Stats., especially those provisions which prohibit discrimination on the basis
			 of pregnancy or marital or parental status.
(4) All teachers and pupil services personnel
			 in the school age parent program shall hold a Wisconsin license within their
			 respective field of practice. All teachers and pupil services personnel
			 providing instruction in the areas specified under sub. (6) (f), shall have
			 earned at least 9 semester credits selected from the following:
(a) Infant and child care.
(b) Nutrition.
(c) Fetal development.
(d) Early childhood.
(e) Child or adolescent
			 development.
(f) Maternal health
			 and child care.
(g) Adolescent
			 psychology.
(h) Family
			 relationships.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 19 - Education For School Age Parents › Section PI 19.04 - Participation in school age parent programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) A pupil or a pupil's parent may request
			 participation in the program through the program coordinator.
(b) A teacher, school nurse, school
			 psychologist, school social worker, school counselor, administrator, or any
			 other professional required to be licensed under s.
			 115.28(7),
			 Stats., who is employed by the school district and has reasonable cause to
			 believe that a pupil is a school age parent shall, with permission of the pupil
			 or a minor pupil's parent, refer the pupil to the program
			 coordinator.
(c) A physician,
			 nurse, psychologist, social worker, counselor, teacher, administrator or
			 professional employee of a public or private health or social service agency
			 who has reason to believe that a pupil is a school age parent may, with
			 permission of the pupil or a minor pupil's parent, refer the pupil to the
			 program coordinator.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 19 - Education For School Age Parents › Section PI 19.05 - Reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
Contingent upon receipt of the statement of receipts and
				disbursements under s.
				115.92(2),
				Stats., the state superintendent shall authorize reimbursement to the board,
				CESA, or fiscal agent for an agreement under s.
				66.0301,
				Stats., for the following costs for school age parent programs:
(1) Salaries for instruction by teachers,
			 instructional aides and pupil services personnel. Salaries for aides for home
			 study programs are not reimbursable;
(2) Special transportation;
(3) Other expenses approved by the state
			 superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 19 - Education For School Age Parents › Section PI 19.06 - Department responsibilities

Current through June 24, 2024
Under s.
				115.355,
				Stats., 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,
				Stats., which may serve as resources for instruction on adoption for pupils in
				grades kindergarten through 12.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 20 - Disposition Of Funds › Section PI 20.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Center" has the meaning given in s.
			 115.525(1),
			 Stats.
(2) "DECA" means Wisconsin
			 DECA.
(3) "Department" means the
			 department of public instruction.
(4) "FBLA" means Wisconsin Future Business
			 Leaders of America.
(5) "FCCLA"
			 means Wisconsin Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
(6) "FFA" means Wisconsin Association of FFA,
			 Inc.
(7) "HOSA-Future Health
			 Professionals" means Wisconsin Health Occupations Students of America-Future
			 Health Professionals.
(8) "Program"
			 has the meaning given in s.
			 115.52(1),
			 Stats.
(9) "SkillsUSA" means
			 Wisconsin Association of SkillsUSA, Inc.
(10) "State superintendent" means the state
			 superintendent of public instruction.
Note: Further information regarding individual statewide
				  career and technical student organizations may be obtained from the Wisconsin
				  department of public instruction's webpage at
				  https://dpi.wi.gov/cte/ctso.