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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 27 - Commencement Of School Term › Section PI 27.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
(2) "Forces of nature" means an event that is
			 outside the control of the school board and could not be avoided by exercise of
			 due care.
(2m) "International
			 baccalaureate program" means a pre-university course of study authorized by a
			 high school's registration with the international baccalaureate organization, a
			 non-profit educational organization founded in 1968 and operating out of
			 Geneva, Switzerland, that includes a standardized curriculum and a mandatory
			 standardized examination schedule, as required by that sponsoring
			 organization.
(3) "School board"
			 has the meaning defined in s.
			 115.001(7),
			 Stats.
(4) "School term" means the
			 time commencing with the first school day and ending with the last school day
			 that the schools of a school district are in operation for attendance of pupils
			 in a school year, other than for the operation of summer classes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 27 - Commencement Of School Term › Section PI 27.03 - Commencement of school term

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 specified under subs. (2) and (3), no public school may commence a school term
			 until September 1.
(2) The
			 provisions in this chapter do not prohibit a school board from doing any of the
			 following:
(a) Holding athletic contests or
			 practices before September 1.
(b)
			 Scheduling in-service days or work days before September 1.
(c) Offering specialized programming for
			 pupils before September 1. Specialized programming allows pupils to engage in
			 specific activities such as gifted and talented classes, remedial education,
			 migrant programs, or the early college credit program. In addition, new
			 learning strategies to address a school in need of improvement under s.
			 115.38(4),
			 Stats., may be considered specialized programming. While this provision allows
			 certain activities for targeted groups of pupils to begin before September 1,
			 it does not allow the school board to officially begin its school term before
			 September 1.
(d) Holding school
			 year-round.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 27 - Commencement Of School Term › Section PI 27.04 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The state superintendent shall provide, annually by November 1,
				a report on the operation of the rule to the assembly committee having
				jurisdiction over tourism and the senate committee having jurisdiction over
				education. The report shall include the following information:
(1) The districts that made a
			 request.
(2) The extraordinary
			 reason cited for each request.
(3)
			 The department's determination and the reasons for granting or denying each
			 request.
(4) The nature and extent
			 of information from non-school board sources received by the department under
			 s.
			 PI 27.03(6)
			 (a).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 28 - Test Access (Repealed) › Section PI 28.03 - Test access (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
The Confirmation of Destruction is available on the
				  department's web site at https://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/forms#destr. The
				  Confidentiality Agreement is available on the department's web site at
				  https://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/forms#conf. Both forms may be obtained at no
				  charge from the Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI
				  53707-7841.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 30 - Special Education Aid › Subchapter II - Additional (High Cost) Special Education Aid › Section PI 30.03 - Purpose and construction

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This subchapter
				specifies the method to determine the nonadministrative costs for providing
				special education and related services to a child under s.
				115.881(2),
				Stats.
(2) To the extent feasible,
				this subchapter shall be construed such that the nonadministrative costs for
				providing special education and related services to a child are determined in a
				manner consistent with subch. V of ch. 121, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 30 - Special Education Aid › Subchapter II - Additional (High Cost) Special Education Aid › Section PI 30.04 - Application for reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
				shall apply for reimbursement under s.
				115.881,
				Stats. on a form specified by the department, which shall include each child
				for whom the applicant believes it has incurred nonadministrative costs for
				providing special education and related services that are eligible for
				reimbursement.
(2) The applicant
				shall identify the following nonadministrative costs incurred by the applicant
				in its special education fund during the school year:
(a) The costs of salary and fringe benefits,
				purchased services, placement, transportation, supplies, depreciation, and
				extended school year that are particular to each child, specifying the portions
				of those costs that are aid eligible and grant funded.
(b) The costs of salary and fringe benefits,
				purchased services, transportation, supplies, and depreciation that are
				particular to each program, specifying the portions of those costs that are aid
				eligible and grant funded.
(c) The
				costs of salary and fringe benefits, purchased services, and supplies for the
				provision of specified services, specifying the portions of those costs that
				are aid eligible and grant funded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 30 - Special Education Aid › Subchapter II - Additional (High Cost) Special Education Aid › Section PI 30.05 - Determination of costs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall determine the
				following:
(a) The total number of days of
				enrollment for each child identified by the applicant, using data reported and
				certified in the student information system.
(b) The total number of days of enrollment
				for all children with disabilities enrolled by the applicant, using data
				reported and certified in the student information system.
(c) A rate for each program, calculated by
				dividing its costs by the product of the total number of days and the FTE of
				all the children with disabilities that it served, specifying the portions of
				the rate that are aid eligible and grant funded.
(d) A rate for specified services, calculated
				by dividing their costs by the number of days of enrollment for all children
				with disabilities, specifying the portions of the rate that are aid eligible
				and grant funded.
(e) The rate at
				which costs eligible under s.
				115.88, Stats., are
				reimbursed from the funds appropriated under s.
				20.255(2)
				(b), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 30 - Special Education Aid › Subchapter III - Special Education Aid for the Salaries of Certain Pupil Services Personnel › Section PI 30.06 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter establishes the percentage of the salaries
				  of certain pupil services personnel that may be certified under s.
				  115.88(1m)
				  (a), Stats., as costs eligible for
				  reimbursement pursuant to s.
				  115.88(1m)
				  (b), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 30 - Special Education Aid › Subchapter III - Special Education Aid for the Salaries of Certain Pupil Services Personnel › Section PI 30.07 - Percentage of salaries for reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Under s.
				115.88(1m) (a) and
				(b), Stats., the state superintendent shall
				certify to the department of administration in favor of each county,
				cooperative educational service agency, school district, and operator of a
				charter school established under s.
				118.40(2r)
				or (2x), Stats., maintaining a special
				education program, if he or she is satisfied that the special education program
				has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with
				applicable state and federal law, for costs eligible for reimbursement from the
				appropriation under s.
				20.255(2)
				(b), Stats. These costs include the
				percentage of the salaries of personnel established under sub. (2).
(2)The percentage of the salaries that may be
				certified as costs eligible for reimbursement for pupil services personnel
				under s.
				115.88(1m)
				(b), Stats., are as follows:
(a) School nurses; 29 percent.
(b) School social workers; 59
				percent.
(c) School psychologists;
				84 percent.
(d) School counselors;
				10 percent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 31 - Aid For School Mental Health Programs › Section PI 31.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
(2) "Eligible independent charter school" has
			 the meaning given under s.
			 115.364(1)
			 (a), Stats.
(3) "Eligible private school" has the meaning
			 given under s.
			 115.364(1)
			 (am), Stats.
(4) "Eligible school district" has the
			 meaning given under s.
			 115.364(1)
			 (b), Stats.
(5) "Entity" means an eligible independent
			 charter school, eligible private school, or eligible school district.
(6) "Expenditures" means the salary and
			 fringe benefits an entity pays to employ, hire, or retain a social worker or
			 the costs to contract for the services of a social worker.
(7) "Social worker" means an individual
			 licensed as a school social worker by the department of public instruction
			 under s. PI 34.062 or an individual licensed or certified as a social worker by
			 the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work
			 examining board under s.
			 457.08(2)
			 to (4), Stats.
(8) "School year" has the meaning given under
			 s.
			 115.001(13),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 31 - Aid For School Mental Health Programs › Section PI 31.03 - Eligible expenditures

Current through June 24, 2024
The state superintendent shall do all of the following when
				determining an entity's expenditures under s.
				115.364(2),
				Stats.:
(1) Only reimburse an entity
			 for an increase in its expenditures in the prior school year compared to the
			 immediately preceding school year.
(2) When determining an eligible school
			 district's expenditures, only reimburse for increased expenditures
			 recorded.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 31 - Aid For School Mental Health Programs › Section PI 31.04 - Reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
An entity shall submit a request for reimbursement by
				submitting a form provided by the department.
Note:
The claim for reimbursement form may be
				  obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's
				  webpage at
https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/
				  mental-health/aid-school-mental-health-programs
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 32 - Grants For Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Programs (Renumbered) › Section PI 32.03 - Comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 AODA programs, application requirements, and awarding of grants (Renumbered)

Current through June 24, 2024
PI-1816, Application - Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Program
				  Grant, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction,
				  P. O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 32 - Grants For Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Programs (Renumbered) › Section PI 32.04 - Student mini grants (Renumbered)

Current through June 24, 2024
PI-2391, Application - Student Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
				  Mini-Grant, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public
				  Instruction, P. O. Box 7841, Madison, WI
				  53707-7841.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
(2) "District of attendance" means a school
			 district, other than a pupil's district of residence, that the pupil is
			 attending under a whole grade sharing agreement.
(3) "District of residence" means the school
			 district in which a pupil resides.
(4) "Participating pupil" means a pupil
			 attending a district of attendance under a whole grade sharing
			 agreement.
(5) "Pupil records" has
			 the meaning given in s.
			 118.125(1)
			 (d), Stats.
(6) "School board" has the meaning given in
			 s.
			 115.001(7),
			 Stats.
(7) "School district" has
			 the meaning given in s.
			 115.01(3),
			 Stats.
(8) "School year" has the
			 meaning given in s.
			 115.001(13),
			 Stats.
(9) "Whole grade sharing
			 agreement" means an agreement under s.
			 118.50,
			 Stats., entered into between 2 or more school districts.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.03 - Substantial enrollment

Current through June 24, 2024
In order to meet the requirement to enroll a substantial
				portion of the pupils in one or more grades for a substantial portion of a
				school day under s.
				118.50(1)
				(intro.), Stats., a whole grade sharing agreement shall provide for at least 20
				percent of the pupils enrolled in each affected grade of a district of
				residence to attend a district of attendance for at least 20 percent of a
				school day.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.04 - Pupil records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECORD SHARING. A whole grade sharing
			 agreement shall specify the pupil records that will be shared between the
			 district of attendance and district of residence. In the absence of parental
			 consent, the district of residence may only share those pupil records in which
			 the district of attendance has a legitimate educational interest, including
			 safety interests.
(2) TERMINATION.
			 If a whole grade sharing agreement provides that the district of attendance
			 maintains some or all pupil records for participating pupils, the district of
			 attendance shall return a copy of the pupil records held by the district of
			 attendance to the district of residence within 5 days of the occurrence of any
			 of the following:
(a) Termination of the
			 whole grade sharing agreement.
(b)
			 Termination of the participating pupil's enrollment in the district of
			 attendance.
(c) Graduation of the
			 participating pupil.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.05 - Pupil assessments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ASSESSMENT RESULTS. The department shall
			 report the results of any assessment required for participating pupils under
			 ss. 118.016 and 118.30, Stats., and
			 20
			 USC 6311(b) (3), to the
			 district of residence.
(2) DISTRICT
			 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. The department shall include participating pupils in the
			 district of residence's accountability report required under s.
			 115.385,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.06 - State aid

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INITIAL TERM. The department may not pay
			 a school district participating in a whole grade sharing agreement additional
			 aid under s.
			 121.105(4),
			 Stats., beyond the 7th year after the whole grade sharing agreement first takes
			 effect.
(2) TERMINATION. If a whole
			 grade sharing agreement terminates less than 7 years after it first takes
			 effect, the department may not pay the school districts participating in the
			 whole grade sharing agreement additional aid under s.
			 121.105(4),
			 Stats., in the school year following the termination or any school year
			 thereafter.
(3) ADDITIONAL AID.
			 Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), a school district may receive additional aid
			 under s.
			 121.105(4),
			 Stats., if the school district enters into a new whole grade sharing agreement
			 that does not involve any grade covered by a previous whole grade sharing
			 agreement entered into by the school district, including any previously
			 terminated whole grade sharing agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.07 - Habitual truancy and expulsion

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXPULSION. If a
			 district of attendance issues an order under s.
			 120.13(1),
			 Stats., to expel a participating pupil, it shall immediately notify the
			 district of residence.
(2) HABITUAL
			 TRUANCY. The district of attendance shall notify the district of residence if a
			 participating pupil is a habitual truant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 33 - Whole Grade Sharing › Section PI 33.08 - Approval of organizations conducting feasibility studies

Current through June 24, 2024
An organization may seek the approval of the department to
				conduct a feasibility study under s.
				118.50(2)
				(c), Stats., by submitting an application to
				the department on a form provided by the department. The department shall base
				its approval on one or more of the following criteria:
(1) Whether the organization has knowledge
			 and experience conducting feasibility studies.
(2) Whether the organization has knowledge
			 and experience with school district finances.
(3) Whether the organization has knowledge
			 and experience conducting reorganization studies.
(4) Other factors that the department
			 determines are relevant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter II - Educator Standards › Section PI 34.003 - Administrator standards

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to receive a
				  school administration license under subch. VIII, an applicant shall complete an
				  approved program in school administration and demonstrate proficient
				  performance in all of the following knowledge, skills, and dispositions under
				  all of the following standards:
(1)
				MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES. Effective educational leaders develop,
				advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality
				education, academic success, and well-being of each pupil.
(2) ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL NORMS. Effective
				educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to
				promote each pupil's academic success and well-being.
(3) EQUITY AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS.
				Effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and
				culturally responsive practices to promote each pupil's academic success and
				well-being.
(4) CURRICULUM,
				INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT. Effective educational leaders develop and support
				intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and
				assessment to promote each pupil's academic success and well-being.
(5) CARE AND SUPPORT. Effective educational
				leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community to
				promote each pupil's academic success and well-being.
(6) PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY OF SCHOOL
				PERSONNEL. Effective educational leaders develop the professional capacity and
				practice of school personnel to promote each pupil's academic success and
				well-being.
(7) PROFESSIONAL
				COMMUNITY. Effective educational leaders foster a professional community of
				teachers and other professional staff to promote each pupil's academic success
				and well-being.
(8) MEANINGFUL
				ENGAGEMENT. Effective educational leaders engage families and the community in
				meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each pupil's
				academic success and well-being.
(9) OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT. Effective
				educational leaders effectively manage school operations and resources to
				promote each pupil's academic success and well-being.
(10) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. Effective
				educational leaders act as agents of continuous school improvement to promote
				each pupil's academic success and well-being.
(11) TEACHER STANDARDS. Effective educational
				leaders understand and demonstrate competence in the teacher standards under s.
				PI 34.002.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter II - Educator Standards › Section PI 34.004 - Pupil services standards

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to receive a
				  license in a pupil services category under subch. VII, an applicant shall
				  complete an approved program and demonstrate proficient performance in the
				  knowledge, skills, and dispositions in all of the following:
(1) TEACHER STANDARDS. The pupil services
				professional understands the teacher standards under s. PI 34.002.
(2) PUPIL LEARNING AND WELL-BEING. The pupil
				services professional understands the complexities of learning and has
				knowledge of comprehensive, coordinated practice strategies that support pupil
				learning, health, safety and development.
(3) RESEARCH. The pupil services professional
				can use research, research methods, and knowledge about issues and trends to
				improve practice in schools and classrooms.
(4) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. The pupil services
				professional understands and represents professional ethics and social
				behaviors appropriate for schools and the community.
(5) PUPIL SERVICE PROGRAMS. The pupil
				services professional understands the organization, development, management and
				content of collaborative and mutually supportive pupil services programs within
				educational settings.
(6) POSITIVE
				LEARNING OUTCOMES. The pupil services professional is able to address
				comprehensively the wide range of social, emotional, behavioral, and physical
				issues and circumstances which may impact pupils' abilities to achieve positive
				learning outcomes through development, implementation and evaluation of
				system-wide interventions and strategies.
(7) SUCCESSFUL INTERACTIONS. The pupil
				services professional is able to interact successfully with pupils, parents,
				professional educators, employers, and community support systems such as
				juvenile justice, public health, human services and adult education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.005 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter governs the state superintendent's review
				  and approval of educator preparation programs under ss.
				  115.28(7)
				  and
				  118.19(3),
				  Stats., beginning on the effective date of this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.006 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) "Institution" means one or more
				accredited colleges or universities offering an educator preparation
				program.
(2) "Student" means an
				individual enrolled in an educator preparation program.
(3) "Entity" means one of the following or a
				consortium of the following:
(a)
				CESA.
(b) Community-based
				organization.
(c)
				Institution.
(d) Non-profit
				organization.
(e) Private
				enterprise.
(f) School.
(g) School district.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.007 - Program approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBILITY. An entity may apply under
				sub. (2) for the state superintendent's approval of its educator preparation
				program if all of the following applies:
(a)
				The entity's educator preparation program is headquartered and physically
				located in the state of Wisconsin.
(b) If the entity does not have its principal
				campus in the state of Wisconsin, the entity is approved by department of
				safety and professional services under s.
				440.52,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.008 - Program improvement plan

Current through June 24, 2024
If the state superintendent determines that a program
				  improvement plan is required under s. PI 34.007(4) (a) or (5) (c) 3., the state
				  superintendent shall provide written notice to the educator preparation
				  program. The notice shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of the specific areas of
				noncompliance.
(2) A description of
				the program improvement plan, including the specific improvements the educator
				preparation program is required to submit to the department and the deadline
				for submission.
(3) Notification
				that the entity's plan to address the areas in need of improvement shall be
				submitted to the department within 30 days of the date of the notice.
(4) Notification of the date that the state
				superintendent will conduct an onsite review to determine whether the educator
				preparation program corrected the areas of noncompliance. The onsite review
				date shall occur within 90 calendar days of the written notification.
(5) Notification of whether the educator
				preparation program may continue to admit students or provide institutional
				endorsement or both while on the program improvement plan.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.009 - Denials and appeal rights

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DENIALS. If the
				state superintendent determines that an educator preparation program does not
				meet the requirements under this subchapter or subch. IV or that an educator
				preparation program did not correct the areas of noncompliance within the
				specified time period under s. PI 34.008, the state superintendent shall deny
				approval. The denial letter shall include all of the following:
(a) The legal and factual basis for the
				denial, including the specific areas of noncompliance.
(b) The educator preparation program's appeal
				rights under sub. (2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.010 - Hearings and final decision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) HEARING
				EXAMINER. If the state superintendent grants a hearing request for a hearing
				under s. PI 34.009(3), the state superintendent shall nominate an independent
				hearing examiner. The independent hearing examiner shall do all of the
				following:
(a) Schedule a hearing within 60
				days of the date the hearing request was received by the state
				superintendent.
(b) Not admit any
				evidence of educator preparation program changes implemented after the date
				specified in s. PI 34.008(2).
(c)
				Within 60 days of the date of the hearing, issue a proposed decision for the
				state superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter III - Program Approval and Standards › Section PI 34.011 - Experimental or innovative programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUEST FOR
				APPROVAL. An entity may request the state superintendent's approval of an
				experimental or innovative educator preparation program that does not comply
				with one or more requirements contained in this subchapter or subch. IV by
				submitting the written evidence required under s. PI 34.007(2). The written
				evidence shall be submitted to the state superintendent prior to the
				experimental or innovative educator preparation program's implementation. The
				written evidence shall indicate how the experimental or innovative educator
				preparation program does one or more of the following:
(a) Develops new approaches, arrangements, or
				contexts for the preparation of school personnel.
(b) Meets the special needs of particular
				segments of society, such as students of color, disadvantaged, or
				nontraditional students.
(c)
				Prepares school personnel for new types of positions that are emerging at the
				elementary, middle, or high school level.
(d) Improves the pool of candidates for a
				school districts by fostering cooperation between entities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.012 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Entity" means one of the following or a consortium of the following:
(a) CESA.
(b) Community-based organization.
(c) Institution.
(d) Non-profit organization.
(e) Private enterprise.
(f) School.
(g) School district.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.013 - Organization and administration of educator preparation programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCD
				AUTHORITY. If an entity is an institution, it shall ensure the SCD is clearly
				identified and has the responsibility, authority, and personnel to develop,
				administer, evaluate, and revise each educator preparation program at the
				entity.
(2) WRITTEN POLICIES. An
				entity shall have policies on all of the following:
(a) Faculty selection, promotion, and
				tenure.
(b) Faculty teaching
				loads.
(c) Faculty professional
				development opportunities.
(d)
				Community service expectations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.014 - Faculty

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY. The entity shall
				recruit, hire, and retain a diverse educator preparation faculty.
(2) FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS. An entity's
				faculty who teach in educator preparation programs shall meet all of the
				following requirements:
(a) Have preparation
				specifically related to their assignment, hold an advanced degree, and
				demonstrate expertise in their assigned area of responsibility.
(b) Be knowledgeable about the current
				elementary, middle, and secondary curriculum, Wisconsin academic standards,
				practices, requirements, technology, and administrative practices that are
				appropriate to their assignment.
(c) Be actively engaged in professional
				practice with prekindergarten through grade 12 schools, professional
				organizations, and other education-related endeavors at the local, state, or
				national level.
(d) If the faculty
				member supervises pre-student teachers, practicum students, student teachers,
				or interns, the faculty member shall have at least 3 years of teaching, pupil
				services, or administrative experience or the equivalent, as approved by the
				state superintendent, in prekindergarten through grade 12 settings.
(e) If the faculty member is responsible for
				the leadership or coordination of the educator preparation program, the faculty
				member shall hold a minimum of a master's degree, its equivalent, or higher
				degree in the principal discipline of the program, as determined by the state
				superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.015 - Facilities, technology, instruction resources, and support

Current through June 24, 2024
If an entity is an institution, it is shall ensure the SCD
				  has the following:
(1) FACILITIES.
				Adequate classrooms, laboratories, offices, and workspace with current
				technology, equipment, and supplies necessary to fulfill the mission of the
				SCD.
(2) INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.
				Adequate instructional resources to support the teaching and learning needs of
				each educator preparation program.
(3) TECHNOLOGY. Sufficient current
				educational technology to ensure students have access to and can use current
				educational technology in instructional settings. Education technology includes
				specialized equipment used for teaching.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.016 - Student services

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADVISING RESOURCES. The entity shall
				ensure all students have access to and are provided sufficient information and
				resources on student services to allow each student to successfully complete
				the educator preparation program. The information and resources shall include
				all of the following:
(a) Personal,
				professional, and career counseling.
(b) Career information.
(c) Tutoring.
(d) Job placement assistance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.017 - Program performance

Current through June 24, 2024
The entity shall annually evaluate and report to the
				  department all of the following:
(1)
				The pass rate of individuals who completed the educator preparation program in
				the previous school year on the teacher licensure assessments required under
				ch. 118, Stats.
(2) Program
				modifications related to content or assessments.
(3) The performance of individuals who
				completed the educator preparation program in the previous school year in
				obtaining employment with a Wisconsin school or school district.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.018 - Student recruitment, admission, and retention

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DIVERSITY. The
				entity shall create, submit to the department, and implement a written plan and
				provide sufficient resources to recruit, admit, and retain a diverse student
				body.
(2) ADMISSIONS. The entity
				shall establish standards for admission, including requiring a background check
				prior to admission to an educator preparation program.
(3) GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. The entity
				shall require a general education program as part of a bachelor's degree
				program or higher.
(4) COMPLETION
				STANDARDS. The entity shall establish standards for completing each educator
				preparation program as follows:
(a) For
				educator preparation programs that do not require a master's degree, one of the
				following:
1. A minimum cumulative grade point
				average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
2.
				Evidence other than grade point average by entities that use alternative
				measures of performance are in place. The measures shall be approved by the
				state superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.0185 - Agreements

Current through June 24, 2024
The employing school district may meet the requirements in
				  ss.
				  PI 34.17(2) and
				  (3) and
				  34.18(2) (c) through
				  interdistrict agreements between school districts or agreements with other
				  entities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.0195 - License based on equivalency or experience

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LICENSE BASED
				ON EQUIVALENCY.
(a) An initial or professional
				educator license may be issued to an applicant who has not completed an
				approved program, if the applicant has obtained a statement from an institution
				that the applicant has completed the equivalent of that institution's approved
				program, and if the applicant meets all of the applicable requirements of this
				chapter.
(b) An initial or
				professional educator license may be issued to an applicant who completes
				department approved standards-based training and assessments for the license.
				The assessment requirement shall include receiving a passing score on a
				standardized examination approved by the state superintendent in the area of
				licensure and in teaching knowledge. An initial or professional educator
				license may also be issued to an applicant who has demonstrated competence
				through an assessment process, approved by the state superintendent, that meets
				the standards under subch. II, including any standardized examinations
				prescribed by the state superintendent for licensure.
(c) An initial or professional educator
				license may be issued to an applicant who has completed an alternative training
				program approved by the state superintendent that is provided by, but not
				limited to, a college or university, school, school district, CESA, consortia,
				technical college, private enterprise or agency. Each alternative training
				program shall be based on the standards under subch. II and shall include
				assessment of candidate performance as measured against the standards,
				including any standardized examinations prescribed by the state superintendent
				for licensure.
(d)
1. The state superintendent shall insure that
				program providers under pars. (b) and (c) have adequate resources to support
				teaching by faculty and learning by students. The state superintendent shall
				insure that program providers under pars. (b) and (c) have sufficient budgetary
				resources to fulfill their mission and offer quality programs.
2. The program provider, in collaboration
				with the department, shall systematically evaluate and report to the public
				graduate performance in obtaining employment in Wisconsin schools or school
				districts as well as graduate performance in advancing from the initial to
				professional educator license and master educator license after the first 5
				years of employment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.020 - Performance based program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EDUCATOR
				STANDARDS. An educator preparation program's conceptual framework shall be
				performance-based and identify how the educator preparation program will meet
				the educator standards under subch. II by doing one of the following:
(a) Adopting the educator standards under
				subch. II as written or modify the standards to reflect the missions, vision,
				and philosophy of the educator preparation program. The entity may adopt
				additional standards beyond the standards under subch. II.
(b) Identifying where the standards under
				subch. II are integrated within the educator preparation program if the entity
				chooses to develop its own program approval standards.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.021 - Assessment system

Current through June 24, 2024
An educator preparation program's conceptual framework shall
				  contain a system to assess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of students
				  based on the standards under subch. II. The assessments shall meet all of the
				  following requirements:
(1) Be measured
				using each of the following categories:
(a)
				Communication skills.
(b) Human
				relations and professional dispositions.
(c) Content knowledge for subject area
				programs. The content knowledge shall be assessed by the student meeting one of
				the following requirements:
1. Having a
				cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for courses
				in the subject area or position.
2.
				Having a passing score on a standardized test approved by the state
				superintendent.
3. Completing a
				content-based portfolio designed by the educator preparation program.
(d) Pedagogical
				knowledge.
(e) Performance in
				clinical program.
(f) Reading. For
				candidates for special education licensure, the assessment of reading shall be
				demonstrated by the student meeting one of the following requirements:
1. Earning a passing score on the examination
				required under s.
				118.19(14)
				(a), Stats.
2. Completing a course of study under s.
				118.19(14)
				(b), Stats., that includes the following:
a. Instruction in the teaching of phonemic
				awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency.
b. Feedback and coaching from an expert of
				reading instruction. In this subd. 2. b., "expert of reading instruction" means
				an individual employed by a school district or an approved program with a
				master's degree or higher in reading, literacy, curriculum and instruction with
				a concentration in literacy, or special education with a concentration in
				literacy, or an individual who holds a reading specialist license under s.
				PI
				34.070.
c.
				A portfolio of work that demonstrates competence in phonemic awareness,
				phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and
				fluency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.022 - Statutory requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The conceptual framework shall identify how students meet
				  the requirements under s.
				  118.19,
				  Stats., and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all of the
				  following:
(1) COOPERATIVES.
				Cooperative marketing and consumer cooperatives for licenses in agriculture,
				economics, and social studies.
(2)
				ENVIRONMENT. Environmental education, including the conservation of natural
				resources, for licenses in early childhood regular education, elementary and
				middle school regular education, science, and social studies.
(3) EQUITY. Minority group relations,
				including all of the following:
(a) The
				history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of American Indian tribes and bands
				located in Wisconsin.
(b) The
				history, culture, and contributions of women and various racial, cultural,
				language, and economic groups in the United States.
(c) The philosophical and psychological bases
				of attitude development and change.
(d) The psychological and social implications
				of discrimination, especially racism and sexism in the United States.
(e) Evaluation and assessment of the forces
				of discrimination, especially racism and sexism on administrators, teachers,
				pupils, assessment, curriculum, and instruction in schools.
(f) Minority group relations through direct
				involvement with various racial, cultural, language, and economic groups in the
				United States.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.023 - Clinical program

Current through June 24, 2024
The educator preparation program's conceptual frame work
				  shall include a clinical program that meets all of the following
				  requirements:
(1) PRE-STUDENT TEACHING.
				Each student shall have onsite, supervised pre-student teaching clinical
				experiences which meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Are developmental in scope and
				sequence.
(b) Occur in a variety of
				school settings.
(c) Result in the
				student being able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the standards
				under s.  PI 34.002, as demonstrated by the assessments required under s.  PI 34.021.
(d) Evaluates each
				student's performance by using at least 2 written evaluations based upon
				observations by the cooperating teacher or the program supervisor. The written
				evaluations shall be kept as part of the student file required under s.  PI 34.016 (3) (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.024 - Educator preparation program evaluation

Current through June 24, 2024
An educator preparation program's conceptual framework shall
				  include the entity's follow-up plan to evaluate the performance of individuals
				  who completed the educator preparation program. The plan shall include all of
				  the following:
(1) The methods the
				entity will use to obtain information from individuals who completed the
				program, employers, teachers, and other relevant individuals.
(2) How the entity will use the information
				to assess the educator preparation program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.0241 - Charter school instructional staff license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A charter
				school instructional staff license may be issued to an applicant who holds a
				valid life, initial, professional, or master educator teaching license issued
				by the department. The license authorizes an individual to teach any grade or
				any subject outside the individual's initial, professional, or master educator
				teaching license in a non-virtual charter school.
(1m)
(a) An
				applicant assigned to teach any core academic subject, as defined under
				20
				USC 7801(11), in a
				non-virtual charter school shall verify one of the following:
1. A major or minor from an accredited
				institution in each of the assigned core academic subjects.
2. Passing a content knowledge examination
				prescribed by the state superintendent in each of the assigned core academic
				subjects.
3. Demonstrated knowledge
				and competence in each of the assigned core academic subjects based on an
				assessment process approved by the state superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.0242 - Three-year charter school teaching license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An individual
				who holds a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution may be eligible to
				obtain a charter school teaching license to teach in a non-virtual charter
				school. A charter school teaching license obtained under this section is valid
				for three years. An applicant shall demonstrate the appropriate level of
				content knowledge in each of the subjects the applicant is assigned to teach by
				verifying one of the following:
(a) Completion
				of a major or minor from an accredited institution in each of the assigned
				academic subjects.
(b) Passing a
				content knowledge examination prescribed by the state superintendent in each of
				the assigned academic subjects.
(c)
				Demonstrated knowledge and competence in each of the assigned academic subjects
				based on an assessment process approved by the state superintendent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Public Instruction › Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses › Subchapter IV - Program Support › Section PI 34.0243 - Teaching licenses for educators teaching in a virtual charter school

Current through June 24, 2024
An individual assigned to teach in a virtual charter school
				  under s.
				  118.40(8)
				  (b) 1, Stats., shall hold a valid life,
				  initial, professional, or master educator license in each of the grades and
				  subject areas of that individual's assignment.