Wis. Admin. Code Department of Public Instruction § PI 35.03 - School requirements
Current through November 29, 2021
(1) PRIVATE SCHOOL. A school participating in
the choice program shall be a private school as defined in s. 118.165,
Stats.
(2) CHOICE ADMINISTRATOR.
The choice administrator shall be one of the following:
(a) An owner of the school.
(b) An individual appointed as the school's
choice administrator by the governing body of the organization operating the
school.
(3) NOTICE OF
INTENT TO PARTICIPATE. Except as provided under s. PI 35.04(1) for new private
schools, annually by January 10, a school that intends to participate in the
choice program in the following school year shall file with the department a
notice of intent to participate. The notice shall include all of the following:
(a) The school's plan for ensuring it will
select pupils on a random basis from a new pool of applicants each school year,
as required under s. 119.23(3) (a) , Stats. The school's plan shall be one of
the following:
1. The plan provided by the
department.
2. A plan provided by
the school and approved by the department. A school using this option shall
file the plan with the department for approval by January 10. If the school
does not provide a plan by January 10 or the plan is not approved by the
department by January 31, the school shall use the plan provided by the
department. If the school makes a change to the plan in a subsequent school
year, the school shall file, with the school's notice of intent to participate,
the revised plan for approval.
(b) The number of spaces the school has
available for pupils participating in the choice program.
(bm) The expected number of choice program
pupils that will participate in summer school under s. PI 35.08.
(c) The open application periods during which
the school will accept choice program pupil applications. After January 10, a
school may not amend the open application periods it selects.
(d) For first time participants, the name and
location of the accredited institution of higher education from which the
choice administrator received at least a bachelor's degree and the date the
degree was received, the number of the choice administrator's teaching or
administrator license issued by the department, or an indication that the
administrator is excluded from the requirement under s. 119.23(2) (c) 2 ,
Stats.
(e) The signature and
mailing address of the choice administrator.
Note: The notice of school's intent to participate form, which includes the department's random selection plan, may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
(5) DISCLOSURE OF
INFORMATION.
(a) By January 10 prior to the
school's initial school year in the choice program, a first time participant
shall file with the department the information required under s. 119.23(6p) (a) , Stats., and the mailing addresses for each governing body member on a form
provided by the department.
(b)
Annually by August 1, a school participating in the choice program that is not
a first time participant shall file with the department any changes to the
school's governing body members, including signatures required under s. 119.23(6m) (c) , Stats., and the mailing addresses for each new governing body member
on a form provided by the department.
Note: The disclosure of information form and school update form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
(6) ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENTS. A school participating in the choice program shall be accredited
by an accrediting agency under s. 119.23(1) (ab) , Stats. Annually by August 1,
a school that is fully accredited under s. 119.23(2) (a) 7 , Stats., shall
file with the department a notice from the school's accrediting agency under s.
119.23(1) (ab) , Stats., stating that the school is accredited as of the date
of the notice. The notice shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The notice shall include the following
information:
1. The school's name.
2. The school's address for each location
included in the accreditation.
3.
The grades accredited by the agency.
4. Notification that the school is accredited
at the time the notice is filed.
(b) The notice shall be filed no earlier than
the beginning of the school year.
(c) The notice shall be completed by an
authorized member of the accrediting agency.
(7) HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND ANNUAL SCHOOL
BOARD MEETINGS.
(a) By the first weekday in
May of the school year immediately preceding the first school year in which a
first time participant intends to participate in the choice program, a first
time participant shall file with the department the hours of instruction for
the upcoming school year on a form provided by the department. The hours of
instruction shall comply with the requirements under s. 119.23(2) (a) 8 ,
Stats., and s. PI 35.06(6).
(b)
Annually by the last weekday in September, as part of the pupil count report
for the third Friday in September required under s. PI 35.06(8) or another
manner prescribed by the department, a school shall file all of the following
with the department:
1. The school's start and
end date for the current school term.
2. The dates of the two governing body
meetings for the current school year required under s. 119.23(7) (b) 3m ,
Stats.
3. The hours of instruction
for the current school term. The hours of instruction shall comply with the
requirements under s. 119.23(2) (a) 8 , Stats., and s. PI 35.06(6).
Note: The hours of instruction form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
(f) Upon request by the
department, a school shall provide documentation showing how the school meets
the hours of instruction requirements under s. 119.23(2) (a) 8 , Stats., and
s. PI 35.06(6).
(8)
SCHOOL FEES.
(a) A school may not charge
pupils participating in a choice program for a field trip if the trip is
required for a class, is part of the school's curriculum, or is part of the
hours of instruction.
(b) A school
may have a written policy indicating it will charge a fine for lost, damaged,
or unreturned school property. The amount of the fine may not exceed the cost
of the item.
(c) A school may not
impose any fee or other sanction on a parent or pupil for failure to engage in
fund raising.
(9) ALL
STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.
(a) By the
first weekday in August of the school year in which a first time participant
intends to participate in the choice program, a first time participant shall
file a form with the department identifying whether the school will provide the
data required under s. 115.385(3) (b) , Stats., to the department.
(b) Annually by the first weekday in August,
a school may file a form with the department identifying changes to whether the
school will provide the data required under s. 115.385(3) (b) , Stats., to the
department. After the first weekday in August, the school may not make changes
for that school year.
Notes
The form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/choice-programs.
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