Chapter PI 19

Chapter PI 19

EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGE PARENTS

PI 19.01   Applicability and purpose.

PI 19.02   Definitions.

PI 19.03   Establishment of school age parent programs.

PI 19.04   Participation in school age parent programs.

PI 19.05   Reimbursement.

PI 19.06   Department responsibilities.

PI 19.01 PI 19.01 Applicability and purpose. This chapter establishes program approval criteria for school age parent programs.

PI 19.01 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86.

PI 19.02 PI 19.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

PI 19.02(1) (1) “Board” means the school board in charge of the schools of a school district.

PI 19.02(2) (2) “CESA” means a cooperative educational service agency under ch. 116, Stats.

PI 19.02(3) (3) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

PI 19.02(4) (4) “Parent” means mother, father, or legal guardian.

PI 19.02(5) (5) “Program coordinator” means the person or persons designated by the board under s. PI 19.03 (1).

PI 19.02(6) (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.

PI 19.02(7) (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.

PI 19.02(8) (8) “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction.

PI 19.02 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (6), Register, September, 1996, No. 489, eff. 10-1-96; correction in (6) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2004 No. 582; correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register February 2012 No. 674.

PI 19.03 PI 19.03 Establishment of school age parent programs. 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:

PI 19.03(1) (1) The board shall designate a person or persons to coordinate the school age parent program.

PI 19.03(2) (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.

PI 19.03(4) (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:

PI 19.03(4)(a) (a) Infant and child care.

PI 19.03(4)(b) (b) Nutrition.

PI 19.03(4)(c) (c) Fetal development.

PI 19.03(4)(d) (d) Early childhood.

PI 19.03(4)(e) (e) Child or adolescent development.

PI 19.03(4)(f) (f) Maternal health and child care.

PI 19.03(4)(g) (g) Adolescent psychology.

PI 19.03(4)(h) (h) Family relationships.

PI 19.03(5) (5) The pupil to teacher ratio in classes designed specifically for school age parents may not exceed 15 pupils to one teacher without prior department approval. Teacher aides may assist teachers in classrooms, in which case there may be 20 pupils for one teacher and one full-time teacher aide.

PI 19.03(6) (6) The services provided include:

PI 19.03(6)(a) (a) Instruction in basic skills for academic subjects.

PI 19.03(6)(b) (b) Provision of social services to facilitate accessibility to needed resources.

PI 19.03(6)(c) (c) Information on counseling services available in the school district and in the community.

PI 19.03(6)(d) (d) Provision of vocational guidance, career development, and education for employment activities.

PI 19.03(6)(e) (e) Information on related maternal and child health support systems and resources.

PI 19.03(6)(f) (f) Instruction in the following areas:

PI 19.03(6)(f)1. 1. Prenatal and neonatal care.

PI 19.03(6)(f)2. 2. Child development.

PI 19.03(6)(f)3. 3. Infant and child care.

PI 19.03(6)(f)4. 4. Nutrition.

PI 19.03(6)(f)5. 5. Family planning including natural family planning.

PI 19.03(6)(f)6. 6. Information on the options available and the procedures followed in independent and agency adoptions, including current practices regarding a birth parent’s involvement in the selection of an adoptive home and the sharing of information between birth parents and adoptive parents.

PI 19.03(6)(f)7. 7. The impact of adoption on birth parents and children who have been adopted.

PI 19.03(6)(f)8. 8. An explanation that the adoption process may be initiated even after a child has been born and has left the hospital.

PI 19.03(7) (7) The program shall be designed to allow pupils enrolled to meet the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33, Stats., and ch. PI 18.

PI 19.03(8) (8) At least annually, the board shall evaluate the program for purposes of determining the effectiveness of the program and the need for modifications to the program. The evaluation shall examine the extent to which the following were accomplished:

PI 19.03(8)(a) (a) The stated goals and objectives of the program were met.

PI 19.03(8)(b) (b) Pupils in the program demonstrated satisfactory progress in basic skills acquisition and progress toward high school graduation under s. 118.33, Stats.

PI 19.03(8)(c) (c) Pupils in the program demonstrated a basic knowledge of maternal health practices, the acquisition of child care techniques, and family planning.

PI 19.03 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (3), (4) (intro.), (6) (intro.) and (9) (intro.), Register, September, 1996, No. 489, eff. 10-1-96; am. (3) and (6) (b), cr. (6) (f) 6. to 8., r. (8), renum. (9) to be (8), Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; corrections in (intro.) and (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2001 No. 550; CR 19-069: r. (3) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20.

PI 19.04 PI 19.04 Participation in school age parent programs.

PI 19.04(1) (1) 

PI 19.04(1)(a) (a) A pupil or a pupil’s parent may request participation in the program through the program coordinator.

PI 19.04(1)(b) (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.

PI 19.04(1)(c) (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.

PI 19.04(2) (2) Prior to offering enrollment in the school age parent program, the program coordinator may:

PI 19.04(2)(a) (a) For female pupils, require medical verification of pregnancy or a birth certificate or other evidence which legally establishes parenthood.

PI 19.04(2)(b) (b) For male pupils, require evidence of paternity by one of the following methods:

PI 19.04(2)(b)1. 1. Marriage.

PI 19.04(2)(b)2. 2. Adoption.

PI 19.04(2)(b)3. 3. Presumption of paternity under s. 891.41, Stats.