Chapter TCS 9

TCS 9.01 TCS 9.01 Purpose. This chapter establishes the format and procedures pursuant to s. 38.04 (11) (a) 2., Stats., for districts to report the number of students participating in district courses under ss. 38.12 (14), 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d), and 118.34, Stats., including the number of courses taken for advanced standing in a technical college district’s associate degree or vocational diploma program and for postsecondary credit.

TCS 9.01 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1995, No. 477, eff. 10-1-95; am. Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; correction made under 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2018 No. 754.

TCS 9.02 TCS 9.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

TCS 9.02(1) (1) “Advanced standing”means postsecondary credit granted upon technical college enrollment toward a degree or diploma program for a secondary course taken by a pupil which is part of a sequence of courses designed to help high school graduates make the transition from high school to postsecondary technical education and for which there is an articulation agreement between the school district offering the course and the technical college district 

TCS 9.02(2) (2) “Articulation agreement” means an agreement between the school district offering a secondary course and a technical college district through which postsecondary credit may be applied toward advanced standing. 

TCS 9.02(3) (3) “Board” means the Wisconsin technical college system board. 

TCS 9.02(4) (4) “Compulsory school attendance participation” means the participation of high school age students in technical college courses or programs under the provisions of s. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d), Stats. 

TCS 9.02(5) (5) “District” means a technical college district established under ch. 38, Stats. 

TCS 9.02(6) (6) “District board” means the district board charged with governance of the technical colleges within a district.

TCS 9.02(8) (8) “School district” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3), Stats.  

TCS 9.02(9) (9) “Technical preparation program” means a high school program established under s. 118.34, Stats. 

TCS 9.02(10) (10) “Transcripted credit” means credit that may be applied toward high school graduation requirements or toward a technical college associate degree or vocational diploma program.

TCS 9.02(11) (11) “Youth options program” means enrollment under the provisions of s. 38.12 (14), Stats. 

TCS 9.02 Note Note: Wisconsin Act 59 (2017) moved the Youth Options Program from s. 118.55 (7r), Stats., to 38.12 (14), Stats., and changed the name to Attendance at Technical College.

TCS 9.02 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1995, No. 477, eff. 10-1-95; am. (11), Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; renum. (7) to be (11) under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1999, No. 520; correction in (11) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2018 No. 754.

TCS 9.03 TCS 9.03 Reporting of students.

TCS 9.03(1) (1) Annually, by August 15, technical college districts shall compile a report for the board containing the data elements of sub. (2) to report participation in technical college courses or programs for the following students:

TCS 9.03(1)(a) (a) Students attending a technical college of the district under compulsory school attendance.

TCS 9.03(1)(b) (b) Students attending a technical college of the district under the youth options program.

TCS 9.03 Note Note: Wisconsin Act 59 (2017) moved the Youth Options Program from s. 118.55 (7r), Stats., to 38.12 (14), Stats., and changed the name to Attendance at Technical College.

TCS 9.03(1)(c) (c)

TCS 9.03(1)(c)1. 1. Students who have completed a secondary course, authorized through an articulation agreement, for which advanced standing has been granted by a technical college district under the technical preparation program.

TCS 9.03(1)(c)2. 2. Students who have completed a postsecondary course for which transcripted credit has been granted by the technical college and the school district under the technical preparation program.

TCS 9.03(2) (2) The report under sub. (1) shall include the following information regarding students and courses completed for the previous school year. 

TCS 9.03(2)(a) (a) The student’s social security number or other unique identifiable number.

TCS 9.03(2)(b) (b) The student’s name.

TCS 9.03(2)(c) (c) The student’s birth date.

TCS 9.03(2)(d) (d) The student’s school district of enrollment.

TCS 9.03(2)(e) (e) The student’s school district of residence.

TCS 9.03(2)(f) (f) The student’s highest secondary school grade completed.

TCS 9.03(2)(g) (g) If applicable, the student’s year of high school graduation.

TCS 9.03(2)(h) (h) If the student participated in a program under s. TCS 9.03 (1) (a) or (b), the technical college district course or courses the student completed. The course or courses listed under this paragraph shall include the course number and title.

TCS 9.03(2)(i) (i) If the pupil participated in a program under s. TCS 9.03 (1) (c), the secondary course or courses the pupil completed for which advanced standing or transcripted credit was received. The course or courses listed under this paragraph shall include the course number and title as specified under the articulation agreement between the technical college and the school district.

TCS 9.03(2)(j) (j) If a student received postsecondary credits for a course or courses under pars. (h) and (i), the number of postsecondary credits awarded.

TCS 9.03(3) (3) Personally identifiable information collected under sub. (2) shall be used solely for determining student participation in technical college courses or programs under ss. 38.12 (14), 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d), and 118.34, Stats., including those courses taken for advanced standing in a technical college district’s associate degree or vocational diploma program and for postsecondary credit.

TCS 9.03 Note Note: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99 (1993). Under 34 CFR 99.31 (a) (3)(iii), educational institutions may release student data containing personally identifiable information to state and local educational authorities where the personally identifiable information is protected while in use and destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes for which disclosure is made.

TCS 9.03 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1995, No. 477, eff. 10-1-95; am. (1), r. and recr. (3), Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2018 No. 754.