PI 37.03 Grants for national board certification.
(1) Eligibility.
(a) Annually by June 30, a person meeting all of the following requirements may apply to the state superintendent for a grant in the amount equal to the costs of obtaining or renewing a national board certification or Wisconsin master educator license that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000:
1. The person is certified by the national board for professional teaching standards or licensed as a Wisconsin master educator.
2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent or employed as a teacher in a private school located in this state.
3. The person is employed as a teacher in this state.
4. If the person is required to be evaluated under s. 120.12 (2m) (a), Stats., the person has a rating of effective or highly effective in the educator effectiveness system. (b) Except as provided under par. (c), persons receiving a grant under par. (a) may apply annually by June 30 in each of the 9 school years following the school year in which he or she received the grant to the state superintendent for a $2,500 grant if the person satisfies all of the following requirements: 1. The person maintains his or her national board certification or Wisconsin master educator license.
2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school located in this state.
3. The person remains employed as a teacher in this state.
4. If the person is required to be evaluated under s. 120.12 (2m) (a), Stats., the person maintains a rating of effective or highly effective in the educator effectiveness system. (c) The amount of each grant under par. (b) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed as a teacher in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b). (2) Application requirements. A person applying for a grant under this chapter shall provide the state superintendent with all of the following information:
(a) A certified copy of the applicant's national board certificate or Wisconsin master educator license.
(b) A form provided by the department verifying employment from the employing public or private school administrator or his or her designee indicating that the applicant is employed as a teacher in this state.
(c) Verification that the applicant is employed as a teacher in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), if applicable. PI 37.04 Exemption from continuing education requirements.
(1)
(a) A person holding national board certification or a Wisconsin master educator license under s. PI 34.19 shall be exempt from meeting the continuing professional education credit requirements under s. PI 34.19 (5) as long as the national board certification or Wisconsin master educator license is effective. (b) For persons seeking a national board certification exemption under par. (a), the effective date of a state license shall coincide with the effective date of the national board certification. (2) A person who applies for and completes the process for national board certification or Wisconsin master educator assessment shall renew his or her state license upon its expiration but he or she is exempt from meeting the continuing professional education credit requirements under s. PI 34.18 (2) regardless if he or she receives the national certification or Wisconsin master educator license. PI 37.05 Review of applications and awarding of grants. The state superintendent shall review the applications submitted under this chapter and shall award grants if the applicant meets all of the criteria specified under s. PI 37.03. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22(2)(intro.), Stats.
