118.38(4)(am)3.3. Pupil records, as defined in s. 118.125, including the requirements in ss. 118.60 (7) (b) 4. and 119.23 (7) (b) 4.
118.38(4)(b)(b)
118.38(4)(b)1.1. The department shall notify the legislative reference bureau of each waiver under par. (a) 1. and alternate deadline established under par. (a) 2. The legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register of the waiver or alternate deadline.
118.38(4)(b)2.2. The department shall post each waiver under par. (a) 1. and alternate deadline established under par. (a) 2. on the department’s Internet site.
118.38(4)(c)(c) A waiver under par. (a) 1. may apply only to the 2019-20 school year, the 2020-21 school year, or both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. In each waiver under par. (a) 1., the department shall specify the school year or school years to which the waiver applies.
118.38 HistoryHistory: 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 42, 301; 2013 a. 257; 2015 a. 53; 2017 a. 143; 2019 a. 185; 2021 a. 56.
118.40118.40Charter schools.
118.40(1)(1)Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention. Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall include a description of the proposed school.
118.40(1m)(1m)Petition.
118.40(1m)(a)(a) A written petition requesting the school board to establish a charter school under this section may be filed with the school district clerk. The petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the teachers employed by the school district or by at least 50 percent of the teachers employed at one school of the school district.
118.40(1m)(b)(b) The petition shall include all of the following:
118.40(1m)(b)1.1. The name of the person who is seeking to establish the charter school.
118.40(1m)(b)2.2. The name of the person who will be in charge of the charter school and the manner in which administrative services will be provided.
118.40(1m)(b)3.3. A description of the educational program of the school.
118.40(1m)(b)4.4. The methods the school will use to enable pupils to attain the educational goals under s. 118.01.
118.40(1m)(b)5.5. The method by which pupil progress in attaining the educational goals under s. 118.01 will be measured.
118.40(1m)(b)6.6. The governance structure of the school, including the method to be followed by the school to ensure parental involvement.
118.40(1m)(b)7.7. Subject to sub. (7) (a) and (am) and ss. 118.19 (1) and 121.02 (1) (a) 2., the qualifications that must be met by the individuals to be employed in the school.
118.40(1m)(b)8.8. The procedures that the school will follow to ensure the health and safety of the pupils.
118.40(1m)(b)9.9. The means by which the school will achieve a racial and ethnic balance among its pupils that is reflective of the school district population.
118.40(1m)(b)10.10. The requirements for admission to the school.
118.40(1m)(b)11.11. The manner in which annual audits of the financial and programmatic operations of the school will be performed.
118.40(1m)(b)12.12. The procedures for disciplining pupils.
118.40(1m)(b)13.13. The public school alternatives for pupils who reside in the school district and do not wish to attend or are not admitted to the charter school.
118.40(1m)(b)14.14. A description of the school facilities and the types and limits of the liability insurance that the school will carry.
118.40(1m)(b)15.15. The effect of the establishment of the charter school on the liability of the school district.
118.40(2)(2)Public hearing; granting of petition.
118.40(2)(a)(a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school board shall consider the level of employee and parental support for the establishment of the charter school described in the petition and the fiscal impact of the establishment of the charter school on the school district. After the hearing, the school board may grant the petition.
118.40(2)(b)(b) A school board may grant a petition that would result in the conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to charter schools if all of the following apply: