PI 48.03(2)(b) (b) An individual appointed as the school’s choice administrator by the governing body of the organization operating the school.

PI 48.03(3) (3) Notice of intent to participate. Except as provided under s. PI 48.04 (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.

PI 48.03(3)(a) (a) The notice shall include all of the following:

PI 48.03(3)(a)1. 1. Except as provided under par. (b), 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. 118.60 (3) (a), Stats. The school’s plan shall be one of the following:

PI 48.03(3)(a)1.a. a. The plan provided by the department.

PI 48.03(3)(a)1.b. b. 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.

PI 48.03(3)(a)2. 2. The number of spaces the school has available for pupils participating in each choice program in which the school participates.

PI 48.03(3)(a)2m. 2m. The expected number of choice program pupils that will participate in summer school under s. PI 48.08.

PI 48.03(3)(a)3. 3. 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.

PI 48.03(3)(a)4. 4. For first time participants, the name and location 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. 118.60 (2) (c) 2., Stats.

PI 48.03(3)(a)5. 5. The signature and mailing address of the choice administrator.

PI 48.03(3)(b) (b) A school only participating in the Wisconsin parental choice program is not required to file the random selection plan under par. (a) 1. for the school years in which the limitation under s. 118.60 (2) (be) 2., Stats., applies.

PI 48.03 Note 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.

PI 48.03(5) (5) Disclosure of information.

PI 48.03(5)(a) (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. 118.60 (6p) (a), Stats., and the mailing addresses for each governing body member on a form provided by the department.

PI 48.03(5)(b) (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. 118.60 (6m) (c), Stats., and the mailing addresses for each new governing body member on a form provided by the department.

PI 48.03 Note 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.

PI 48.03(6) (6) Accreditation requirements. A school participating in the choice program shall be accredited by an accrediting agency under s. 118.60 (1) (ab), Stats. Annually by August 1, a school that is fully accredited under s. 118.60 (2) (a) 7., Stats., shall file with the department a notice from the school’s accrediting agency under s. 118.60 (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:

PI 48.03(6)(a) (a) The notice shall include the following information:

PI 48.03(6)(a)1. 1. The school’s name.

PI 48.03(6)(a)2. 2. The school’s address for each location included in the accreditation.

PI 48.03(6)(a)3. 3. The grades accredited by the agency.

PI 48.03(6)(a)4. 4. Notification that the school is accredited at the time the notice is filed.

PI 48.03(6)(b) (b) The notice shall be filed no earlier than the beginning of the school year.

PI 48.03(6)(c) (c) The notice shall be completed by an authorized member of the accrediting agency.

PI 48.03(7) (7) Hours of instruction and annual school board meetings.

PI 48.03(7)(a) (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. 118.60 (2) (a) 8., Stats., and s. PI 48.06 (6).

PI 48.03(7)(b) (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 48.06 (8) or another manner prescribed by the department, a school shall file all of the following with the department:

PI 48.03(7)(b)1. 1. The school’s start and end date for the current school term.