PI 38.02(3)(b) (b) Is employed as a tier I license holder in special education subject to the requirements under s. PI 34.039.

PI 38.02(3)(c) (c) Holds a tier II provisional educator license under s. PI 34.040 and has less than 3 years of experience.

PI 38.02(4) (4) “Mentor” means an educator and a peer to the initial educator who primarily provides support and assistance to initial educators.

PI 38.02 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1999, No. 518, eff. 3-1-99; 2017 Wis. Act 93: am. (intro.), (1), renum. (2) to PI 38.002 (1), am. (3), renum. (5) to PI 38.002 (5) Register December 2017 No. 744, eff. 1-1-18; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2019 No. 760; CR 19-034: renum. (3) to (3) (intro.) and am., cr. (3) (a) to (c) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20.

PI 38.03 PI 38.03 Grants for peer review and mentoring.

PI 38.03(1) (1) Eligibility. Annually, by May 1, eligible applicants may apply to the state superintendent to fund a peer review and mentoring program described under sub. (4m). Eligible applicants include the following:

PI 38.03(1)(a) (a) A CESA.

PI 38.03(1)(b) (b) A consortium consisting of 2 or more school districts.

PI 38.03(1)(c) (c) A consortium consisting of 2 or more CESAs.

PI 38.03(1)(d) (d) A combination of pars. (a) to (c).

PI 38.03(2) (2) Application requirements. An application submitted under sub. (1) shall be developed with significant input from teachers and shall include the following information:

PI 38.03(2)(a) (a) Signatures, names and titles of individuals who developed the grant application.

PI 38.03(2)(b) (b) A list of school districts and CESAs that will participate in the program.

PI 38.03(2)(c) (c) A description of the proposed program including its rationale, goals and objectives.

PI 38.03(2)(d) (d) A description of how the proposed program will assist initial educators and enhance instruction.

PI 38.03(2)(e) (e) A description of the program activities to be completed during the duration of the program, with a timetable for completion of each major activity.

PI 38.03(2)(f) (f) A description of how the program will enhance pupil achievement.

PI 38.03(2)(g) (g) A description of the evaluation plan including the indicators used to measure the achievement of the program goals and objectives.

PI 38.03(2)(h) (h) A description of the applicant’s capacity to continue the program after the grant period is complete.

PI 38.03(2)(i) (i) A description of how the grant award will be allocated, including how the applicant will match at least 20% of the grant awarded as required under s. 115.405 (1), Stats. The matching funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.

PI 38.03(2)(j) (j) A description of the selection, training, roles and responsibilities of the mentors.

PI 38.03(2)(k) (k) A statement of the need for the grant.

PI 38.03(2)(L) (L) A statement of which entity will be administering the program.

PI 38.03(3) (3) Assurances. A grant recipient under this subchapter shall provide for all of the following:

PI 38.03(3)(a) (a) An assurance that the grant awarded under this subchapter will not be used to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for professional development.

PI 38.03(3)(b) (b) An assurance that program information and related materials under this subchapter will be made available to interested schools and other educational institutions at a reasonable cost.

PI 38.03(4) (4) Grant amount. A one-year grant of not more than $25,000 may be made to fund a comprehensive peer review and mentoring program for initial educators.

PI 38.03(4m) (4m) Program components. A program is eligible for a grant under this subchapter only if it includes all of the following program components:

PI 38.03(4m)(a) (a) An ongoing orientation for initial educators that is collaboratively developed and delivered by administrators, teachers, support staff and parents.