PI 19.02(1) (1) “Board” means the school board in charge of the schools of a school district.

PI 19.02(2) (2) “CESA” means a cooperative educational service agency under ch. 116, Stats.

PI 19.02(3) (3) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

PI 19.02(4) (4) “Parent” means mother, father, or legal guardian.

PI 19.02(5) (5) “Program coordinator” means the person or persons designated by the board under s. PI 19.03 (1).

PI 19.02(6) (6) “Pupil services personnel” means school psychologists, school social workers, and school counselors licensed under ch. PI 34 and registered nurses licensed through the department of safety and professional services employed by the school district or CESA.

PI 19.02(7) (7) “School age parent” means any person under the age of 21 who is not a high school graduate and is a parent, an expectant parent or a person who has been pregnant within the immediately preceding 120 days. School age parent does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.

PI 19.02(8) (8) “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction.

PI 19.02 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (6), Register, September, 1996, No. 489, eff. 10-1-96; correction in (6) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2004 No. 582; correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register February 2012 No. 674.

PI 19.03 PI 19.03 Establishment of school age parent programs. Under s. 115.92, Stats., a board may establish a program for school age parents who are residents of the school district. A program may be operated by the board or under agreement with a CESA, or under s. 66.0301, Stats. The program shall meet the following requirements:

PI 19.03(1) (1) The board shall designate a person or persons to coordinate the school age parent program.

PI 19.03(2) (2) Each board establishing a program for school age parents shall have on file a written plan which includes a description of goals and objectives, staffing, implementation procedures, and local means of evaluating the program. The board shall ensure that the plan and program are in compliance with s. 118.13 (1), Stats., especially those provisions which prohibit discrimination on the basis of pregnancy or marital or parental status.

PI 19.03(4) (4) All teachers and pupil services personnel in the school age parent program shall hold a Wisconsin license within their respective field of practice. All teachers and pupil services personnel providing instruction in the areas specified under sub. (6) (f), shall have earned at least 9 semester credits selected from the following:

PI 19.03(4)(a) (a) Infant and child care.

PI 19.03(4)(b) (b) Nutrition.

PI 19.03(4)(c) (c) Fetal development.

PI 19.03(4)(d) (d) Early childhood.

PI 19.03(4)(e) (e) Child or adolescent development.

PI 19.03(4)(f) (f) Maternal health and child care.

PI 19.03(4)(g) (g) Adolescent psychology.

PI 19.03(4)(h) (h) Family relationships.

PI 19.03(5) (5) The pupil to teacher ratio in classes designed specifically for school age parents may not exceed 15 pupils to one teacher without prior department approval. Teacher aides may assist teachers in classrooms, in which case there may be 20 pupils for one teacher and one full-time teacher aide.

PI 19.03(6) (6) The services provided include:

PI 19.03(6)(a) (a) Instruction in basic skills for academic subjects.

PI 19.03(6)(b) (b) Provision of social services to facilitate accessibility to needed resources.

PI 19.03(6)(c) (c) Information on counseling services available in the school district and in the community.

PI 19.03(6)(d) (d) Provision of vocational guidance, career development, and education for employment activities.

PI 19.03(6)(e) (e) Information on related maternal and child health support systems and resources.

PI 19.03(6)(f) (f) Instruction in the following areas: