PI 25.03(1)(a) (a) A pupil shall be determined to be behind in his or her age group in the number of high school credits attained if a pupil in grades 9 through 12 falls 3 or more credits behind in progress toward graduation.

PI 25.03(1)(b) (b) A pupil shall be determined to be 2 or more years behind his or her age group in basic skill levels based on a board approved plan of formal and informal assessment, consistent with the district’s objectives in mathematics and reading identified in the curriculum plan under s. PI 8.01 (2) (k).

PI 25.03(2) (2) As part of the district plan developed under sub. (1), each board shall describe how the board will identify and meet the needs of the children identified to be at risk. A board, when developing a plan under this section, may consider the following:

PI 25.03(2)(a) (a) How pupils will be identified and enrolled in programs or provided services to meet their needs.

PI 25.03(2)(b) (b) How pupils may be identified in early childhood and kindergarten through grade 4 and what programs may be offered to prevent pupils from becoming at risk.

PI 25.03(2)(c) (c) How parents will be informed and involved in the programs or services made available under par. (a).

PI 25.03(2)(d) (d) What accommodations can be made to support pupils’ achievement and success in school through any of the following:

PI 25.03(2)(d)1. 1. Curriculum modifications.

PI 25.03(2)(d)2. 2. Adaptive instructional strategies.

PI 25.03(2)(d)3. 3. Alternative education programs.

PI 25.03(2)(d)4. 4. Pupil support services.

PI 25.03(2)(d)5. 5. School to work programs.

PI 25.03(2)(d)6. 6. Community services.

PI 25.03(2)(d)7. 7. Coordinating services provided by the district, community, agencies, and other organizations.

PI 25.03(2)(d)8. 8. Eliminating systemic barriers that may cause pupils’ success at school to become at risk.

PI 25.03(2)(e) (e) How the district will evaluate the success of services provided under the plan.

PI 25.03 Note Note: The number of dropouts and the percentage in grades 9-12 is collected as part of the School Performance Report. A copy of the report format may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.

PI 25.03 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1994, No. 466, eff. 11-1-94; CR 01-119: am. (1) (intro.), (a), and (2) (intro.) and cr. (2) (e) Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02.

PI 25.04 PI 25.04 General requirements for school boards. Each board that has identified children at risk under s. PI 25.03 shall provide for all of the following:

PI 25.04(1) (1) Designate a staff person who will be responsible for developing the district plan required under s. 118.153 (2) (a), Stats.

PI 25.04(3) (3) Provide that all work-based learning experiences and other similar programs and activities taking place outside the school for which pupils receive academic credit under the district plan, including those programs or curriculum modifications authorized under s. 118.15 (1) (d), Stats., and instruction and pupil support services contracted for under s. 118.153 (3) (c) 1. and 2., Stats., are supervised by departmentally licensed teachers or other licensed school personnel.

PI 25.04(4) (4) Ensure that in grades 9 through 12 curriculum modifications and alternative education programs provided for children at risk are designed to allow pupils to meet the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33, Stats., and ch. PI 18.

PI 25.04(5) (5) Notify each pupil and his or her parent in writing whenever the pupil has been identified as a child at risk. The notice shall include all of the following:

PI 25.04(5)(a) (a) The name and telephone number of a person the parent or pupil can contact regarding the school district’s program.

PI 25.04(5)(b) (b) A description of the district’s plan.

PI 25.04(5)(c) (c) A statement that the pupil is eligible to be enrolled under the district plan to serve children at risk.

PI 25.04(5)(d) (d) A description of the at risk programs available and how the pupil may participate in a specific program if more than one program is offered as part of the district plan.

PI 25.04(5)(e) (e) A statement to inform the parent that he or she may select one or more programs in which the pupil will be enrolled, if the pupil meets the prerequisites for the specific program requested.

PI 25.04(5)(f) (f) Describe the procedure for requesting that the pupil be enrolled in the specific at risk program selected by the parent. The request shall be in writing, by signature on a district-provided form, or be given verbally to the person responsible for enrolling the pupil in the program. This person shall record the date and time of a verbal request and whether this request was made in person or by phone.