115.812 Placement disputes; school board referrals; interagency cooperation. 115.817 Children with disabilities education board. 115.82 Admission and transportation of nonresidents. 115.881 Additional special education aid. 115.882 Payment of state aid. 115.884 Special education transition grants. 115.885 Special education transition readiness grant program. 115.897 Exhaustion of remedies. 115.90 Noncompliance; remedies. SUBCHAPTER VI
EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGE PARENTS
115.915 Availability of program services and modifications. 115.92 Establishment of programs; rules. SUBCHAPTER VII
BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL EDUCATION
115.95 Legislative findings and declaration of policy. 115.96 Establishment of programs. 115.97 Bilingual-bicultural education programs required. 115.977 Contracting; continued eligibility. 115.98 Bilingual-bicultural advisory committee. 115.99 Preschool and summer school programs. 115.991 Training programs. 115.993 Report on bilingual-bicultural education. 115.996 Report to the legislature. SUBCHAPTER VIII
INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN
115.997 Interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. SUBCHAPTER IX
OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS AND
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
115.999 Opportunity schools and partnership program. GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
115.001(2)(2) Department. “Department” means the department of public instruction. 115.001(3)(3) Energy emergency. “Energy emergency” means a period of disruption of energy supplies which poses a serious risk to the economic well-being, health or welfare of the citizens of this state, as certified by executive order of the governor. 115.001(3d)(3d) Governing body of a private school. “Governing body of a private school” and “governing body of a new private school” means a board elected or appointed to govern the private school or, if no board is appointed or elected to govern the school, any other person having direct charge of the private school. 115.001(3g)(3g) Home-based private educational program. “Home-based private educational program” means a program of educational instruction provided to a child by the child’s parent or guardian or by a person designated by the parent or guardian. An instructional program provided to more than one family unit does not constitute a home-based private educational program. 115.001(3m)(3m) Interim session. “Interim session” means a period of time in a school year when school is held by a school in a school district to provide hours of direct pupil instruction in addition to the hours of direct pupil instruction provided by the school district as required under s. 121.02 (1) (f). 115.001(3r)(3r) Private school. “Private school” means an institution with a private educational program that meets all of the criteria under s. 118.165 (1) or is determined to be a private school by the state superintendent under s. 118.167. 115.001(7)(7) School board. “School board” means the school board or board of school directors in charge of the schools of a school district. 115.001(8)(8) School district administrator. “School district administrator” means the school district superintendent, supervising principal or other person who acts as the administrative head of a school district. 115.001(10)(10) School district clerk. “School district clerk” means the school district clerk of a 3-member school board elected by the electors in a common or union high school district, the school district clerk elected by the school board in a unified, common or union high school district having a school board of more than 3 members and the clerk designated by the school board in a 1st class city school district. 115.001(11)(11) School nurse. “School nurse” means a registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), who submits evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has successfully completed a course, determined to be satisfactory to the department, in public health or community health. 115.001(12)(12) School term. “School term” means the time commencing with the first school day and ending with the last school day that the schools of a school district are in operation for attendance of pupils in a school year, other than for the operation of summer classes. 115.001(13)(13) School year. “School year” means the time commencing with July 1 and ending with the next succeeding June 30. 115.001(14)(14) Session. “Session” means the time during a school term that the schools of a school district are operated for the attendance of pupils. 115.001(15)(15) State superintendent. “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction. 115.001(15m)(15m) Tribal school. “Tribal school” means an institution with an educational program that has as its primary purpose providing education in any grade or grades from kindergarten to 12 and that is one of the following: 115.001(15m)(a)(a) Controlled by the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. 115.001(15m)(b)(b) Jointly controlled by the elected governing bodies of 2 or more federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state. 115.001(15m)(c)(c) Controlled by a tribal educational authority established by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. 115.001(15m)(d)(d) Controlled by a tribal educational authority established jointly by 2 or more federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state. 115.001(16)(16) Virtual charter school. “Virtual charter school” means a charter school under contract with a school board under s. 118.40 in which all or a portion of the instruction is provided through means of the Internet, and the pupils enrolled in and instructional staff employed by the school are geographically remote from each other. 115.01(1)(1) Public schools. Public schools are the elementary and high schools supported by public taxation. 115.01(2)(2) Grades. The educational work of the public schools is divided into 12 grades, besides kindergarten, which are numbered from one to 12 beginning with the lowest. The first 8 grades are the elementary grades. Where reference is made to “elementary grades”, the reference includes kindergarten, where applicable. Where reference is made to “kindergarten”, the reference includes both 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarten, except as otherwise specifically provided. The last 4 grades are the high school grades. A middle school is a school in which grades 5 to 8 are taught. A junior high school is a school in which grades 7 to 9 are taught. A senior high school is a school in which grades 10 to 12 are taught. This classification is not a limitation of the character of work or the studies that may be carried on in either the elementary or the high schools. 115.01(3)(3) School districts. The school district is the territorial unit for school administration. School districts are classified as common, union high, unified and 1st class city school districts. A joint school district is one the territory of which is not wholly in one municipality. 115.01(5)(a)1.1. Each school district shall be known by the designation “School District of” followed by the name of the municipalities in which any high schools operated by the district lie. 115.01(5)(a)2.2. A school district which does not operate a high school shall be known by number and by the name of the municipalities in which it lies. 115.01(5)(b)(b) A school board may by resolution designate a different name for the school district if the revised name contains the words “school district”. 115.01(10)(10) School day. School days are days on which school is actually taught and the following days on which school is not taught: 115.01(10)(a)(a) Days on which school is closed by order of the school district administrator because of inclement weather and days on which parent-teacher conferences are held, not to exceed 5 days during the school term. 115.01(10)(b)(b) Days on which school is closed by order of a local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or the department of health services. 115.01(10)(c)(c) Days on which school is closed by order of the school district administrator because of a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school personnel, but not including inclement weather, unless the school board determines that the days will not count as school days. 115.01(12)(12) Distance. The distance between home and school shall be measured from building to building along the usually traveled route. 115.01(13)(a)(a) Whenever an action may be taken by a percentage of electors in an area, that percentage shall be based on the number of electors who voted for governor at the last general election in that area. 115.01(13)(b)(b) If the area does not coincide with a municipality or part thereof for which election statistics are kept, the number of electors shall be determined as follows: 115.01(13)(b)1.1. The area of the school district in square miles shall be divided by the area of the municipality in square miles in which it lies. 115.01(13)(b)2.2. The vote for governor at the last general election in the municipality within which the school district lies shall be multiplied by the quotient determined under subd. 1. to determine the required number of electors. 115.01(13)(c)(c) If a school district is in more than one municipality, the method of determination under par. (b) shall be used for each part of the school district which constitutes only a fractional part of any area for which election statistics are kept. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Subch. II of ch. 115 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also PI, Wis. adm. code. 115.28115.28 General duties. The state superintendent shall: 115.28(1)(1) General supervision. Ascertain the condition of the public schools, stimulate interest in education and spread as widely as possible a knowledge of the means and methods which may be employed to improve the schools. 115.28(2)(2) Sectarianism. Exclude all sectarian books and instruction from the public schools.
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