115.35 (5) (c) As to the department's state superintendent's recommendations to improve such programs and cooperation.

115.361 (2) (b) A school board contracting under par. (am) may apply to the department state superintendent for a grant to help fund the costs of the program. The department state superintendent shall review the applications and determine which of the applicants will receive grants. A grant shall fund 100% of the cost of the classroom materials for the program and 80% of the costs of the contract, except that no grant may exceed $50,000. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm).

(c) The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection, including rules establishing criteria for selecting grant recipients under par. (b).

115.361 (3) (a) A school board may apply to the department state superintendent for a grant to fund a families and schools together program designed to identify pupils who are 6 to 11 years of age who have a high risk of dropping out of school, experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse problems or being adjudged delinquent. The program shall provide prevention and early intervention activities involving joint school, family and community participation, including mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse program specialists.

(b) Beginning in the 1990-91 school year and annually thereafter, the department state superintendent may award grants of up to $50,000 to school districts with small and medium memberships and grants of up to $70,000 to school districts with large memberships. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). In this paragraph, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).

115.361 (4) Grants for pupil alcohol and other drug abuse program projects. (a) The department state superintendent may award grants of up to $1,000 to a participating school district for alcohol and other drug abuse education, prevention or intervention programs designed by the pupils enrolled in the school district. The school district shall use the funds for the costs of the projects.

(b) Grants under this subsection shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). To the extent possible, the department state superintendent shall ensure that grants are equally distributed on a statewide basis.

115.361 (5) (a) A school board, with the cooperation and support of a community-based organization, may apply to the department state superintendent for a grant of up to $30,000 to fund an after-school or summer school program for pupils in grades 1 to 9.

(b) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall award grants under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). The amount of a grant may not exceed 80% of the cost of the program, including in-kind contributions. The department state superintendent may award a grant to a school board under this subsection only if all of the following apply:

3. (intro.) The program includes a school tutoring program operated by the school board or the community-based organization for pupils in grades 1 to 9 who are one or more years behind their age group in reading, writing or mathematics or who exhibit other significant academic deficiencies, including poor school attendance or school work completion problems. The department state superintendent may consider whether any of the following applies to the program in determining whether to award a grant:

(c) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:

3. Annually by July 1, evaluate the programs funded under this subsection and submit a report describing its his or her conclusions and recommendations to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

115.361 (7) (a) (intro.) Of the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm), annually the department state superintendent shall allocate the following amounts for the following programs:

(b) Annually, the department state superintendent shall determine whether the amount allocated for each program under par. (a) will be fully utilized based upon the applications received that meet the specified criteria for each program. If an amount will not be fully utilized, the department state superintendent may transfer the unutilized funds to programs for which qualified applications exceed the amounts allocated. The transfer shall be made by November 1 of each school year, except that in any school year in which a biennial budget act takes effect, the transfer shall be made by November 1 or within 120 days after the effective date of the biennial budget act, whichever is later. Annually, the department state superintendent shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing all transfers under this paragraph.

(c) The department state superintendent shall collect and analyze information about the programs funded under this section, evaluate their effectiveness and submit a report of the evaluation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor by July 1, 1994, and biennially by July 1 thereafter.

115.3615 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eh), the department state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the department state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The department state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The department state superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to an agency that is receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

115.362 (4) (a) Each school board receiving a grant under sub. (2) (a) 2. shall ensure that its program meets standards established by the department state superintendent by rule. The school board may establish the program individually or on a cooperative basis with one or more school districts, cooperative educational service agencies or county handicapped children's education boards.

115.362 (5) The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for the awarding of grants under sub. (2) (a). The rules shall require that the department state superintendent give priority in awarding grants to school districts in which no pupil assistance program is available.

115.37 Council on the education of the blind. The council on the education of the blind shall make recommendations as to procedures and policies affecting any problem of the visually handicapped before the department. The council shall advise on such services, activities, programs, investigations and researches as in its judgment will contribute to the welfare of visually handicapped persons. The department state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on problems and policy changes affecting the visually handicapped in the department's jurisdiction, and the council may initiate consultations with the department. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the council shall have access to files, records and statistics kept in the department which relate to matters concerning the visually handicapped.

36.54 (1) (a) The environmental education board shall consult with the department state superintendent of public instruction in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education in public schools, including needs for teacher training, curriculum development and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials. The department state superintendent of public instruction shall seek the advice of the environmental education board in carrying out these activities.

(b) The environmental education board shall consult with other state agencies, including the university of Wisconsin-extension, conservation and environmental groups, youth organizations and nature and environmental centers in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education.

(2) (b) From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (1) (jr) and (2) (ee) and (ra) 20.285 (1) (ee), (j), (r) and (rc), the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis. The environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.

(c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and projects under par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities established under sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations under s. 20.255 (1) (jr) and (2) (ee) and (ra) 20.285 (1) (ee), (j), (r) and (rc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications under this subsection. The department shall assist the board in administering this section.

(d) The environmental education board shall seek private funds for the purpose of the grants under this subsection.

115.38 (1) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall develop a school and school district performance report for use by school districts under sub. (2). The report shall include all of the following by school and by school district:

115.38 (1) (c) Staffing and financial data information, as determined by the department state superintendent, not to exceed 10 items. The department state superintendent may not request a school board to provide information solely for the purpose of including the information in the report under this paragraph.

115.38 (1) (d) The number and percentage of resident pupils attending a course in a nonresident school district under s. 118.52, the number of nonresident pupils attending a course in the school district under s. 118.52, and the courses taken by those pupils.

115.38 (1) (e) The method of reading instruction used in the school district and the textbook series used to teach reading in the school district.

115.38 (2) By January 1, 1993, and annually thereafter by January 1, each school board shall distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, or give to each pupil to bring home to his or her parent or guardian, a school and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the department state superintendent under sub. (1).

115.38 (3) Annually, the department state superintendent shall publish and distribute to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a summary of the reports under sub. (2).

115.38 (4) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year and annually thereafter, the department state superintendent shall identify those school districts that are low in performance and those schools in which there are pupils enrolled who do not meet the state minimum performance standards on the examinations administered under s. 118.30. The department state superintendent shall make recommendations regarding how the programs and operations of the identified school districts and schools may be improved and periodically assess school district implementation of the recommendations.

115.40 (2) (a) A school board, in conjunction with one or more public agencies or private, nonprofit, community-based organizations, may submit an application to the department state superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement a collaborative service program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both, and their families.

(b) A public agency or a private, nonprofit, community-based organization, in conjunction with a school board, may submit an application to the department state superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement a collaborative service program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both, and their families.

115.40 (4) (a) The secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health and social services shall provide technical assistance to and consult with applicants regarding the preparation of their applications.

115.40 (4) (b) The secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health and social services shall review the applications and jointly determine the grant recipients and the amount of each grant. A grant may not be awarded to a school board, agency or organization unless the percentage of the participating school district's membership in the previous school year for whom aid to families with dependent children was being received under s. 49.19 was greater than 5%. In this paragraph, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).

115.40 (4) (c) (intro.) The secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health and social services shall give preference in awarding grants under this section to all of the following:

115.40 (6) The department state superintendent shall include in the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) information on the programs funded under this section.

115.41 Teacher improvement program. The department state superintendent shall operate a program to provide prospective teachers with one-semester internships under the supervision of licensed teachers. The program may also fund in-service activities and professional staff development research projects. The department state superintendent shall charge school districts fees for participation in the program. Program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (hg).

115.43 (2) Scholarships. (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:

115.43 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to minority group pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The department state superintendent shall give preference to minority group pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college and university of Wisconsin systems.

115.44 Early identification program. (1) The department state superintendent shall establish an early identification program as part of the Wisconsin educational opportunity program under s. 115.28 (23). Early identification program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (a). The early identification program shall assist minority and economically disadvantaged pupils in grades 8 to 12 in pursuing higher educational opportunities by providing direction toward attainment of career goals.

(2) Biennially, the department state superintendent shall provide the governor and any appropriate standing committee of the legislature information on the performance of the early identification program and the postsecondary educational progress of the pupils who were enrolled in the program. The information shall include the number and ethnic backgrounds of the pupils who were enrolled in the program and college acceptance, retention and graduation rates of the pupils.

115.45 (2) (a) Annually by September 15, the school board, on its own initiative or upon receipt of an application from the principal of an elementary school located in the school district, may apply to the department state superintendent for a grant under this section. The application shall include a plan specifying how the school board intends to meet the requirements under sub. (4), explaining the school board's selection process for individual schools and private service providers and identifying the schools in the school district, or the private service providers certified by the school board as providing the services under sub. (4) (b), to which the grant funds will be applied.

(b) The council for Milwaukee public schools grant programs under s. 115.28 (20) shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) and make recommendations to the secretary state superintendent regarding the schools to be selected and amounts of the grants to be awarded. The council's recommendations shall be based upon and include information regarding the degree to which the proposed projects will effectively meet the requirements under sub. (4).

(3) The department state superintendent shall determine the amount of the grant, if any, to be awarded a school board submitting an application under sub. (2) (a). Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (do). Amounts awarded shall be used by the school board to supplement existing elementary school programs and not to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for such programs.

115.45 (3m) (b) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall give priority in awarding grants under this section to all of the following programs:

115.45 (4) (h) (intro.) Annually, each identified school or private service provider shall report to the department state superintendent all of the following:

115.45 (6) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:

115.45 (6) (b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a budget report detailing the grants the department he or she intends to award under this section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results of the annual testing required under sub. (4) (b) and include a description of the guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for such funds.

115.45 (9) (b) The department state superintendent may authorize a school district to use up to 8% of a grant to pay the costs of transporting pupils under par. (a).

115.45 (10) Grants under this section shall be awarded for a 3-year period. The department state superintendent and the grant recipient shall jointly establish performance objectives for each proposed project and criteria for evaluating whether the project meets the objectives. At the end of the 3-year period, the department state superintendent shall determine whether the project met its objectives. A grant may not be renewed unless the department state superintendent determines that the project met its objectives.

115.47 Designated state official under agreement. The “designated state official" for this state under s. 115.46 shall be the secretary state superintendent.

115.48 Contracts under agreement. True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the department and in the office of the secretary of state. The department shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.