ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 549
February 27, 2014 - Offered by Representative Kooyenga.
AB549-ASA1,1,5 1An Act to renumber 118.19 (11); to amend 115.415 (3) (a) (intro.); and to create
2115.385 (3), 118.19 (11) (b), 118.40 (3) (f), 118.60 (2) (c) 3. and 119.23 (2) (c) 3.
3of the statutes; relating to: replicating independent charter schools, educator
4effectiveness, school district accountability, school principal licenses, and
5student teaching at a private school participating in a parental choice program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB549-ASA1,1 6Section 1. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549-ASA1,1,107 115.385 (3) For purposes of measuring a school district's performance under
8sub. (1), the department may not include data derived from a virtual charter school
9that is considered to be located in the school district under s. 118.51 (18) if at least
1050 percent of the pupils are attending the virtual charter school under s. 118.51.
AB549-ASA1,2 11Section 2. 115.415 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.415 (3) (a) (intro.) The department shall promulgate by rule an equivalency
2process aligned with the evaluation system established under sub. (2) for a school
3district, a charter school under contract with a school board that is not an
4instrumentality of the school district,
or a charter school established under s. 118.40
5(2r) seeking to utilize an alternative process for the evaluation of teacher and
6principal practice. The process under this subsection shall be based on the criteria
7established in the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium and
8the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Educational Leadership
9Policy Standards, and a school district, a charter school under contract with a school
10board that is not an instrumentality of the school district,
or charter school
11established under s. 118.40 (2r) that uses the process under this subsection shall
12evaluate the performance of teachers in the following domains:
AB549-ASA1,3 13Section 3. 118.19 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (11) (a).
AB549-ASA1,4 14Section 4. 118.19 (11) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549-ASA1,2,1915 118.19 (11) (b) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and sub. (9) and subject to subs. (4)
16and (10), the department shall issue a school principal license to an applicant who
17is licensed, or otherwise credentialed, to be a school principal in another state if the
18applicant pays the fee established under s. 115.28 (7) (d) for a school principal license
19and satisfies all of the following:
AB549-ASA1,2,2020 a. The applicant holds the license or other credential in good standing.
AB549-ASA1,2,2121 b. The applicant has completed 3 years of full-time classroom teaching.
AB549-ASA1,2,2522 2. The department may not require a person licensed under subd. 1. to complete
23additional credit hours or course work if the person received a bachelor's or post
24graduate degree from a regionally accredited nonprofit, postsecondary educational
25institution.
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1Section 5. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549-ASA1,3,112 118.40 (3) (f) 1. In this paragraph, a person has a proven track record of success
3if, during each of the 2 immediately preceding school years, a person operated a
4charter school in which the total percentage of pupils attending the charter school
5who received a score of advanced or proficient on the state assessments for math and
6reading under ss. 118.30 and 121.02 (1) (r), or on alternate assessments for math or
7reading under individualized education programs, in all tested grades is at least 10
8percentage points greater than the total percentage of pupils attending public
9schools operated by the school board that governs the school district in which the
10charter school is located who received the same scores on the same assessments in
11the same grades.
AB549-ASA1,3,1712 2. Subject to subd. 4., an entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. that has contracted with
13a person to operate a charter school shall, upon receiving a letter of intent under
14subd. 3. from the person, amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract
15with the person to authorize the person to operate one or more additional charter
16schools if the person has a proven track record of success for each charter school the
17person operates in this state.
AB549-ASA1,3,1918 3. To operate an additional charter school under subd. 2., a person must submit
19to the entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. a letter of intent that includes all of the following:
AB549-ASA1,3,2020 a. The date on which instruction will begin at each additional charter school.
AB549-ASA1,3,2121 b. The general location of each additional charter school.
AB549-ASA1,3,2422 c. A description of any potential facility that may be used by each additional
23charter school, including the approximate number of pupils that each facility may
24safely accommodate.
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1d. Evidence demonstrating that the person has a proven track record of success
2for each charter school the person operates in this state.
AB549-ASA1,4,53 4. An entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. shall authorize a person to operate no more
4than 2 additional charter schools per school year under this paragraph, unless the
5parties agree to more than 2.
AB549-ASA1,4,96 5. An additional charter school authorized under this paragraph is not a
7satellite or subsidiary campus of the charter school for which the operator
8demonstrated a proven track record of success under subd. 2. and is considered an
9individual school for funding purposes.
AB549-ASA1,6 10Section 6. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB549-ASA1,4,1811 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6., a person who is enrolled in an
12accredited institution of higher education, has earned at least 48 higher education
13credits, has completed at least 80 hours of training, and has had a criminal
14background check conducted to ensure that he or she has not been convicted of an
15offense specified in s. 118.19 (4) (a) may engage in student teaching at a private
16school participating in the program under this section during its summer session if
17the person supervising the student teacher satisfies all of the following
18requirements:
AB549-ASA1,4,1919 a. Has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
AB549-ASA1,4,2120 b. Has taught full-time at an elementary or secondary school for at least 2
21years.
AB549-ASA1,4,2222 c. Supervises no more than 3 student teachers during the same semester.
AB549-ASA1,4,2423 d. Is often present in the student teacher's classroom to observe his or her
24teaching.
AB549-ASA1,4,2525 e. Meets with the student teacher before and after school each school day.
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1f. At least weekly, reviews the lesson plans of the student teacher.
AB549-ASA1,5,32 g. At least weekly, provides an individual coaching session to the student
3teacher.
AB549-ASA1,7 4Section 7. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB549-ASA1,5,125 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6., a person who is enrolled in an
6accredited institution of higher education, has earned at least 48 higher education
7credits, has completed at least 80 hours of training, and has had a criminal
8background check conducted to ensure that he or she has not been convicted of an
9offense specified in s. 118.19 (4) (a) may engage in student teaching at a private
10school participating in the program under this section during its summer session if
11the person supervising the student teacher satisfies all of the following
12requirements:
AB549-ASA1,5,1313 a. Has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
AB549-ASA1,5,1514 b. Has taught full-time at an elementary or secondary school for at least 2
15years.
AB549-ASA1,5,1616 c. Supervises no more than 3 student teachers during the same semester.
AB549-ASA1,5,1817 d. Is often present in the student teacher's classroom to observe his or her
18teaching.
AB549-ASA1,5,1919 e. Meets with the student teacher before and after school each school day.
AB549-ASA1,5,2020 f. At least weekly, reviews the lesson plans of the student teacher.
AB549-ASA1,5,2221 g. At least weekly, provides an individual coaching session to the student
22teacher.
AB549-ASA1,8 23Section 8. Initial applicability.
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1(1) Charter school contracts. The treatment of section 118.40 (3) (f) of the
2statutes first applies to a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is
3entered into, modified, or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.
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