SB286-ASA2,9,84 6. Pupils who are suspended or expelled; the reasons for the suspension or
5expulsion; the length of time for which pupils are expelled; whether pupils return to
6school after being expelled; the educational programs and services provided to
7expelled pupils, except for pupils attending a private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23;
8and the schools attended by pupils who are suspended or expelled.
SB286-ASA2,9,109 7. Pupils participating in art and music classes and physical education classes
10offered by the school or school district.
SB286-ASA2,9,1111 8. Pupils who attain industry-recognized certifications.
SB286-ASA2,9,1212 9. Habitual truants, as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a).
SB286-ASA2,9,1313 10. Pupils participating in extracurricular activities.
SB286-ASA2,9,1414 11. Pupils taking the military readiness examination.
SB286-ASA2,9,1515 12. Pupils who concentrate in career and technical education.
SB286-ASA2,9,19 16(4m) For a private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
17118.60 or 119.23, the department may use for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a)
18only the information specified in sub. (4) that pertains to pupils attending the private
19school under the program.
SB286-ASA2,9,21 20(5) Each school and school district shall provide a link on the home page of its
21Internet site to the report issued by the department under this section.
SB286-ASA2,9,25 22(6) If the department determines that there is insufficient data about a school
23to grade its performance under sub. (3) (a) or that a grade under sub. (2) (c) is
24inappropriate because the school serves exclusively children at risk, as defined
25under s. 118.153 (1) (a), the department may grade the school as "satisfactory" or

1"needs improvement." The department shall issue an accountability report for the
2school.
SB286-ASA2,10,6 3(7) The legislative audit bureau shall study the department's methodology for
4calculating the performance of schools and school districts for the most recently
5issued accountability reports under this section and annually in January submit its
6findings to the joint legislative audit committee under s. 13.172 (3).
SB286-ASA2,15 7Section 15. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,10,238 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district, a
9charter school,
and a private school participating in the a parental choice program
10under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23 shall transfer to another school,
11including a private, charter, or tribal school, or school district all pupil records
12relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school has
13received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or
14guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school
15or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the
16pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
17correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
18for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and
19"school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
20center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
21or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
22its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
23tribal schools.
SB286-ASA2,16 24Section 16. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,11,4
1118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Any of the following entities may establish by
2charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may
3initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a
4charter school:
SB286-ASA2,17 5Section 17. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,11,146 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
7sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14.
A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
8sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter
9school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
10may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
11University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
12not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
13this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
14Wisconsin System.
SB286-ASA2,18 15Section 18. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,11,1716 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. a. A charter or contract may include grounds for expelling
17a pupil from the charter school.
SB286-ASA2,11,2018 b. If the charter or contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the
19charter school as permitted under subd. 2m. a., the charter or contract shall include
20the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
SB286-ASA2,19 21Section 19. 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,11,2322 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. No chartering or contracting entity under subd. 1. may
23establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
SB286-ASA2,20 24Section 20. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2520
, is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,12,10
1118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the
2Milwaukee area technical college district board may establish or enter into a
3contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district
4operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
5may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school
6located only in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the
7University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the
8establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located
9in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an
10adjacent county.
SB286-ASA2,21 11Section 21. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,12,1512 118.40 (2r) (cm) The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
13establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school
14under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not
15accommodate more than 480 pupils.
SB286-ASA2,22 16Section 22. 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,12,1817 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall
18do all of the following:
SB286-ASA2,23 19Section 23. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,12,2320 118.40 (3) (e) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
21charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
22(b) shall consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established
23by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
SB286-ASA2,24 24Section 24. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,13,6
1118.40 (4) (c) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into a
2contract for, and an
or entity under sub. (2r) (b) may establish or enter into a contract
3for, the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides
4one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board or entity under sub.
5(2r) (b) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of
6admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
SB286-ASA2,25 7Section 25. 118.40 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA2,13,168 118.40 (5m) Sanctions. (a) If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3)
9that a charter school has received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" under s.
10115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years, or has received a grade of "fails to meet
11expectations" in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher than
12"meets few expectations" in the other 2 school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c), the charter
13school operator shall complete a department-approved, on-site, diagnostic review
14of the school to determine the causes of the school's poor performance and relevant
15mitigating factors. Based on the results of the diagnostic review, the charter school
16operator shall do one of the following:
SB286-ASA2,13,1917 1. Implement department-approved improvement activities that are
18consistent with federal improvement requirements and that significantly transform
19the school.
SB286-ASA2,13,2020 2. Permanently close the school.
SB286-ASA2,13,2421 (b) If a charter school operator implements department-approved
22improvement activities under par. (a) 1., the state superintendent shall direct the
23charter school operator to do one or more of the following after the state
24superintendent consults with the operator and charter school employees:
SB286-ASA2,14,2
11. Modify one or more of the activities implemented by the charter school under
2par. (a) 1.
SB286-ASA2,14,43 2. Implement in the school a new or modified instructional design, which may
4include expanded school hours or additional pupil supports and services.
SB286-ASA2,14,65 3. Implement professional development programs that focus on improving
6pupil academic achievement in the school.
SB286-ASA2,14,87 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures in the
8school.
SB286-ASA2,14,119 5. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the charter school's finances or to
10monitor other interventions directed by the state superintendent under subds. 1. to
114.
SB286-ASA2,14,1512 (c) If a charter school implements department-approved improvement
13activities under par. (a) 1., but the state superintendent determines that the charter
14school has failed to improve sufficiently within 3 school years, the charter school
15operator shall permanently close the school.
SB286-ASA2,14,2016 (d) 1. If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that a charter school has
17received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 2 consecutive
18school years, the charter school operator may agree to a corrective action plan
19developed by the department or by an institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), within
20the University of Wisconsin System.
SB286-ASA2,15,421 2. If the charter school operator agrees to such a plan, the department shall pay
22to the charter school, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (am), an amount
23equal to $250 multiplied by the school's enrollment in each school year in which the
24school's raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (c) and its raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (a) 2.
25improve. If the school's overall grade improves to "meets few expectations," the

1department shall cease making the payments and the 2 consecutive school years in
2which the school received a grade of "fails to meet expectations," and any subsequent
3year in which the school was operating under a corrective action plan under this
4subdivision, do not count toward the determination under par. (a).
SB286-ASA2,15,85 3. If in any school year the school's raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (c) and its raw
6score under s. 115.39 (2) (a) 2. do not improve, the department shall cease making
7the payments and the charter school operator shall close the school. The charter
8school operator is not required to repay any payments it received under subd. 2.
SB286-ASA2,15,119 (e) 1. A school closing under par. (a) 2., (c), or (d) 3. is initially effective on the
10July 1 following the issuance of the school's accountability report under s. 115.39 (3)
11containing the department's determination under par. (a), (c), or (d).
SB286-ASA2,15,1312 2. If a charter school that is closed under par. (a), (c), or (d) reopens as a private
13school, it may not participate in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
SB286-ASA2,15,1914 (f) If a charter school is eligible for sanctions under par. (a) because it received
15a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and
16a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other 2 school years, and is
17also eligible for a corrective action plan under par. (d), the charter school operator
18may agree to a corrective action plan under par. (d). If the operator does not agree
19to such a plan, par. (a) applies.
SB286-ASA2,26 20Section 26. 118.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,15,22 21118.42 (title) Low-performing school districts and schools; state
22superintendent interventions.
SB286-ASA2,27 23Section 27. 118.42 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB286-ASA2,28 24Section 28. 118.42 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB286-ASA2,29 25Section 29. 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,16,2
1118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) If the state superintendent issues a directive under par.
2(a) or (b), he or she shall do all of the following:
SB286-ASA2,30 3Section 30. 118.42 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,16,64 118.42 (3) (c) 2. If a school board receives a directive from the state
5superintendent under par. (a) or (b), the school board shall seek input from school
6district staff, parents, and community leaders on implementing the directive.
SB286-ASA2,31 7Section 31. 118.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,16,118 118.42 (4) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing
9criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need
10of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of
11all public schools in the state,
for the purposes of this section.
SB286-ASA2,32 12Section 32. 118.425 of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA2,16,14 13118.425 Low-performing public schools. (1) Applicability. This section
14applies beginning on July 1, 2020.
SB286-ASA2,16,23 15(4) Sanctions. (a) If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that a
16public school, other than a charter school, has received a grade of "fails to meet
17expectations" under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years, or has received
18a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and
19a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other 2 school years under
20s. 115.39 (2) (c), the school board shall complete a department-approved, on-site,
21diagnostic review of the school to determine the causes of the school's poor
22performance and relevant mitigating factors. Based on the results of the diagnostic
23review, the school board shall do one of the following:
SB286-ASA2,17,3
11. Implement department-approved improvement activities that are
2consistent with federal improvement requirements and that significantly transform
3the school.
SB286-ASA2,17,44 2. Convert the school to a charter school.
SB286-ASA2,17,55 3. Permanently close the school.
SB286-ASA2,17,96 (b) If a school board implements department-approved improvement activities
7under par. (a) 1., the state superintendent shall direct the school board to do one or
8more of the following after the state superintendent consults with the school board,
9the school district administrator and school district employees:
SB286-ASA2,17,1110 1. Modify one or more of the activities implemented by the school board under
11par. (a) 1.
SB286-ASA2,17,1312 2. Implement in the school a new or modified instructional design, which may
13include expanded school hours or additional pupil supports and services.
SB286-ASA2,17,1514 3. Implement professional development programs that focus on improving
15pupil academic achievement in the school.
SB286-ASA2,17,1716 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures in the
17school.
SB286-ASA2,17,2018 5. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the school district's finances or to
19monitor other interventions directed by the state superintendent under subds. 1. to
204.
SB286-ASA2,17,2421 (c) If a school board implements department-approved improvement activities
22under par. (a) 1., but the state superintendent determines that the school has failed
23to improve sufficiently within 3 school years, the school board shall convert the school
24to a charter school or permanently close the school.
SB286-ASA2,18,5
1(d) If the school board converts the school to a charter school under par. (a) 2.
2or (c), the school board shall enter into the contract with the charter school operator
3by the February 1 following the department's determination under par. (a) 2. or (c).
4The contract shall provide for the attendance of pupils beginning in the following
5school year.
SB286-ASA2,18,96 (e) If the school board determines to permanently close the school under par.
7(a) 3. or (c), the school closing takes effect on the July 1 following the issuance of the
8school's accountability report under s. 115.39 (3) containing the department's
9determination under par. (a) or (c).
SB286-ASA2,18,1410 (f) 1. If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that a public school, other
11than a charter school, received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" under s. 115.39
12(2) (c) for 2 consecutive school years, the school board may agree to a corrective action
13plan for the school developed by the department or by an institution, as defined in
14s. 36.05 (9), within the University of Wisconsin System.
SB286-ASA2,18,2315 2. If the school board agrees to such a plan, the department shall pay to the
16school board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (am), an amount equal to
17$250 multiplied by the school's enrollment in each school year in which the school's
18raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (c) and its raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (a) 2. improve.
19If the school's overall grade improves to "meets few expectations," the department
20shall cease making the payments and the 2 consecutive school years in which the
21school received a grade of "fails to meet expectations," and any subsequent year in
22which the school was operating under a corrective action plan under this subdivision,
23do not count toward the determination under par. (a).
SB286-ASA2,19,324 3. If in any school year the school's raw score under s. 115.39 (2) (c) and its raw
25score under s. 115.39 (2) (a) 2. do not improve, the department shall cease making

1the payments and the school board shall convert the school to a charter school as
2provided in par. (d) or permanently close the school as provided in par. (e). The school
3board is not required to repay any payments it received under subd. 2.
SB286-ASA2,19,94 (g) If a public school is eligible for sanctions under par. (a) because it received
5a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and
6a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other 2 school years, and is
7also eligible for a corrective action plan under par. (f), the school board may agree to
8a corrective action plan under par. (f). If the school board does not agree to such a
9plan, par. (a) applies.
SB286-ASA2,33 10Section 33. 118.60 (1) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB286-ASA2,19,1411 118.60 (1) (ag) (intro.) "Disqualified person" means a person who, when a
12private school was barred or terminated from participation in the program under
13this section by an order issued under sub. (9m) or (10), satisfied at least one of the
14following:
SB286-ASA2,34 15Section 34. 118.60 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB286-ASA2,20,316 118.60 (9m) (a) 1. If the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that a
17private school participating in the program under this section has received a grade
18of "fails to meet expectations" under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years,
19or has received a grade of "fails to meet expectations" in at least 3 of 5 consecutive
20school years and a grade no higher than "meets few expectations" in the other 2
21school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c), the private school shall complete a
22department-approved, on-site, diagnostic review of the school to determine the
23causes of the school's poor performance and relevant mitigating factors. Based on
24the results of the diagnostic review, the private school shall implement
25department-approved improvement activities that are consistent with federal

1improvement requirements and that significantly transform the school, or the state
2superintendent shall issue an order barring the private school from participating in
3the program under this section.
SB286-ASA2,20,74 2. If a private school implements department-approved improvement
5activities under subd. 1., the state superintendent shall direct the private school to
6do one or more of the following after the state superintendent consults with the
7private school and its employees:
SB286-ASA2,20,98 a. Modify one or more of the activities implemented by the private school under
9subd. 1.
SB286-ASA2,20,1110 b. Implement in the school a new or modified instructional design, which may
11include expanded school hours or additional pupil supports and services.
SB286-ASA2,20,1312 c. Implement professional development programs that focus on improving
13pupil academic achievement in the school.
SB286-ASA2,20,1514 d. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures in the
15school.
SB286-ASA2,20,1816 e. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the school district's finances or to
17monitor other interventions directed by the state superintendent under this subd.
182. a. to 2. d.
SB286-ASA2,20,2319 3. If a private school implements department-approved improvement
20activities under subd. 1., but the state superintendent determines that the school has
21failed to improve sufficiently within 3 school years, the state superintendent shall
22issue an order barring the private school from participating in the program under
23this section.
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