Wisconsin Code § 115.28

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The state superintendent shall:
(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.
(2) SECTARIANISM. Exclude all sectarian books and instruction from the public schools.
(3) SUPERVISION OF SCHOOLS. Supervise and inspect the
public schools and day schools for children with disabilities, advise the principals and local authorities thereof and give assistance in organizing such schools.
(3m) SUPERVISION OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
AGENCIES; RULES. (a) Supervise and audit the receipts and expenditures of the cooperative educational service agencies, conduct program review of the agencies, supervise boundary reorganization where necessary, advise the administrators of the agencies and provide assistance in organizing the agencies throughout
the state.
(b) Promulgate rules establishing procedures for the reorganization of cooperative educational service agencies and boundary
appeals.
(4) PUBLIC INFORMATION. By reports, bulletins, circulars,
correspondence and public addresses, give the public information
upon the different methods of school organization and management and the subject of education generally.
(5) APPEALS. Examine and determine all appeals which by
law are made to the state superintendent and prescribe rules of
practice in respect thereto, not inconsistent with law.
(6) ANNUAL CONVENTIONS. Annually, hold conventions of
school district administrators, supervisors and agency
coordinators.
(7) LICENSING OF TEACHERS. (a) License all teachers for the
public schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of
attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of
teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (3), 118.191,
118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, 118.195, and 118.197;
prescribe by rule standards, requirements, and procedures for the
approval of teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, to be approved by the state superintendent, a teacher preparatory program shall demonstrate that it
provides instruction that prepares teachers to teach reading and
language arts using science-based early reading instruction, as
defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), and does not provide instruction on
teaching reading and language arts that incorporates 3-cueing, as
defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (c), and a requirement that, beginning
on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory
program located in this state shall submit to the department a list
of individuals who have completed the program and who have
been recommended by the program for licensure under this subsection, together with each individual’s date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program’s most recently
completed academic year; file in the state superintendent’s office
all papers relating to state teachers’ licenses; and register each
such license.
(b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal
schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience
in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible
for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds
that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant
taught offered an adequate educational program during the period
of the applicant’s teaching therein. Private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.
(c) Subject to s. 118.19 (4m), license and make rules for the
examination and licensing of persons, including teachers, employed to provide publicly funded special education and related
services, as those terms are defined in s. 115.76 (14) and (15).
(d) Annually, establish fees for the certification or licensure of
school and public library personnel sufficient to fund certification and licensing administrative costs.
(e) 1. In this paragraph, “alternative education program”
means an instructional program, approved by the school board,
that utilizes successful alternative or adaptive school structures
and teaching techniques and that is incorporated into existing, traditional classrooms or regularly scheduled curricular programs or
that is offered in place of regularly scheduled curricular programs. “Alternative educational program” does not include a private school, a tribal school, or a home-based private educational
program.
2. Promulgate rules establishing requirements for licensure
as an alternative education program teacher and for the approval
of teacher education programs leading to licensure as an alternative education program teacher. The rules shall encompass the
teaching of multiple subjects or grade levels or both, as determined by the state superintendent. The rules may require teacher
education programs to grant credit towards licensure as an alternative education program teacher for relevant experience or
demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and knowledge.
(f) The department may not charge a fee for the issuance of a
license, permit, or certificate to an individual who is eligible for
the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.

(g) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3), (4m), (6) to (9), (12), and
(14), grant a charter school teaching license to any person who
has a bachelor’s degree and demonstrates, based upon criteria established by the department, that the person is proficient in the
subject or subjects that he or she intends to teach. The license authorizes the person to teach that subject or those subjects in a
charter school.
(gm) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (8), (9), and (11), grant an
initial charter school principal license to any person who is licensed, or otherwise credentialed, to be a school principal in another state if the person holds the license or other credential in
good standing, has completed at least 3 years of full-time classroom teaching, and is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4)
and (10). The license authorizes the person to be a principal of a
charter school.
(h) Promulgate a rule requiring an applicant for a license to
provide his or her home address.
(7g) EVALUATION OF TEACHER PREPARATORY PROGRAMS.
(a) The department shall, in consultation with the governor’s office, the chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and senate whose subject matter is elementary and secondary education
and ranking members of those committees, the Board of Regents
of the University of Wisconsin System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, do all of the
following:
1. Determine how the performance of individuals who have
recently completed a teacher preparatory program described in
sub. (7) (a) and located in this state or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state will be
used to evaluate the teacher preparatory and education programs.
The determination under this subdivision shall, at minimum, define “recently completed” and identify measures to assess an individual’s performance, including the performance assessment
made prior to making a recommendation for licensure.
2. Determine how the measures of performance of individuals who have recently completed a teacher preparatory or education program identified as required under subd. 1. will be made
accessible to the public.
3. Develop a system to publicly report the measures of performance identified as required under subd. 1. for each teacher
preparatory and education program identified in subd. 1.
(b) Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, the department
shall use the system developed under par. (a) 3. to annually report
for each program identified in par. (a) 1. the passage rate on first
attempt of students and graduates of the program on examinations administered for licensure under sub. (7) and any other information required to be reported under par. (a) 1.
(c) Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, each teacher
preparatory and education program shall prominently display and
annually update the passage rate on first attempt of recent graduates of the program on examinations administered for licensure
under sub. (7) and any other information required to be reported
under par. (a) 1. on the program’s website and provide this information to persons receiving admissions materials to the program.
(7m) CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL NURSES. Certify school
nurses, make rules for the examination and certification of school
nurses and file in the state superintendent’s office all papers relating to school nurses certification and register each such
certification.
(9) FEDERAL AIDS. Accept federal funds for any function
over which the state superintendent has jurisdiction and act as the
agent for the receipt and disbursement of such funds.
(9m) WAIVER OF PUPIL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a)
Request a waiver from the federal department of education that
would permit the state superintendent to approve between 3 and 5
examinations, selected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Value-Added Research Center under s. 118.301 (2), for administration to pupils as provided under s. 118.301 (3).
(b) Upon receipt of the waiver under par. (a), submit the
waiver, together with a request to supplement the appropriation
under s. 20.255 (1) (fm) with the funds that are held in the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a) for the purposes described under
s. 118.301, to the joint committee on finance for consideration by
the committee at its next quarterly meeting under s. 13.10. Upon
approval of the state superintendent’s request under this paragraph, the joint committee on finance shall release the funds.
(10) EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT. Develop an educational
assessment program to measure objectively the adequacy and efficiency of educational programs offered by public schools in this
state. The program shall include methods by which pupil
achievement in reading, mathematics, writing, science, social science and other areas of instruction commonly offered by public
schools will be objectively measured each year. Assessment shall
be undertaken at several grade levels on a uniform, statewide
basis.
(10m) REPORT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF A
1ST CLASS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) Annually by November 30, submit to the commissioner of the
opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of
ch. 119 and to the superintendent of schools of the school district
operating under ch. 119 a report that identifies the schools in Milwaukee County and located in a school district that was placed in
the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for that school district under s. 115.385 (1) to
which any of the following applies, and that disaggregates the
schools by elementary school, middle school, junior high school,
high school, and senior high school:
1. The school was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the
school under s. 115.385 (1).
2. The school building is vacant or an underutilized building,
as defined in s. 119.61 (1) (c).
(b) By November 30 of the first year in which the state superintendent determines that a school district is an eligible school
district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d), and annually thereafter,
submit to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. IX a report that identifies each
school in that eligible school district that was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the school under s. 115.385 (1) and that disaggregates the schools by elementary school, middle school, junior
high school, high school, and senior high school.
(10o) NOTICE OF ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) Annually
by November 30, determine whether any school district qualifies
as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).
(b) Notify the governor, the appropriate county executive, as
defined in s. 115.999 (1) (b) , and the appropriate mayor, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (e), as soon as the state superintendent determines that a school district qualifies as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).
(c) Beginning in November of the 2017-18 school year, annually determine whether any unified school district qualifies as an
eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a).
(d) By November 30, 2017, and each November 30 thereafter,
notify the clerk of each village located in an eligible unified
school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a), and the school
district administrator of the eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a), that the unified school district quali-

fies as an eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999
(2m) (a).
(11) DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES. Approve driver education courses offered by school districts, county children with disabilities education boards, and technical college districts for the
purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 1. and establish minimum standards
for driver education courses offered in private schools and tribal
schools for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. All driver education courses approved or for which standards are established under this subsection shall do all of the following:
(a) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by farm machinery and animals on highways and provide instruction in
safely dealing with such hazards.
(b) Provide at least 30 minutes of instruction relating to organ
and tissue donation and organ and tissue donation procedures.
(c) Provide at least 30 minutes of instruction on motorcycle
awareness, as approved by a recognized motorcycle safety and
awareness organization, and pedestrian and bicycle awareness, as
approved by a recognized pedestrian and bicycle safety and
awareness organization.
(d) Include instruction relating to passing stopped emergency
vehicles, tow trucks, and highway machinery equipment.
(e) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by railroad
highway grade crossings and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.
(f) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by composing or sending electronic text messages or electronic mail messages while driving and with the provisions of s. 346.89 (3).
(g) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by motor
vehicles to vulnerable highway users, as defined in s. 340.01
(74p), and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely
dealing with these hazards.
(h) Using materials determined under s. 84.01 (38), acquaint
each student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and
provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with
these hazards.
(13) UNIFORM FINANCIAL FUND ACCOUNTING. Prescribe a
uniform financial fund accounting system, applicable to all
school districts and county children with disabilities education
boards, which provides for the recording of all financial transactions inherent in the management of schools and county children
with disabilities education board programs and the administration of the state’s school aid programs.
(13m) FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
SCHOOL INFORMATION; INTERNET. (a) Beginning in the 2023-24
school year, make detailed information related to the receipt and
expenditure data collected through the uniform accounting system under sub. (13) and financial information collected under s.
120.18 available on a single web page of the department’s Internet site in a format that allows the public to download, sort,
search, and access the information at no cost.
(b) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, to the extent feasible without requiring additional information solely for this purpose from charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
(2x), include on the web page required under par. (a) detailed information related to receipt and expenditure data collected from
charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
(c) Ensure that information required to be available on the department’s Internet site under par. (a) is updated at least annually.
(d) Annually, conduct a public information campaign on the
availability of financial information on the department’s Internet
site.
(14) MINORITY GROUP PUPIL CENSUS. Establish procedures
under which school districts report annually the number of minority group pupils, as defined in s. 121.845 (2), residing in the
school district and attending public schools in the district so as to
be able to classify school districts under s. 121.85 (2).
(15) BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL EDUCATION. (a) Establish, by
rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII to read, write and
speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the
culture of limited-English proficient pupils.
(b) Establish, by rule, minimum standards for bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII.
(17) AMERICAN I NDIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION. (a) Establish by rule standards for certifying the abilities
of teachers participating in American Indian language and culture
education programs under subch. IV to read and write or speak an
American Indian language and to possess knowledge of American Indian history and culture.
(b) Establish by rule standards for certifying the abilities of
home school coordinators, counselors and aides participating in
American Indian language and culture education programs under
subch. IV to possess knowledge of American Indian history and
culture.
(c) Promulgate rules which further define “American Indian”
under s. 115.71 (2) (d).
(d) Develop a curriculum for grades 4 to 12 on the Chippewa
Indians’ treaty-based, off-reservation rights to hunt, fish and
gather.
(18) PUPIL MEMBERSHIP AUDITS. Annually require at least
25 percent of school boards to audit the number of pupils reported for membership purposes under s. 120.14 (1).
(19) FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. Ensure that federal
aid received under 20 USC 1411 (c) (1) (A) is not used to supplant
or replace funding available from other sources.
(20) COUNCIL FOR M ILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRANT
PROGRAMS. Appoint a council under s. 15.04 (1) (c) composed of
residents of the school district established under ch. 119 who are
selected to reflect the pluralistic nature of the school district. The
council shall:
(a) Advise the state superintendent on funding criteria and
evaluation plans for grant programs for the school district operating under ch. 119.
(b) Advise the state superintendent on the programs that meet
or do not meet the funding criteria.
(c) Assist the state superintendent in monitoring the progress
of funded programs.
(d) Recommend to the state superintendent needed changes in
statutes or rules relating to grant programs.
(e) Submit to the state superintendent an annual report detailing the council’s activities, accomplishments and projected
needs.
(f) Assist in ensuring that various grant programs operate
compatibly.
(22) INFORMATION FOR TAX BILLS. By November 1, provide
to the department of revenue the information about school aids
distributed to each school district that will enable that department
to furnish to taxation districts the information required under s.
73.03 (31).
(23) WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS.
Administer Wisconsin educational opportunity programs on a
statewide basis to assist minority and economically disadvantaged youth and adults in pursuing higher education opportunities. The statewide programs shall consist of all of the following:
(a) A talent search program which shall provide information

to youths and adults about postsecondary education and counseling to aid pupils in defining educational goals, applying and enrolling in postsecondary institutions and obtaining financial aid.
(b) A talent incentive program which shall provide supplemental aid to financially needy pupils to promote attendance at
postsecondary institutions.
(c) An early identification program which shall provide services to pupils under s. 115.44.
(d) The precollege scholarship program under s. 115.43.
(24) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS. Give priority in
awarding grants to school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received under 20 USC 2301 to
2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to programs that provide more than one of the educational services
specified under s. 115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or
118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 or 29
USC 2862 (b) (1) (B).
(25) SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE GRANTS. Consult
with the department of administration before awarding school
technology resource grants under 20 USC 6842.
(26) PERIODICAL AND REFERENCE INFORMATION DATABASES. Contract with one or more persons to provide statewide
access, through the Internet, to periodical and reference information databases.
(27) WISELEARN. Develop and maintain an online resource,
called WISElearn, to provide educational resources for parents,
teachers, and pupils; offer online learning opportunities; provide
regional technical support centers; provide professional development for teachers; and enable video conferencing.
(28) RECOLLECTION W ISCONSIN. Annually distribute the
amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (s) to Wisconsin Library
Services, Inc., to support the digitization of historic materials in
public libraries throughout the state.
(30) CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. (a)
Give priority to assisting school boards to operate career and
technical student organizations and related career and technical
education programs.
(b) Provide in the department administrative leadership for
career and technical student organizations and the following career and technical student organization educational consultants:
1. One full-time consultant in agriculture education.
2. One full-time consultant in business education.
3. One full-time consultant in technology education.
4. One full-time consultant in family and consumer sciences
education.
5. One full-time consultant in marketing education.
6. One half-time consultant in health science education.
(d) Provide in the department a career and technical education
and career and technical student organizations team consisting of
those educational consultants specified in par. (b).
(31) ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. Promulgate
rules providing for the reasonable accommodation of a pupil’s
sincerely held religious beliefs with regard to all examinations
and other academic requirements.
(36) REPORT ON GOALS. Report to the governor and to the
appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172 (3) the progress made by school districts toward attaining
state educational goals and the state vision for education.
(38) PROHIBITED USES OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES; POLICIES. Within 14 days after receiving a policy or updated policy under s. 120.12 (29) (d) , submit the policy or updated policy to the office of school safety in the department of
justice and the legislative council.
(39) ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE REPORT. Biennially
by July 1, evaluate the effectiveness of the programs under s.
115.36 and submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
(40) MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM. Annually distribute the
amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (eg) to the Milwaukee
Public Museum to develop curricula and exhibits relating to
African American history if the Milwaukee Public Museum provides an equal amount of money for that purpose.
(41) ELKS AND E ASTER S EALS C ENTER FOR R ESPITE AND
RECREATION. Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (d) to the Elks and Easter Seals Center for
Respite and Recreation.
(42) WISCONSIN GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. Enter
into an agreement with the National Geographic Society Education Foundation to establish a geographical education program in
this state. The agreement shall require each of the following:
(a) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall establish and manage a trust fund consisting of any
grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9101 (10) (b),
and $500,000 in matching funds provided by the Foundation.
(b) That, from the trust fund established under par. (a) and
any income thereon, the National Geographic Society Education
Foundation shall award grants and support programs for improving geographical education in this state, with an emphasis on improving student use of geographic information systems
technology.
(c) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation annually submit to the department an audited financial statement of the trust fund established under par. (a) that is prepared
by an independent auditor and a report listing the names of grant
recipients and the amounts and purposes of awards and other expenditures made from the trust fund.
(d) That, if the trust fund established under par. (a) is dissolved, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation
shall return to the department the grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 , section 9101 (10) (b) , and unexpended income
thereon.
(e) That the agreement is not effective unless the secretary of
administration determines that the transfer between the appropriation accounts described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 , section
9101 (10) (b), has occurred and that the National Geographic Society Education Foundation has provided the matching funds described in par. (a).
(43) SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING. With the department of justice, seek and apply for federal funds relating to school safety and
reducing violence and disruption in schools, including funds for
alternative schools or programs.
(45) GRANTS FOR BULLYING PREVENTION. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), award grants to a nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), to provide training and an
online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades
kindergarten to 8.
(48) VETERANS. Encourage school boards to invite armed
forces veterans to school to discuss their experiences as veterans.
(49) CHARTER SCHOOL REPORT. Annually report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
of existing charter schools, the number of petitions for new charter schools, and school board and departmental action on petitions for new charter schools.
(50) TRANSITION SERVICES. In cooperation with the department of workforce development and the department of health services, establish a clearinghouse for information about the special
education transition services and vocational opportunities avail-

able in each county. Each of the 3 departments shall post information about the clearinghouse on its Internet site.
(51) FUNERAL ASSISTANTS. Encourage school boards to
grant an excused absence to a pupil in grades 6 to 12 for the purpose of sounding “Taps” during a military honors funeral for a
deceased veteran.
(52) ADULT LITERACY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (b), award grants to nonprofit organizations, as
defined in s. 108.02 (19), to support programs that train community-based adult literacy staff and to establish new volunteerbased programs in areas of this state that have a demonstrated
need for adult literacy services. No organization may receive
more than one grant in any fiscal year.
(53) ONLINE COURSES. Make online courses available for a
reasonable fee, through a statewide web academy, to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and charter
schools, private schools, and tribal schools located in this state.
(54) COLLABORATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY AND ONLINE INSTRUCTION. Promote the delivery of digital content and collaborative instruction among schools within a school district and between 2 or more school districts, including through online courses. To accomplish the objectives of this subsection, the department may not promulgate a rule that requires a licensed teacher or
instructional staff person, defined as required under s. 121.02 (1)
(a) 2., to be physically present in a classroom in which the delivery of content or collaborative instruction is being provided in
that classroom digitally or through an online course.
(54m) NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS. Include on the
home page of the department’s Internet site a link to information
about all of the educational options available to children in the
state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental
choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or
part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the
early college credit program, and options for pupils enrolled in a
home-based private educational program.
(55) SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS; ORGANIZED LABOR. Incorporate the history of organized labor and the collective bargaining process into the model academic standards for social
studies.
(55m) THE H OLOCAUST AND OTHER GENOCIDES; MODEL
STANDARDS, CURRICULA, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. (a)
Incorporate the Holocaust, as defined in s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a. ,
and other genocides into the model academic standards for social
studies.
(b) Develop a model curriculum and related instructional materials for pupils in grades 5 to 8 on the Holocaust, as defined in
s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a., and other genocides.
(c) Develop a model curriculum and related instructional materials for pupils in grades 9 to 12 on the Holocaust, as defined in
s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a., and other genocides.
(56) GUIDEBOOK RELATED TO DYSLEXIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS. (a) At least once every 3 school years, in consultation
with the International Dyslexia Association – Wisconsin Branch,
Inc., and the Wisconsin State Reading Association, Inc., review
the guidebook related to dyslexia and related conditions developed under 2019 Wisconsin Act 86, section 3 (2), and, if appropriate, revise the guidebook.
(b) Publish on the department’s Internet site the guidebook
related to dyslexia and related conditions developed under 2019
Wisconsin Act 86, section 3 (2), and any revisions under par. (a).
The guidebook shall be published for informational purposes
only.
(58) ASSESSMENT FOR INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN. Annually determine the amount of the assessment under s. 115.997 (14) (b) .
The amount shall be the lesser of $1,000 or the amount calculated
by multiplying $1 by the number of children of military families,
as defined in s. 115.997 (2) (b) , who are enrolled in public
schools in this state.
(59) ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANNING. (a) Ensure that, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, every school board is providing academic and career planning services to pupils enrolled in
grades 6 to 12 in the school district.
(b) Procure, install, and maintain information technology, including computer software, to be used statewide by school districts to provide academic and career planning services to pupils
in grades 6 to 12.
(c) Provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to
school districts and school district staff, including teachers and
counselors, on how to implement model academic and career
plans, including training and technical assistance that is necessary to implement the information technology under par. (b).
(d) Promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
(61) WHOLE GRADE SHARING FEASIBILITY STUDIES. Approve organizations to conduct feasibility studies under s. 118.50
(2) (c).
(62) MICROSOFT IT A CADEMY COORDINATOR. Designate
one individual to serve as the coordinator of the Microsoft IT
Academy program.
(63) MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM. Establish a mental health training support program under which the department
provides training on all of the following evidence-based strategies
related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school
district staff and instructional staff of charter schools under s.
118.40 (2r) or (2x):
(a) The screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment
program.
(b) Trauma sensitive schools.
(c) Youth mental health first aid.
(64) COLLEGE POSSIBLE. Annually, from the appropriation
under s. 20.255 (3) (fc), award a grant to College Possible, Inc., to
work with pupils and college students in Milwaukee. The grant
amount shall be determined on a matching basis, under which
College Possible, Inc., provides matching funds in an amount
equal to 20 percent of the grant amount.
(65) WISCONSIN R EADING C ORPS. Annually distribute the
amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fr) to Wisconsin Reading Corps to provide one-on-one tutoring if Wisconsin Reading
Corps provides matching funds of $250,000 in each school year.
(66) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER. Annually
distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (eh) to
the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Inc., to support the Nathan and
Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center.

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