Wisconsin Administrative Code

PI 34.113 Responsibility to the profession. (1) The educator knows that trust in the profession depends upon a level of professional responsibility that may be higher than the minimal standard established by employer policies and state and federal law. (2) The educator does all o…

PI 34.114 Responsibility for professional competence. (1) The educator is committed to the highest levels of professional and ethical practice. (2) The educator demonstrates the following: (a) Commitment to standards of practice, including those described in subch. II and this su…

PI 34.115 Responsibility to students. (1) The educator has a primary obligation to promote the health, safety, and well-being of all students. (2) The educator treats students with dignity and respect and establishes and maintains appropriate verbal, physical, emotional, and soci…

PI 34.116 Responsibility to the school community. (1) The educator promotes appropriate relationships and effective interactions with members of the school community. (2) The educator promotes appropriate and effective relationships with parents and guardians, colleagues, the com…

PI 34.117 Responsible and ethical use of technology. (1) The educator considers the impact of consuming, creating, distributing, and communicating information using technology. (2) The educator maintains appropriate boundaries, in accordance with the educator’s role, when using e…

PI 35.01 Purpose. Any qualified pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who meets the requirements under s. 119.23 (2) (a), Stats., may attend any school participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program under s. 119.23, Stats. This chapter establishes approval criteria and requi…

PI 35.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (3) “Choice administrator” means the person designated as such on the notice of intent to participate form under s. PI 35.03 (3) or 35.04 (1) (a) or on the form under s. PI 35.04 (2). (4) “Choice program” means the program established under …

PI 35.03 School requirements. (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL. A school participating in the choice program shall be a private school as defined in s. 118.165, Stats. (2) CHOICE ADMINISTRATOR. The choice administrator shall be one of the following: (a) An owner of the school. (b) An individua…

PI 35.04 New private school requirements. (1) PREA new private school shall participate in a fiscal management training program approved by the department and submit all of the following to the department by August 1 of the school year immediately preceding the school year that t…

PI 35.05 Pupil application requirements. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Continuing pupil” means an applicant who participated in the choice program or a program under s. 118.60, Stats., in the immediately preceding school year. (b) “Prior year” means the calendar year pri…

PI 35.08 Summer school attendance and payment. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “academic purposes” means summer school learning experiences that are related to or similar to instruction the school offers during the regular school term or for which credit toward graduation is giv…

PI 35.09 Financial audit. (1) FINANCIAL AUDIT REQUIREMENT. Annually by October 15, a school shall submit a financial audit and financial audit supplemental schedule to the department. The financial audit shall comply with all of the following: the chapter was last published. PI 3…

PI 35.10 Financial audit supplemental schedule. (1) ELIGIBLE EDUCATION EXPENSES. The eligible education expenses included in the financial audit supplemental schedule shall comply with all of the following: (a) Eligible education expenses may only include those expenses that alre…

PI 35.11 School financial requirements. (1) ENA school shall have a written engagement letter with each auditor providing services required by this chapter. The school or auditor shall provide a copy of the engagement letter to the department upon request. The written engagement …

PI 35.12 Auditor requirements. (1) INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS. An auditor engaged by a school to meet the requirements under this chapter and s. 119.23, Stats., shall comply with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, including all of following: (…

PI 35.13 Fiscal and internal control practices. (1) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. A school participating in the choice program shall use a double entry financial accounting system organized in a manner that enables preparation of the audit under ss. PI 35.09 and 35.10 and contains…

PI 35.14 First time participant financial requirements. (1g) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Initial expected payment” means a school’s expected payment amount calculated as the total of the following: 1. The full-time equivalent for pupils participating in a program under ss.…

PI 35.15 Lack of financial viability and going concern determinations. (1) INDICATORS. Any of the following shall be indicators that a school does not have the ability to continue as a going concern or that the school does not meet the financial viability requirements under s. 11…

PI 35.16 Administrator, teacher and teacher aide requirements. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Accredited institution of higher education” means an institution that is listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs…

PI 35.17 Auditor fee. (1) The department shall annually determine the amount of the nonrefundable fee a school shall pay to the department under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 3., Stats. The department shall calculate the amount of the auditor fee by dividing the cost of the auditor position …

PI 35.18 Income limit calculation. Annually by the first weekday in December, the state superintendent shall calculate the income and tuition limits for pupil participation in the choice program for the next school year as follows: (1) Multiply the most recent federal poverty lev…

PI 35.19 State aid payment calculation. The state superintendent shall make the payments under ss. 119.23 (4) and (4m), Stats., to schools participating in the choice program. The state superintendent may withhold payment from a school under ss. 119.23 (4) and (4m), Stats., if th…

PI 35.20 Department authority. (1) INQUIRIES. Except as provided under s. 119.23, Stats., the department may make inquiries to ascertain the accuracy and completeness of information contained in audits or reports required under s. 119.23, Stats., or this chapter. Schools and audi…

PI 35.21 Request for a hearing on department action. (1) WHO MAY REQUEST. A person or school adversely affected by an action of the department under this chapter or s. 119.23, Stats., may request a contested case hearing on that action. A request for a contested case hearing shal…

PI 36.01 Authority and intent.

PI 36.02 Definitions.

PI 36.03 Applicability. Subchapter II — School Board Policies and Designation of Spaces

PI 36.04 Nonresident school board.

PI 36.05 Resident school board. Subchapter III — Full-time Open Enrollment

PI 36.06 Application and notification procedures. (1) Submission. (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in a nonresident school district shall do one of the following: 1. Submit an application to the nonresident school board during the regular application…

PI 36.07 Alternative application procedures.

PI 36.08 Administrative and aid transfer procedures.

PI 36.09 Termination of open enrollment. Note: This chapter was created as an emergency rule effective January 17, 1998. Subchapters I, II, and IV were repealed and recreated effective September 1, 2014. Subchapter I — General Provisions PI 36.01 Authority and intent. (1) This ch…

PI 36.10 Special education. (2) NOT CURRENT OR MISSING IEP. (a) 1. If an application is submitted by a child with a disability who does not have a current IEP, the nonresident school board shall use the following records to determine whether it has the special education program o…

PI 36.11 Virtual charter schools. (1) LOCATION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), attendance within a school district means the pupil physically attends a school or program located within the physical boundaries of the nonresident school district. (b) A pup…

PI 36.12 Confidentiality of pupil records. (1) DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) The following pupil records the chapter was last published. PI 36.12 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE shall be provided to the nonresident school board by the resident school board during the applicat…

PI 36.13 Transportation.

PI 36.14 Appeals. Subchapter V — Part-Time Open Enrollment

PI 36.15 Definitions.

PI 36.16 Location of school attendance.

PI 36.17 Application and notification procedures.

PI 36.18 Transportation. (1) Any claim under s. 118.52 (11), Stats., for reimbursement of transportation costs shall be submitted using a transportation reimbursement form by July 15 following the school year in which the transportation was provided. (2) The state superintendent …

PI 36.19 Calculating cost of course. the department, include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or secondary school education and are provided in conformity with an individualized education program. (13) “Full-time open enrollment program” means the program under s. 118.51, St…

PI 37.02 Definitions.

PI 37.03 Grants for national board certification and Wisconsin master educator licensure. PI 37.05 PI 37.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction. (1g) “Educator effectiveness system” means the educator effectiveness e…

PI 37.05 Review of applications and awarding of grants. The state superintendent shall review the applications submitted under this chapter and shall award grants if the applicant meets all of the criteria specified under s. PI 37.03. Note: Additional information regarding the Na…

PI 38.001 Purpose.