Accountability-Related Provisions
in State Law
Statutory References - Wisconsin Statutes
115.38 SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REVIEW.
(1) The 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:
(a) Indicators of academic achievement, including the performance
of pupils on the tests administered under s. 121.02 (1) (r) and the performance of pupils, by subject area, on the statewide assessment examinations administered under s. 118.30.
(b) 1. Other indicators of school and school district performance,
including dropout, attendance, retention in grade and graduation
rates;
percentage of habitual
truants, as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a);
percentage of pupils
participating in extracurricular and community activities and
advanced placement courses; percentage of graduates enrolled in
postsecondary educational programs; and percentage of graduates
entering the workforce.
2. The numbers of suspensions and expulsions;
the reasons for which pupils are suspended or expelled, reported according to categories specified by the state superintendent;
the length of time for which pupils are expelled, reported according to categories specified by the state superintendent;
whether pupils return to school after their expulsion;
the educational programs and services, if any, provided to pupils during their expulsions, reported according to categories specified by the state superintendent;
the schools attended by pupils who are suspended or expelled; and the grade, sex and ethnicity of pupils who are suspended or expelled and whether the pupils are children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).
(c) Staffing and financial data information, as determined by
the state superintendent, not to exceed 10 items. The 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.
(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.
(e) The method reading instruction used in the school district and the textbook series used to teach reading in the school district.
(2) Annually by January 1,
each school board shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district of the right to request a school and school district performance report under this subsection. Annually by May 1, each school board shall, upon request, distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil, 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 state superintendent under sub. (1). The report shall also include a comparison of the school district's performance under sub. (1) (a) and (b) with the performance of other school districts in the same athletic conference under sub. 1 (a) and (b). If the school district maintains an Internet site, the report shall be made available to the public at that site.
(3) Annually, the state superintendent shall publish and distribute
to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a summary of the reports
under sub. (2).
(4) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year and annually thereafter,
the 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
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.
Accountability-Related Pupil Assessment Provisions in State Law
Updated through 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 (Budget Act)
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Last updated on 2/26/2008 10:42:46 AM
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