Funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) was cut in the recently-passed state budget, but the OSS and the Speak Up, Speak Out tip line will remain open through 2024. The DOJ reallocated federal COVID relief funds it received from the American Rescue Plan Act to the OSS so that it can continue [...]
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Free PD: Cultivate Community and Learning
August 17, 2023
Private school educators and leaders are invited to the PROGRESS Center’s free, virtual Private School Forum, Classroom Management: Creating Classroom Environments that Cultivate Community and Learning on Aug. 29. The PROGRESS Center, which stands for Promoting Rigorous Outcomes and Growth by Redesigning Educational Services for Students with Disabilities Center, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of [...]
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Private K-12 Schools Eligible For Telenursing
August 10, 2023
A statewide virtual school nursing service was launched last week to address the school nurse shortage. It’s available to all K-12 schools. If chosen for a grant, schools will have the option to use a specialized telehealth technology platform that can take students’ blood pressure, oxygen levels and more (costs schools $1,000 for the equipment) or use traditional [...]
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Congratulations, Trinity Lutheran!
August 10, 2023
Trinity Lutheran School of Freistadt, the state’s oldest private school, will break ground on its newest building expansion later this month. The school has experienced a growth rate of almost 175% in the last four years. Best wishes and keep up the good work! If your school has a milestone you’d like featured in our [...]
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From CAPE: Catch Up On Summer Private School News
August 10, 2023
Check out the latest issue of the Council for American Private Education’s (CAPE) newsletter, featuring a new breakdown of national Catholic school test scores, a Wisconsin shout-out, coverage of the nation’s first religious charter school and more. WCRIS is the official Wisconsin chapter of CAPE. Your school is a member of CAPE through your membership with WCRIS. [...]
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Choice Reminder: Mandated Reporting Training
August 10, 2023
All choice school staff have to complete the DPI’s mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect training within six months after hire and at least every five years after, according to state law. School staff must complete the DPI’s training to fulfill the requirement. Training created by schools’ jurisdictions or other organizations doesn’t count. Schools [...]
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Principal Question: Transportation Utility Fees?
August 03, 2023
Question: I’ve heard neighboring towns are trying to charge a transportation utility fee. My town’s board has brought it up, and I’m worried about the impact on my school. Can they charge us a transportation utility fee? Answer: Many municipalities have just recently paused their efforts in charging a transportation utility fee (TUF) because of the Wisconsin Institute [...]
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Governor Signs State Budget, Right to Read Act
August 03, 2023
Education Funding Until the Year 2425? Gov. Evers signed the Republican-generated 2023-25 state budget in early July, but not without putting his powerful veto pen to work. Most notably, he cleverly pieced together an increase in public school funding for the next 400 years by striking out words, a few numbers and a hyphen. Public [...]
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Proposed Title IX Changes Impact Schools and Sports
August 03, 2023
An overhaul of Title IX regulations is expected this fall, according to a virtual town hall attended by WCRIS staff this week. The U.S. Department of Education released its proposed changes in April and is currently reviewing the hundreds of thousands of public comments, as required by law. Here’s what the town hall experts and [...]
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Lunch & Learns Return Sep. 6!
August 03, 2023
WCRIS is pleased to again host our free, member-exclusive Lunch & Learn webinar series in the 2023-24 school year. Join one of WCRIS’ lobbyists for the first installment on Sep. 6 at 1:30 p.m. He will recap our work during the legislative session, update you on new laws that affect private schools, summarize the proposed bills we’re [...]
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