Tax Day is two months away. Help your families take advantage of the private school K-12 tuition tax deduction by sharing this form. Thanks to WCRIS’ advocacy, families can deduct up to $4,000 for K-8 grade private school tuition and up to $10,000 for 9-12 grade tuition on their state income taxes. All they have to [...]
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School Safety Resource Round-up
February 16, 2023
WCRIS encourages you to promote school safety and preparedness with your staff, even outside of required trainings. See below for recent resources: Child exploitation resources; Free targeted violence prevention course; Wisconsin School Safety and Security Conference, March 6-7. Additionally, should your school experience a critical incident of any kind, Critical Incident Response Teams from the [...]
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Save Money on Your Copier Contract
February 09, 2023
Tune in this Wednesday for “An Unexpected Gold Mine: How to Save Money on Your Copier Contract” with WCRIS and Copier Consulting, LLC. Copier Consulting has saved our member schools and WCRIS over $250,000 on copier contracts. Register here! Check out other upcoming WCRIS webinars, on topics from the Science of Reading to transportation rights, here.
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Toxic Shock Syndrome; Fentanyl Management
February 09, 2023
TSS Cases on the Rise Five reports of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) have been reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) since July. The last time multiple cases were reported in Wisconsin was in 2011. Four out of the five recent cases were associated with the use of high-absorbency tampons in teenage girls. Neither manner [...]
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First Place Winner Hails from WCRIS School
February 09, 2023
High- and middle-schoolers across the state captured the importance of the First Amendment in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s (WNA) Civics Games writing and cartoon contest. Kenyon Hill, a seventh grader from Kenosha’s Saint Joseph Catholic Academy, won first place with a “letter to the editor” in the middle school division. Winners received cash prizes, certificates and the [...]
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Choice Schools: Reimbursement for Mental Health Services
February 09, 2023
State funds are available to aid Parental Choice Program schools in hiring or retaining social workers. Reimbursements are permitted if the cost of the social worker’s salary or fringe benefits is higher than the previous school year. Read the DPI’s definition of “social worker” here. Claims for the 2021-22 school year must be submitted by March [...]
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Proposed Law Calls for Bingo Game Changes
February 02, 2023
A proposed state bill seeks to increase the amount of a bingo cash prize from $10 to $25 when it’s split among multiple winners. Prizes are typically required to be paid out in the form of a check, if not divided among several winners. WCRIS thinks this could impact a school or its sponsoring church, [...]
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Immunization Updates
February 02, 2023
NOTE: As of March 9, 2023, some of the changes named below were suspended by the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will provide further guidance as quickly as possible. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates. Student immunization requirements are changing for the 2023-24 school [...]
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State Survey: Serving Children with Special Needs
February 02, 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has also asked WCRIS to share a short survey for professionals working with children with special needs. DHS says your response will help them improve the resources and support available to you and your students’ families. The survey should only take 5-10 minutes to complete, according to DHS. The department [...]
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WCRIS Lunch & Learn Webinars
February 02, 2023
WCRIS has a schedule of free Lunch & Learn webinars, on a range of topics, coming soon for our members. Register today by clicking on the links below: Feb. 15: An Unexpected Gold Mine: How to Save Money on Your Copier Contract with Copier Consulting; Feb. 22: Evidence Based Practice: Exploring the Science of Reading with Amplify Education; March [...]
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