If the past is prologue – and it often is when it comes to public policymaking – it’s helpful to review the 2021-23 legislative session for insight into the upcoming 2023-2025 session. The new session begins with the swearing-in of state lawmakers on Jan. 3. The two-year session also focuses on a new state budget. [...]
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Webinar Recap: Navigating the Special Needs Scholarship Program
December 08, 2022
Thank you to all who attended yesterday’s webinar, “Navigating the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP),” for schools in or considering joining the SNSP. We want to especially thank Libby Sobic, Director & Legal Counsel of Education Policy at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) for sharing her insights. Below are the key takeaways [...]
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WCRIS Schools Awarded Over $200,000 in Safety Grants
December 08, 2022
Sixteen WCRIS members across the state, who operate more than 20 school buildings, were awarded a digital mapping grant from the DOJ Office of School Safety. Thanks to advocacy by WCRIS, the Legislature included private schools when it passed the 2021 law. The Legislature allocated $2 million for the grant program, all of which has been awarded [...]
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Missions Make a Difference
December 08, 2022
“…the good Lord and good grades,” are what set Saint Marcus and Saint Anthony schools apart, according to a recent Associated Press (AP) article. The article features interviews with families from both Milwaukee schools, who explain that the schools’ support of faith and values have changed the students’ and parents’ lives. We recognize just how important [...]
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Get Your School Safety Submission In By Jan. 1
December 08, 2022
To enhance student safety and ensure your school is eligible for grants like the one above, remember to upload your Wis. Stat §118.07 Annual School Submission each year by Jan. 1. This fall, you may have been notified that your school was not in compliance with the law’s requirement and consequently submitted missing documents. That was for [...]
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Principal Question: Annual School Safety Submission
December 01, 2022
Question: According to the DOJ Office of School Safety’s (OSS) website, “Wis. Stat §118.07 Annual School Submissions” are required of all private schools. Is this something new? What about the plans that I’ve already been submitting? Answer: The name of schools’ yearly submissions to the OSS has changed from “2017 WI Act 143 Requirements” to “Wis. Stat §118.07 [...]
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Free COVID Resources
December 01, 2022
Testing For free COVID testing services and supplies, enroll your school in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) K-12 School Testing Program. Supplies from the program can be used to test students and staff. And starting Dec. 5, schools can also include family members of students and staff. Many private and charter schools already participate [...]
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Marketing Your School: List Open Seats Online
December 01, 2022
Struggling with how to fill those two empty desks in fifth grade? At a Council for American Private Education (CAPE) summit, education marketing gurus recommended featuring the number of available seats in each grade on your school’s website. It may feel strange, but experts point out that there’s nothing like “scarcity coupled with a deadline to make a thing [...]
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Next Week: Navigating the SNSP
December 01, 2022
Spots are filling up for our “Navigating the Special Needs Scholarship Program” webinar on Wednesday, Dec., 7 at 1:30 p.m. New and veteran SNSP schools will learn: how to prepare for the program so as to maintain the integrity of their schools’ mission and values; about working with challenging SNSP students; and, the importance of [...]
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WCRIS Stands Up for Private Schools
December 01, 2022
WCRIS sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ahead of a meeting with EPA officials this week about proposed water quality regulations, which could greatly affect schools and daycares that use a private well. The letter urges the EPA to keep private schools in mind when considering laborious water management regulations that could fall on [...]
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