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WCRIS has been contacted by the Selective Service Board and asked to enlist our schools’ assistance in reminding our Junior and Senior high school students that all young men are required to register for the Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Failing to do so may prevent them from getting college loans [...]

In a surprise move, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded its approval of Vaccine Incentive Programs (VIPs) on November 30. WCRIS and the DPI are actively appealing the Department’s decision. Please check with CESA 6 before you undertake a VIP. Schools should not launch such programs until they get the all-clear from CESA 6. The [...]

President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBB), which is under consideration by the U.S. Senate, creates and funds new pre-kindergarten and childcare programs. Unfortunately, the bill’s requirements would limit the participation of religious child care providers. Its hostility to religious programs is unprecedented in recent U.S. lawmaking. The BBB defines the grants for child [...]

Every year, by January 1, schools are required to submit their school safety information to the Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety (OSS). You can learn more about what is required on page 67 of the 2020-21 WCRIS Legal Handbook. This requirement is often referred to as 2017 Act 143. This year, schools will [...]

Tell your high school parents and counselors about a free WCRIS-sponsored webinar on December 7 about recent changes to the college admissions gauntlet. Experts say this past year has resulted in some of the most significant changes to the college planning process in decades. Some of the changes include: Colleges and Universities have gone ACT/SAT [...]

Every school has an office copier machine or two with multi-year contracts that cost big money every month. That’s why WCRIS has been working with a firm called Copier Consulting to update school copier leases. The effort has been very successful. You can read about WCRIS members that saved thousands of dollars annually on page [...]

As we recount our blessings this Thanksgiving season, the staff and board of WCRIS are grateful for all you do to create a bit of heaven on earth. We know it’s not easy. But we truly appreciate all the struggles and efforts your schools, staff and students are enduring. And, it is because of your [...]

The President’s Build Back Better Act (BBB), which is before the House of Representatives, creates new pre-kindergarten and childcare programs. Unfortunately, these programs have enormous requirements that are costly and confusing. Furthermore, the proposed BBB limitations on faith-based childcare providers severely limit the ability for them to participate. Specifically, the BBB limits the use of [...]

On November 5, the Biden Administration published a new rule requiring vaccination or weekly testing plus masking. This rule applies to anyone who works for an employer with 100 or more employees. This new rule was set to go into effect starting December 6. Numerous groups sued immediately, including the Wisconsin Institute for Law & [...]

The DPI issued the statutorily-mandated annual state report cards this week, prompting researchers to dig into the results of public versus private schools. The analysis was necessary because DPI remained silent on public results compared to private schools, arguing that of the 376 Choice schools that are required to report statewide, 240 did not have [...]