The past year has been full of eventful moments for private schools. The same rings true for WCRIS. You will receive a copy of our Annual Update in the mail over the coming week. If you would like to access it now, you can find a digital version here. In the Fall 2021 Annual Update, [...]
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Get Help with this Year’s School Safety Assessment
October 28, 2021
Schools are required to complete an on-site safety assessment of their school buildings for this year’s Act 143 submission. Schools need to submit their assessment and other school safety material by January 1, 2022. To help schools complete their assessment, the Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association (WSSCA) offers assessment services. Schools can either do their [...]
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Act 143 Webinar Recording and More
October 21, 2021
Act 143 WCRIS had great success with its Act 143 webinar and would like to thank the Office of School Safety and Wisconsin School Safety Coordinator Association for their help. You can find a recording of the webinar here and materials from the presentation here. WISEdata Reporting On November 8, the DPI in partnership with [...]
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Upcoming DPI Webinars
October 21, 2021
The DPI’s Choice Program Team will be hosting webinars covering various areas of the program. The trainings are open to new schools to the program or schools already in the program. Schools can prepare now by ordering a WCRIS Choice Handbook. This Handbook covers all the topics below as well as an appendix of important [...]
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ARP-EANS: Feds Questioning State Application
October 14, 2021
In a meeting with WCRIS earlier today (10/14), the DPI reported that the state’s ARP-EANS application is on hold while the U.S. Department of Education seeks clarification on several details. The DPI provided clarification to the feds last Friday (10/1) and got confirmation Tuesday (10/5) that US DE received their response. This comes after the [...]
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Is Your School Maximizing Access to State & Federal Funds?
October 07, 2021
WCRIS is excited to announce its newest member resource, “Funding Your School: A WCRIS Guide to State and Federally Funded Programs.” This free-to-members primer includes information about federal and state-funded programs available to private schools, parents, and students. In it, you will find everything from newly created pandemic relief funding programs to the federal surplus [...]
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November Webinar Topics: Choice Update; Ted Neitzke
October 07, 2021
Choice Webinar Update In response to principal requests, there is a change to the date and time of the WCRIS November Choice topic webinar. To avoid conflicting events for several WCRIS jurisdictions, the webinar has been moved to Tuesday, November 16 at 1:30 pm. Webinars will last a maximum of 60 minutes, and likely will [...]
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Bullying and Awareness Webinar
October 07, 2021
The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse is hosting a webinar on bullying awareness and prevention on October 26 at 2:00 pm. The informational webinar will cover resources, tactics, and strategies that school can use to create a safe school. You can register and learn more here.
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Teacher Licensing Reform
September 30, 2021
WCRIS got some welcome support in its quest to simplify teacher licensure in Wisconsin. A new report by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) documents how the teacher licensure system is choking the supply of teachers. While state law does not require teacher licensure in private K-12 schools, many of our WCRIS jurisdictions [...]
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Increase in Ransomware Attacks
September 30, 2021
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a ransomware alert. This comes after an increase in ransomware attacks that have stolen sensitive information and files from attacked computers. Schools are not immune to cyber-attacks and should take the necessary precautions to protect themselves. This includes routine [...]
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