Applications for the $7.17 billion FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund will open on June 29. Schools will have from June 29 to August 13 to apply. Schools will use the E-rate application through the Universal Service Administrative Company. You do not have to be enrolled in the E-rate program to apply. Interested schools should consider connecting [...]
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School Safety: Update Your Contact Information
June 23, 2021
As staff turn-over happens when one school year ends and another begins, schools should update the Department of Justice Office of School Safety with your new contact information. Updating your information now will help you meet the annual January 1 deadline to submit your school material to the DOJ as required by 2017 Act 143. [...]
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Supreme Court Rules for WCRIS
June 18, 2021
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision Friday (6/11), that the Madison Dane County Public Health Department’s order to close schools last August was not constitutional. The Court found in WCRIS v. Heinrich that local health officials do not have the authority to close schools. In addition, the order violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s [...]
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Private Schools Warned of Ransomware Attacks
June 14, 2021
Cyber Security experts are issuing warnings to public and private K-12 schools across the country about the very real danger of ransomware attacks. Schools are urged to not pay ransoms and contact police immediately. Read this document to learn more about ransomware prevention.
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National Private School Round-up
June 14, 2021
The following are highlights from the June issue of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) newsletter: Boston Archdiocese Opens Nation’s First Catholic Virtual School The Boston Archdiocese will open a new “school” for the first time in 50 years. There will be no school building. It will offer a blended education. Students will be [...]
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SNSP Training
June 14, 2021
The DPI will be holding two seperate virtual training sessions for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) for the upcoming school year. These webinars are for new and existing schools in the program. The Noon to 4 p.m. sessions will cover: Student Eligibility and Program Overview on Thursday, June 17; and, the SNSP Payment Process, [...]
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2022 Kohl Awards: A Chapter Comes to a Close
June 03, 2021
When you next apply for Kohl Awards this Fall there will be a slight change in procedures, which shouldn’t be too evident to applicants. WCRIS staff and its jurisdictions will no longer be facilitating the program for private school applicants. While private school principals, teachers and students should still be eligible to apply, they will [...]
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The Finish Line Looms!
June 03, 2021
Congratulations on finishing this marathon of a school year! Thank you for all you’ve done to make private K-12 schools in Wisconsin shine. Your innate knowledge of children helped give our state’s school kids hope in a year of darkness. A thousand thank yous! Now it’s time to take care of YOU. Rest and rejuvenate [...]
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Principal Question: Emergency Connectivity Fund
May 27, 2021
Question: I read the previous Current Events about the new FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) and contacted one E-rate consultant who said it wouldn’t be very useful and has a lot of restrictions. Is there more information or a quick fact sheet? Answer: WCRIS contacts in D.C. have been encouraging of private school participation so [...]
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State Help to Run a Vaccine Clinic at Your School
May 27, 2021
The state says private schools can play an important part in the fight against the pandemic, which is why the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is encouraging schools to become vaccine sites for their summer programs. The state will provide the resources needed to accomplish this goal. This will help get children 12 or older [...]
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