See what WCRIS has done over the past year in our 2021 Spring Annual Update. This year, the Annual Update will be available only digitally. We encourage you to share it with your parents, school boosters and local elected officials. Click here to read what is inside.
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Stop Attack on Private School Freedoms
March 22, 2021
Faith leaders from the religious organizations that underwrite and sponsor many WCRIS school groups are urging its school boosters to contact U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, to ask them to oppose the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which is intended to “prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and [...]
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EANS Update and Important Information
March 18, 2021
President Biden signed a second round of EANS funding into law on March 11 under the American Rescue Plan Act. EANS II allocates an estimated $67 million for Wisconsin. DPI is awaiting directions from the feds about how it will be distributed. Currently, the law appears to mirror EANS I, but does not allow reimbursements. [...]
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Employee Retention Federal Tax Credit
March 18, 2021
In the December Coronavirus relief law, Congress created a federal tax credit of up to $5,000 per worker for employers, including non-profits, who maintained their staff during local and state government lock-down orders. Your school may qualify. It’s refundable and not too late to seek. Ask your accountant. Here’s a primer on the tax credit, [...]
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Middle and High School Writing Contest
March 18, 2021
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is now receiving editorial writings and cartoons for their annual writing contest, which awards monetary prizes. This year’s theme is about celebrating the First Amendment. Learn more here.
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Principal Question: Staff and EANS
March 18, 2021
Question: We are also getting ready to post a position for an interventionist. If we identify someone, does CESA 6 actually hire them on our behalf? How do we handle employee benefits for this person? Answer: Because private schools are not allowed to obligate funds, a CESA must hire them. CESA will manage and handle [...]
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EANS Application Opens Friday
March 11, 2021
Watch your e-mail Friday because the DPI is releasing its EANS application. Only one response is needed per school, so check with your staff to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. The DPI says one person can complete the application for several school buildings, as long as they use the original application link that was [...]
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WCRIS Schools In COVID Transmission Study
March 11, 2021
WCRIS schools were among those used in a groundbreaking national study evaluating the COVID transmission rates in schools. The study found that schools have very low transmission rates and very high compliance rates in masks and social distancing. The results of the study will be used by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to make [...]
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EANS Application Process Simplified
March 04, 2021
The DPI has agreed to simplify the EANS application process and work with CESA 6 as the program administrator, the DPI announced in a meeting with WCRIS today (3/4/21). The EANS initial application will be released to private schools on March 12, 2021, and will be due back to DPI by April 12, 2021. The [...]
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How Do I Get My School Staff Vaccinated?
March 04, 2021
Question: The state is not prioritizing its vaccination plans to serve teachers who are in school and have been teaching in-person, before vaccinating teachers who are, and have been, virtual-only. How do I help our in-person teachers get the COVID-19 vaccine? Is there anything we can do? Answer: President Biden announced Tuesday (3/2) that he [...]
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