The Wisconsin State Constitution guarantees private school students have a right to transportation to and from school. There are some deadlines that schools must meet to ensure their school is able to receive public transportation from the school district. By April 1st of each year, schools must submit a map of the private school’s proposed [...]
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Free Teacher Art Lesson Book
February 20, 2020
The Milwaukee Art Museum is releasing free copies of an art integration book to the first 400 teachers to order online. The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art. The book will offer writing challenges to students [...]
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Time Is Running out on Conference Savings
February 13, 2020
Group registration savings for the 2020 WCRIS Leadership Conference on March 6 ends on February 21. After February 21, you will no longer be able to use the group rate of $175 for a group of 3 or more. Any group after Feb. 21 will have to pay $195 per person, regardless of group size. [...]
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Help Students & Families Get Affordable Internet
February 13, 2020
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Public Service Commission have teamed up to help students get affordable broadband access. Families can locate internet discounts through the easy to use Internet Discount Finder created by state government. When the WCRIS Board of Directors met with DPI Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor last Fall, they discussed [...]
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New Law Eases Teacher Prep Program Rules
February 13, 2020
Gov. Evers signed Senate Bill 230 into law. The Bill, sponsored by Sen. Kooyenga (R-New Berlin) gives the Superintendent of Public Instruction more flexibility to approve teacher preparatory programs. You can read the full law here:2020 Act 84.
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Coronavirus Flu Scams
February 13, 2020
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is advising people to be on the lookout for identify theft emails using the Coronavirus as a cover. Thieves are using phishing emails disguised as DHS communications regarding the Coronavirus to steal personal information. DHS will only contact you if you have had contact with local healthcare providers [...]
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For Choice Schools: State Money for Social Workers
February 13, 2020
In an effort to improve school mental health services, lawmakers provided $6 million in the 2019-21 state budget to reimburse public, charter and private schools that increased their expenditures to employ or contract for licensed social workers from 2017-18 to the 2018-19 school year. Only private schools in a choice program are eligible. The DPI [...]
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Help Your Families Save on Taxes
February 10, 2020
There is still over a month left before taxes are due. Help your families deduct up to $4,000 for K-8 tuition and $10,000 for 9-12 tuition on their state income taxes by providing them with the K-12 Tuition Tax Deduction form. This deduction saves private school families $8 million a year. The state has budgeted [...]
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Schools and the Coronavirus Outbreak
February 06, 2020
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), in partnership with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has confirmed the first case of 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wisconsin. Schools should be aware of how to handle students or families that may have been exposed to the virus while traveling to other countries with outbreaks. [...]
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New Faces and Department Names at the DPI
February 06, 2020
In the wake of a new state school superintendent, and staff turn-over triggered by Dr. Tony Evers moving up to the East Wing of the Capitol, the DPI is restructuring some departments and divisions. School Management Services will be renamed the Parental Education Options Team. It will be in the Division for Finance and Management. [...]
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