Current Events

Registration is still open for our first Lunch & Learn webinar of the school year on Wed., Sept. 6! Join us to learn what to expect from newly-passed choice legislation, including reading regulations, voucher amounts and crime reporting requirements. WCRIS staff and lobbyist will be prepared to answer questions after the presentation, but you can always contact [...]

Technology is everywhere, especially in the classroom. To help students confidently and healthily navigate social media, check out these resources from The Social Institute, a social-media-education organization with which several WCRIS and Council for American Private Education (CAPE) members have partnered. And if you’re concerned about artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, like ChatGPT, encroaching on the quality of [...]

Private school educators and leaders are invited to the PROGRESS Center’s free, virtual Private School Forum, Classroom Management: Creating Classroom Environments that Cultivate Community and Learning on Aug. 29. The PROGRESS Center, which stands for Promoting Rigorous Outcomes and Growth by Redesigning Educational Services for Students with Disabilities Center, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of [...]

Feeling overwhelmed as a new principal? Check out WCRIS’ free New Principal Guide. It was created to help new principals adjust to their new responsibilities. The guide explains the intricate relationships between the state and federal government and private schools while advising best practices. This 24-page guide is a WCRIS member-exclusive resource. It’s available digitally [...]

Learn how to cut the cost of capital projects with the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA). Created by state law, WHEFA offers tax-exempt financing for Wisconsin nonprofits which can be used for new construction, building additions or renovation projects. It’s recommended to be most cost effective for projects of $3 million or more. Several [...]

WCRIS is wrapping up the spring semester of our Lunch & Learn webinar series. Don’t miss out on these member-exclusive webinars: May 3, 1:30 p.m.: Serving Special Needs Students with the IDEA Learn what you can expect from school district consultation meetings for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and troubleshoot common issues our schools face [...]

Mark your calendars for two more Lunch & Learn webinars this semester: May 3, 1:30 p.m.: Serving Special Needs Students with the IDEA Learn what you can expect from school district consultation meetings for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and troubleshoot common issues our schools face when trying to tap the IDEA to help [...]

A new artificial intelligence (AI) bot, ChatGPT, generates shockingly-accurate and convincingly-human answers to any question, presenting major implications for student cheating. The ChatGPT website and others like it are free and easily accessible, and most plagiarism-detection softwares can’t reliably flag AI text. To help you navigate the unfamiliar territory of AI, WCRIS staff attended a recent [...]

Looking for help in accessing useful programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)? On March 29 at 1:30 p.m., join Abigail Pavela, WCRIS Project Manager and federally-required Wisconsin ESSA Ombudsman, ​​to learn about private and public school responsibilities, what to expect in consultation meetings and common misconceptions about ESSA Title services. Come with questions. See you [...]