The state’s Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee passed a Department of Public Instruction (DPI) budget today that provided $500 million more for K-12 education over the next two years, leaving funding for the state’s Choice programs generally intact. Democrats on the committee criticized the move because it did not provide the $1.4 billion increase in funding [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
DOJ to Develop a State Tip-line
May 23, 2019
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of School Safety received a $1 million grant from the federal government to develop a statewide reporting system for threats of school violence, according to the agency’s report to the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee on May 21. The agency said the federal funding would also cover training for all [...]
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Call for Presenters: Get Free PD Registration
May 23, 2019
Help your teachers shine and become leaders in their field by encouraging them to become workshop presenters at the August 9 WCRIS Professional Learning Conference (PLC) in the Wisconsin Dells. Every year WCRIS teachers from across the state serve as workshop presenters at the PLC. This is your school’s chance to provide a teacher to [...]
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Upcoming SNSP Trainings
May 23, 2019
The Department of Public Instruction will be hosting two trainings about the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) for the 2019-20 school year. This is for both new and current SNSP administrators. You can find more information on the DPI’s website and register here.
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Choice Students Fare Better: New Report Shows
May 22, 2019
As the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee prepares to meet tomorrow (May 23) to review the Governor’s proposed Department of Public Instruction budget for 2019-21, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released new data showing how students are faring under the state’s parental choice programs. The study, “Apples to Apples” makes fair comparisons between public [...]
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State Issues Immunization Memo as Measles Cases Rise Nationwide
May 17, 2019
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has just released its 2019 School Administrator Immunization Law memo on how schools are to comply with the state’s immunization law, which covers measles and many other communicable diseases. Measles cases are on the rise across the Nation and in states surrounding Wisconsin. But there are no confirmed [...]
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Get Your Teachers Free Registration for the August WCRIS Learning Conference
May 17, 2019
Do you have an exceptional teacher at your school from which other teachers could learn? If so, they could get free registration as a workshop presenter at the August 9 WCRIS Professional Learning Conference in the Wisconsin Dells. Every year WCRIS searches for the best of the best teachers to present workshops at the annual [...]
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Get White House Grants for Drug Prevention
May 17, 2019
Grants are available for community-wide youth drug abuse prevention efforts and private schools are eligible to participate. The federal Drug-Free Communities Program (DFC) has opened up its 2019 grant application process. Schools should check with their local county or city government health departments or local community hospital to see if they are applying for a [...]
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State Budget Talks: Legislators Protect Private Schools
May 10, 2019
The Wisconsin K-12 Tuition Tax Deduction was preserved in law by the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) today. In an 11 to 4 vote, the JFC removed from Governor Evers’ proposed state budget a plan to eliminate the tax deduction. The JFC also saved the Choice programs from Gov. Evers’ cuts. The Committee’s actions mean the [...]
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Getting Special Ed Services for Your Students
May 09, 2019
Here’s what WCRIS principals need to know to get services for your students, as planning for the next school year begins. There are two programs to help Wisconsin students with special needs. First, there is the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Public school districts have an obligation under the IDEA to locate, identify [...]
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