The DPI just released a bulletin updating agency policy on special needs students as a result of a US Supreme Court decision last year on what it means to provide a free appropriate public education to a special needs student. The case, interestingly, was about a student who wanted to attend a private school and [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
Surplus School Safety Funds Sparks Debate
July 13, 2018
The DOJ has announced that funds still remain for School Safety Grants. WCRIS is working with the DOJ and lawmakers to identify ways to help private schools benefit from this program because many private schools did not apply. State Superintendent Tony Evers says the money should be used to provide mental health education and training [...]
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School Blueprints Submission Deadline
June 28, 2018
Under the 2017 Act 143, section 29, schools are now required to submit their blueprints to all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdictional control over the school and to the Office of School Safety, by July 1, 2018. Schools must submit blueprints that are not architectural plans. They must, however, be a floor plan or [...]
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Choice Program Fiscal Information
June 22, 2018
The School Financial Services team has created a new page with important financial information for Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. You can access the page here.
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National School Lunch Program: School Nutrition Director
June 22, 2018
If you’ve hired a new School Nutrition Director (SND) or you are in the process of finding a new one, please take note of following: Each “School Food Authority” must have a person designated as “director” of your food program. This person must also meet specific education or school nutrition experience along with eight hours [...]
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WCRIS Schools Awarded Safety Grants
June 18, 2018
The DOJ announced its first round of school safety grants, several of which went to WCRIS Schools. WCRIS was instrumental in ensuring that private schools could receive the grants. Read the full list of schools here.
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DOJ Expert Provides School Safety Tips
June 15, 2018
While everybody wants the “golden nugget” of insight or information about what motivates school shootings and how to stop them, the fact is that there is no one profile of adolescent shooters, said presenter Mike Clumper, who spoke to nearly 200 school and law enforcement representatives at the Attorney General’s School Safety Summit in the [...]
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Educate Parents Now About Tax Changes That Ease Tuition Burden
June 06, 2018
School tuition payers can now use tax-advantaged 529 Savings Accounts to pay for K-12 tuition in addition to college tuition, thanks to changes in State and Federal tax laws supported by WCRIS. You can alert parents about this important change with the PDF linked below. By saving money tax-free, parents will have more resources to [...]
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Dyslexia Topic of Special Study by Legislative Committee
May 23, 2018
The identification and management of dyslexia will be a topic of study for a special legislative committee during the coming months. Many private K-12 schools serve children with dyslexia and their ability to do so has been enhanced by the expansion of the Special Needs Scholarship Program. For that reason, WCRIS will monitor the Committee’s [...]
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Extension of Application Deadlines for K-12 Disaster Recovery programs
May 21, 2018
Please note that the U.S. Department of Education has extended the deadline for the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students Program (EIA). LEA applications and non-public school certifications are now due to DPI by Friday, May 25th. In addition, LEAs and non-public schools that have already submitted an application and need to make an [...]
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