The Department will be holding a training from 2-4 p.m., Feb. 12 for schools that are interested in joining the Special Needs Scholarship Program in the 2018-19 school year. This training will provide an overview of the Special Needs Scholarship Program registration process and the program in general. Participants may choose to participate in person [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
Special Edition: New Help for K-12 Tuition
January 29, 2018
The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by President Trump December 22 included a provision that allows parents to use state 529 savings accounts for K-12 tuition. Wisconsin has a 529 Savings account called EdVest. It allows people to put pre-tax money aside for college expenses. Now, thanks to the new federal law, K-12 school tuition [...]
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George Washington Summer Study Program
January 02, 2018
The George Washington Teacher Institute will host six summer residential programs that feature access to George Washington scholars, the Mount Vernon estate, and primary and secondary sources. The featured programs are: Martha Washington and the Women of the 18thCentury (June 12 – 16); Slavery in George Washington’s World (June 19 – 23); The Great Experiment: George Washington [...]
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U.S. DOE School Ambassador Fellowship Application Now Open to Private Schools
December 28, 2017
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a direct influence on national education policy affecting school communities across America? Do you have a keen interest in working with U.S. Government officials to better serve our country’s students and teachers? If so, apply for the U.S. Department of Education School Ambassador Fellowship [...]
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Provisions in the Fed Tax Reform Bill Effecting Private Schools
December 01, 2017
Your help in halting the two provision changes noted below is essential. You can easily contribute your voice by using the Council for American Private Education’s (CAPE’s) advocacy action alert here. You can easily edit the CAPE message to include details about Wisconsin and your family’s experience. The process only takes a few minutes. Two [...]
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Making The Grade
November 30, 2017
An overwhelming majority of Wisconsin schools, both public and private, met or exceeded the state’s expectations for student achievement, growth, and progress, according to the Department of Public Instruction School Report Cards released last week. Less than one-fifth failed to meet or barely met expectations; and as noted by a story in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, [...]
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Can School Mergers/Consolidations Increase Access to Choice Programs?
November 30, 2017
A provision affecting school choice programs that was included in the state’s biennial budget bill (2017 Act 59), may have implications for schools looking to merge, consolidate or create additional campuses to gain access to a Parental Choice program. The law states that a school entering into an agreement to be subject to the same [...]
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WCRIS Working to Support Shift to Life Licenses
November 30, 2017
WCRIS is working with legislators, the DPI and QEI to address the implementation of the new life licenses for teachers, which was created by passage of the state budget bill September 21. The DPI met with the WCRIS Board of Directors to collaborate on the language of a “fixer bill” and changes that need to [...]
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21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Applications Now Open
November 29, 2017
The application period for the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants is now open. Private schools and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply. The CCLC grants are used to open community learning centers that provide students, their families and the community with after school enrichment programs. These centers are charged with supporting student learning [...]
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2018 Kohl Award Update
November 21, 2017
UPDATE NOVEMBER 21st: The Kohl Foundation website is fixed and allowing access to all applications. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. Because access to applications was unavailable last week, the DUE DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS – Teacher Fellowship, Principal Leadership and Student Excellence HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 1, 2017. All [...]
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