Legislative Report on Charter Schools 2023-2024. Statutory Report Series
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| Title: | Legislative Report on Charter Schools 2023-2024. Statutory Report Series |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | DPI Charter Schools Team, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
| Source: | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 2025. |
| Availability: | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Tel: 800-441-4563; Web site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 51 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Charter Schools, School Districts, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Grants, Institutional Characteristics, Consortia, Public Schools, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Proposals, Elementary Secondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Wisconsin |
| Abstract: | The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is required to submit this report to the Legislature regarding the status of existing charter schools, the number of petitions for new charter schools, and the action taken by school boards and DPI on petitions for new charter schools (see Wis. Stat. §115.28 (49)). This report offers the results of the charter school activity survey in the 421 Wisconsin school districts during the 2023-2024 school year. This report documents two distinct stages of decision-making regarding new charter school proposals. The first is a "development" decision which includes the following: (1) further study of a new charter school; (2) considering participation in a charter consortium; or (3) study of a federal Charter Schools Program grant or subgrant for a new or replicated charter school. The second is an "implementation" decision which is defined as: (1) an approved charter contract between the district and the operator of a charter school for a new charter school; (2) an approved written agreement to participate in a consortium; or (3) a signature on a federal Charter Schools Program grant or subgrant for a new or replicated charter school. The department conducted an electronic survey and personally contacted school district officials to compile the necessary data. One hundred percent of Wisconsin school districts responded to the survey. During the 2023-2024 school year, nine districts (two percent) reported charter school activity, including at least one district in seven of the 12 regional Cooperative Educational Services Agencies (CESA). |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED672987 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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