Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities.
115.955 - Definitions.

115.955 Definitions. In this subchapter:
(2) “Bilingual-bicultural education program" means a program designed to improve the comprehension and the speaking, reading and writing ability of a limited-English proficient pupil in the English language, so that the pupil will be able to perform ordinary classwork in English.
(3) “Bilingual counselor" means a certified school counselor approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a).
(4) “Bilingual counselor's aide" means a person who is employed to assist a counselor and who is approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a).
(5) “Bilingual teacher" means a certified teacher approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a).
(6) “Bilingual teacher's aide" means a person who is employed to assist a teacher and who is approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (15) (a).
(7) “Limited-English proficient pupil" means a pupil whose ability to use the English language is limited because of the use of a non-English language in his or her family or in his or her daily, nonschool surroundings, and who has difficulty, as defined by rule by the state superintendent, in performing ordinary classwork in English as a result of such limited English language proficiency.
History: 1975 c. 395; 1977 c. 203 s. 106; 1983 a. 189; 1987 a. 159; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 19.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities.

115.001 - Definitions.

115.01 - Classifications.

115.28 - General duties.

115.29 - General powers.

115.293 - Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core State Standards Initiative; prohibition.

115.295 - Federal appropriations adjustments.

115.297 - Cooperative research on education programs; statewide student data system.

115.298 - Disclosure of pupil records.

115.30 - Forms and reports.

115.31 - License or permit revocation; reports; investigation.

115.315 - Memorandum of understanding; license restriction and suspension.

115.33 - Inspection of school buildings.

115.34 - School lunch program.

115.341 - School breakfast program.

115.343 - Wisconsin school day milk program.

115.345 - Nutritional improvement for elderly.

115.347 - Direct certification of eligibility for school nutrition programs.

115.35 - Health problems education program.

115.355 - Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption.

115.36 - Assistance to schools for alcohol and other drug abuse programs.

115.3615 - Head start supplement.

115.363 - Second Chance Partners for Education.

115.364 - Aid for school mental health programs.

115.365 - Assistance to schools for suicide prevention programs.

115.366 - Grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs.

115.367 - School-based mental health services grants.

115.368 - Assistance to schools for protective behaviors programs.

115.37 - Blind and visual impairment education council.

115.372 - Deaf and hard-of-hearing education council.

115.38 - School performance report; educational program review.

115.383 - Student information system.

115.385 - School and school district accountability report.

115.405 - Grant program for peer review and mentoring.

115.41 - Teacher improvement program.

115.415 - Educator effectiveness.

115.42 - Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.

115.423 - Rural school teacher talent pilot program.

115.425 - Professional standards council for teachers.

115.43 - Precollege scholarships.

115.435 - Supplemental aid.

115.436 - Sparsity aid.

115.437 - Per pupil aid.

115.438 - Personal electronic computing devices; grant program.

115.44 - Early identification program.

115.445 - Four-year-old kindergarten grants.

115.447 - Summer school programs; grants.

115.45 - Robotics league participation grants program.

115.455 - Grant for information technology education.

115.46 - Interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel.

115.47 - Designated state official under agreement.

115.48 - Contracts under agreement.

115.51 - Definitions.

115.52 - Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

115.525 - Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

115.53 - State superintendent; powers.

115.54 - Compulsory education.

115.58 - Park grounds.

115.71 - Definitions.

115.72 - Establishment of programs.

115.73 - Program requirements.

115.735 - Parent advisory committee.

115.74 - Assessment of needs and evaluation of resources.

115.745 - Tribal language revitalization grants.

115.758 - Construction.

115.76 - Definitions.

115.762 - Division for learning support.

115.77 - Local educational agency duties.

115.775 - Duties of operators of certain charter schools.

115.777 - Special education referrals.

115.78 - Individualized education program team; timeline.

115.782 - Evaluations.

115.787 - Individualized education programs.

115.79 - Educational placements.

115.791 - Reimbursement for private school placement.

115.7915 - Special Needs Scholarship Program.

115.792 - Procedural safeguards.

115.797 - Mediation.

115.80 - Due process hearings.

115.807 - Transfer of parental rights at age of majority.

115.81 - Children in residential care centers.

115.812 - Placement disputes; school board referrals; interagency cooperation.

115.817 - Children with disabilities education board.

115.82 - Admission and transportation of nonresidents.

115.88 - State aid.

115.881 - Additional special education aid.

115.882 - Payment of state aid.

115.884 - Special education transition grants.

115.885 - Special education transition readiness grant program.

115.897 - Exhaustion of remedies.

115.898 - Rule making.

115.90 - Noncompliance; remedies.

115.91 - Definition.

115.915 - Availability of program services and modifications.

115.92 - Establishment of programs; rules.

115.93 - State aid.

115.95 - Legislative findings and declaration of policy.

115.955 - Definitions.

115.96 - Establishment of programs.

115.97 - Bilingual-bicultural education programs required.

115.977 - Contracting; continued eligibility.

115.98 - Bilingual-bicultural advisory committee.

115.99 - Preschool and summer school programs.

115.991 - Training programs.

115.993 - Report on bilingual-bicultural education.

115.995 - State aids.

115.996 - Report to the legislature.

115.997 - Interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.

115.999 - Opportunity schools and partnership program.