PROPOSED ORDER OF THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
REVISING PERMANENT RULES
The scope statement fo
r this rule, SS
139-15
, was
published in
Register No. 720A3
on
December 21, 2015
, and approved by
State
Superintendent
Tony
Evers
on January 5, 2016
.
Pursuant to
Coyne v. Walker
, the Department of Public Instruction is not required to obtain the Governor’s approval for the statement of scope for this rule.
Coyne v. Walker
,
2015 WI App 21
,
361 Wis.2d 255
.
The state superintendent of public instruction hereby proposes to
repeal
ch.
PI 8 Appendix A
;
to amend
s.
PI
8.01 (2) (f) 2.
; and to create
s.
PI
8.001 (6g)
, relating to
standards for school district instructional design and programs
.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANALYSIS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Explanation of agency authority:
Under s.
121.02 (5)
, Stats., the state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer
the section related to
school district standards
, including hours of instruction.
As such, PI 8 is
amended
to include
a definition of
innovative instructional methods
, as
used by
school district
s
,
in order to count toward
hours of direct instruction under
s.
121.02 (1) (f)
, Stats
.
Related statute or rule:
N/A
Plain language analysis:
The purpose of this rule change is
to acknowledge innovative instructional methods used by school districts to provide direct instruction. The proposed rule provides a definition of innovative instructional design
as
an instructional program aligned to school district standards and used to improve student academic achievement through instruction offered outside of the normal school day, virtually, or in an alternative setting.
By amending this rule, the
proposed rule
allows that hours of direct instruction provided through innovative instructional models count toward the
required hours of direct instruction
under s.
121.02 (1) (f)
, Stats.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations:
N/A
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
N/A
Summary of factual dat
a and analytical methodologies:
Over time, school districts have developed
new and innovative methods of direct instruction
. The proposed rule
is needed to
address these practices
and update how school districts calculate hours of instruction using innovative instructional methods
.
Without this change, PI 8 will be inconsistent with current school district practice.
Anticipated costs incurred by private sector:
N/A
Effect on small business:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1) (a)
, Stats.
Agency contact person: (including email and telephone)
Carl Bryan
Budget and Policy Analyst
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
(608) 267-9127
Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Comments should be submitted to
Carl Bryan
, Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or at
Carl.Bryan@dpi.wi.gov
. The D
epartment will publish a hearing notice in the
Administrative Register
which will provide information on the deadline for the submission of comments
.
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SECTION 1.
PI 8.0
0
1 (6
g
)
is created to read:
PI 8.001
(6g
)
“Innovative Instructional Design” means an instructional program aligned to school district standards and used to improve student academic achievement through instruction offered outside of the normal school day, virtually, or in an alternative setting.
SECTION 2
.
PI 8.01 (2) (f)
2.
is
amended to read:
PI 8.01 (2) (f)
2.
Each school district board shall annually schedule and hold at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 through 6, and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 through 12. The school hours are computed as the period from the start to the close of
each pupil’s
the school’s
daily instructional schedule. Scheduled hours under this subdivision include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch period. No more than 30 minutes per
day may be counted for recess.
Scheduled hours may also include
the
hours of instructional programming offered through innovative instructional designs that apply to the entire school or grade level.
In computing the minimum number of instructional hours under this subdivision
,
schools may not count
days and parts of days on which parent and teacher conferences are held, staff development or inservice programs are held, schools are closed for inclement weather
, or when classes are not held may not be counted
and no compensatory instruction is offered virtually, and when no
direct instruction is provided
.
SECTION 3
.
PI 8 Appendix A is repealed.
SECTION
4
. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s
.
227.22 (2) (intro.)
, Stats.