Section 17.03. Summer and interim session classes.

 

(1)  Under s. 121.14 , Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board may count pupils for aid membership for those academic summer classes or laboratory periods that are necessary for academic purposes, as specified under this chapter. Under s. 121.14 , Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board that provides year-round school may count pupils for aid membership for those interim session classes or laboratory periods that are necessary for academic purposes. A school district may operate a summer or interim session program in cooperation with a CESA or another school district under an agreement as provided in s. 66.0301 , Stats.

(2)  Summer and interim session classes necessary for academic purposes may include any of the following:

(a) Music programs, lessons, sectionals or clinics, if taught by a department-licensed teacher.

(b) Swimming instruction programs, if taught or directed by a department-licensed teacher at the site of the instruction.

(c) Instructional minutes, per student, per day, including field trips if accompanied by a department-licensed teacher and if all pupils have equal access to the field trips, regardless of their ability to pay.

(d) Online classes offered to high school pupils and pupils in grades 7 and 8 that meet the requirements of s. 121.004 (8) (b) , Stats., and s. PI 36.11 (1) and in which at least 8,100 minutes of direct instruction are required to earn one credit. If fewer minutes of direct instruction are provided the credit shall be prorated accordingly.

(3)  Summer and interim session activities not necessary for academic purposes include all of the following:

(a) Travel time to events, including field trips.

(b) Performances, including band, orchestra, parades, and plays.

(c) Recreational programs and team sports.

(d) Participation in fairs or expositions by pupil organizations, such as future farmers of America.

(e) Any offering not provided by a department-licensed teacher.

(4)  A school district under sub. (1) shall annually submit to the department a summer or interim session membership report.

(5)  A school district under sub. (1) shall document and retain the calculation of summer or interim session membership on a form provided by the department.

History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533 , eff. 6-1-00; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2001 No. 550 ; CR 15-038 : am. (title), (1), (2) (intro.), (c), cr. (2) (d), am. (3) (intro.), (e), (4), (5) Register January 2016 No. 721 , eff. 2-1-16.

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Form PI-1804, Summer School Membership Report, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Form PI-1804w, Summer School Membership Worksheet, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1