Section 36.11. Virtual charter schools.

 

(1)   Location of school attendance.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , attendance within a school district means the pupil physically attends a school or program located within the physical boundaries of the nonresident school district.

(b) A pupil attending a virtual charter school is considered to be attending a school located within the nonresident school district as specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) , Stats., regardless of the physical location of any component of the virtual charter school or of the pupil.

(c) A pupil participating in an online course or program that is not offered through a virtual charter school is not considered to be attending a school located within the nonresident school district, unless the pupil is in physical attendance as described in par. (a) .

(2)   Identification of virtual charter schools and open enrollment payments.

(a) Prior to enrolling any pupils through the full-time open enrollment program, each virtual charter school shall submit the following to the department:

1. The contract between the school board and the virtual charter school that identifies the charter school as a virtual charter school.

2. Assurance that the virtual charter school meets all of the requirements of s. 118.40 (8) , Stats.

(b) The department may not transfer any state aids under s. 118.51 (16) (b) , Stats., until the information required in par. (a) has been provided and the department has determined that the charter school is a virtual charter school that meets the requirements of s. 118.40 (8) , Stats. The department, as it determines is appropriate, may require additional information or assurances or it may conduct an audit to ensure that open enrollment payments are properly made.

CR 14-021 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.