Wisconsin § 115.28 - General duties.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 115.28 — General duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 115.28. General duties.
The state superintendent shall: 115.28(1) (1) General supervision. Ascertain the condition of the public schools, stimulate interest in education and spread as widely as possible a knowledge of the means and methods which may be employed to improve the schools. 115.28(2) (2) Sectarianism. Exclude all sectarian books and instruction from the public schools. 115.28(3) (3) Supervision of schools. Supervise and inspect the public schools and day schools for children with disabilities, advise the principals and local authorities thereof and give assistance in organizing such schools. 115.28(3m) (3m) Supervision of cooperative educational service agencies; rules. 115.28(3m)(a) (a) Supervise and audit the receipts and expenditures of the cooperative educational service agencies, conduct program review of the agencies, supervise boundary reorganization where necessary, advise the administrators of the agencies and provide assistance in organizing the agencies throughout the state. 115.28(3m)(b) (b) Promulgate rules establishing procedures for the reorganization of cooperative educational service agencies and boundary appeals. 115.28(4) (4) Public information. By reports, bulletins, circulars, correspondence and public addresses, give the public information upon the different methods of school organization and management and the subject of education generally. 115.28(5) (5) Appeals. Examine and determine all appeals which by law are made to the state superintendent and prescribe rules of practice in respect thereto, not inconsistent with law. 115.28 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. PI 1 , Wis. adm. code. 115.28(6) (6) Annual conventions. Annually, hold conventions of school district administrators, supervisors and agency coordinators. 115.28(7) (7) Licensing of teachers. 115.28(7)(a) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (3) ,
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 115.28 cover?
Section 115.28 ("General duties.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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