Wisconsin § 118.153 - Children at risk of not graduating from high school.

§ 118.153. Children at risk of not graduating from high school.

118.153(1) (1) In this section: 118.153(1)(a) (a) “Children at risk” means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who are at risk of not graduating from high school because they are dropouts or are 2 or more of the following: 118.153(1)(a)1m. 1m. One or more years behind their age group in the number of high school credits attained. 118.153(1)(a)2. 2. Two or more years behind their age group in basic skill levels. 118.153(1)(a)2m. 2m. Habitual truants, as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a) . 118.153(1)(a)3. 3. Parents. 118.153(1)(a)4. 4. Adjudicated delinquents. 118.153(1)(a)5. 5. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. or 118.301 (3) was below the basic level, 8th grade pupils who failed the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 2. or 118.301 (3) , and 8th grade pupils who failed to be promoted to the 9th grade. 118.153(1)(b) (b) “Dropout” means a child who ceased to attend school, does not attend a public, private, or tribal school, technical college, or home-based private educational program on a full-time basis, has not graduated from high school, and does not have an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15 (1) (b) to (d) or (3) . 118.153(2) (2) 118.153(2)(a) (a) Every school board shall identify the children at risk who are enrolled in the school district and annually by August 15 develop a plan describing how the school board will meet their needs. 118.153(2)(b) (b) If in the previous school year a school district had 30 or more dropouts or a dropout rate exceeding 5 percent of its total high school enrollment, the school board may apply to the state superintendent for aid under this section. 118.153(3) (3) 118.153(3)(a) (a) 118.153(3)(a)1. 1. Every school board that applies for aid under sub. (2) (b) shall make available to the children at risk enrolled in the school district a program for children at risk. 118.153(3)(a)2. 2. Upon request of a pupil who is a child at risk or the pupil’s parent or guardian, a school board described under subd. 1. shall enroll the pupil in the program for children at risk. If the school board makes available more than one program for children at risk, the school board shall enroll the pupil in the program selected by the pupil’s parent or guardian if the pupil meets the prerequisites for that program. If there is no space in that program for the pupil, the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall place the pupil’s name on a waiting list for that program and offer the pupil another program for children at risk until space in the requested program becomes available. 118.153(3)(b) (b) A program for children at risk shall be designed to allow the pupils enrolled to meet high school graduation requirements under s.