1. (1) Annually by August 15, each board shall develop a district plan that identifies the process for determining if a pupil is at risk. In determining whether a pupil is behind his or her age group in the number of high school credits attained or is 2 or more years behind his or her age group in basic skill levels, a board shall use all of the following criteria:

   1. (a) A pupil shall be determined to be behind in his or her age group in the number of high school credits attained if a pupil in grades 9 through 12 falls 3 or more credits behind in progress toward graduation.
   2. (b) A pupil shall be determined to be 2 or more years behind his or her age group in basic skill levels based on a board approved plan of formal and informal assessment, consistent with the district’s objectives in mathematics and reading identified in the curriculum plan under s. PI 8.01 (2) (k).

2. (2) As part of the district plan developed under sub. (1), each board shall describe how the board will identify and meet the needs of the children identified to be at risk. A board, when developing a plan under this section, may consider the following:

   1. (a) How pupils will be identified and enrolled in programs or provided services to meet their needs.
   2. (b) How pupils may be identified in early childhood and kindergarten through grade 4 and what programs may be offered to prevent pupils from becoming at risk.
   3. (c) How parents will be informed and involved in the programs or services made available under par. (a).

   4. (d) What accommodations can be made to support pupils’ achievement and success in school through any of the following:

      1. 1. Curriculum modifications.
      2. 2. Adaptive instructional strategies.
      3. 3. Alternative education programs.
      4. 4. Pupil support services.
      5. 5. School to work programs.
      6. 6. Community services.
      7. 7. Coordinating services provided by the district, community, agencies, and other organizations.
      8. 8. Eliminating systemic barriers that may cause pupils’ success at school to become at risk.

   5. (e) How the district will evaluate the success of services provided under the plan.

      Note: The number of dropouts and the percentage in grades 9-12 is collected as part of the School Performance Report. A copy of the report format may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.

History

History: Cr. Register, October, 1994, No. 466, eff. 11-1-94; CR 01-119: am. (1) (intro.), (a), and (2) (intro.) and cr. (2) (e) Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02.