Wisconsin charter schools
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Wisconsin charter schools are publicly funded, independently operated schools in the state of Wisconsin that offer alternative educational programs and greater flexibility in curriculum and instruction compared to traditional public schools.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charter school system
ⓘ
public school option ⓘ |
| accountabilityTo |
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authorizing entity ⓘ |
| admissionsMethod | lottery when applications exceed capacity ⓘ |
| admissionsPolicy | publicly accessible subject to capacity ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
City of Milwaukee Common Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milwaukee Area Technical College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Wisconsin System NERFINISHED ⓘ local school boards ⓘ tribal colleges and governments (where applicable) ⓘ |
| canBe |
instrumentality of a school district
ⓘ
non-instrumentality charter school ⓘ |
| characteristic |
greater flexibility in curriculum
ⓘ
greater flexibility in instruction ⓘ |
| comparedTo | traditional public schools in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| curriculumControl | school-level autonomy ⓘ |
| educationLevel | K-12 ⓘ |
| existsSince | 1990s ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
federal education funds
ⓘ
local public funds ⓘ state education aid ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governance | independently operated ⓘ |
| governedBy |
charter contract
ⓘ
independent governing board ⓘ |
| instructionalApproach | innovative or specialized programs ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 118.40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mayFocusOn |
STEM education
ⓘ
arts integration ⓘ at-risk student populations ⓘ college preparatory programs ⓘ project-based learning ⓘ |
| mustComplyWith |
federal civil rights laws
ⓘ
special education requirements under IDEA ⓘ state academic standards (with some flexibility) ⓘ |
| notableCityWithHighConcentration | Milwaukee GENERATED ⓘ |
| offers | alternative educational programs ⓘ |
| operatedIn | state of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyDebate | school choice in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Wisconsin school voucher programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
renewal and revocation based on performance
ⓘ
state performance reporting requirements ⓘ |
| teacherEmployment | teachers may be employees of district or independent operator ⓘ |
| tuition | no tuition charged to resident students ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.