2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
118. General school operations.
118.016 Assessments of reading readiness.

118.016  Assessments of reading readiness.

118.016(1) (1) In the 2013-14 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to first grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. Beginning in the 2014–15 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to second grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. The department shall ensure that the assessment evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

118.016(1g) (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

118.016(1r) (1r) The school board or governing body of the charter school shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.

118.016(2) (2) The school board of the school district or governing body of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide a pupil whose assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk of reading difficulty with interventions or remedial reading services, as described under s. 121.02 (1) (c).

118.016 History History: 2011 a. 166; 2013 a. 20.