119.33 Superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program.

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(1)Legal entity. There is created within the school district operating under this chapter a superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under the management and control of the superintendent of schools.

(2)Duties. The superintendent of schools may establish an opportunity schools and partnership program under this section. If the superintendent of schools proceeds under this section, the superintendent of schools, the entities selected to operate and manage schools transferred to the program under this section, and each school transferred to the program under this section shall be subject to ss. 118.016 , 118.13 , 118.30

(1m), and 118.38 , other than s. 118.38

(a)9. , and to subch. V of ch. 115 and federal law applicable to children with disabilities. If the superintendent of schools proceeds under this section, the superintendent of schools shall do all of the following:

(a)Policies for identifying eligible schools to be transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership program; partnership initiatives.

1. Establish policies for providing a qualitative analysis of each eligible school, identified in the annual report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28

(a), to determine whether the school is suitable for transfer to the program under this section. The superintendent of schools may use the policies established by the commissioner under s. 119.9002

(a)to select eligible schools to be transferred to the program under this section and may use the request-for-proposal process developed by the commissioner under s. 119.9002

(b)for soliciting proposals from individuals, groups, persons, and governing bodies of private schools to operate and manage the eligible school upon transfer of the school to the program under this section. If the superintendent of schools does not use the policies established by the commissioner, the superintendent of schools shall include as a criterion in his or her policies the level of interest within the school and the school’s community in transferring the school to the program, as determined from community engagement, and shall establish a method for evaluating community engagement.

2. Develop and manage partnership programs to more efficiently and effectively deploy wraparound services to residents of the county.

(b)Selection of schools for transfer to the opportunity schools and partnership program and limit on the number of schools transferred in any one school year.

a. During the 2015-16 school year, but after the commissioner has completed his or her selection under s. 119.9002

(a), select from the report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28

(a)at least one and not more than 3 eligible schools to be transferred to the program under this section for the following school year.

b. During the 2016-17 school year, but after the commissioner has completed his or her selection under s. 119.9002

(a), select from the report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28

(a)not more than 3 additional eligible schools to be transferred to the program under this section for the following school year.

c. During the 2017-18 school year and any subsequent school year, but after the commissioner has completed his or her selection under s. 119.9002

(a), select from the report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28

(a)not more than 5 additional eligible schools to be transferred to the program under this section for the following school year.

2. After selecting one or more eligible schools to be transferred to the program as provided under subd. 1. , initiate a request-for-proposal process for each selected school and make a determination regarding the entity that will operate the school. Upon receipt of proposals under subd. 1. , the superintendent of schools may engage the families of pupils enrolled in the school and community members and organizations to cultivate support for the transfer of the school to the program under this section.