AB 446 — Relating to: reading readiness assessments and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

If a pupil is identified as at-risk based on a level 2 screening assessment, the bill requires the school board or independent charter school to - 2022 Legislature - 4 - LRB-3781/1 FFK:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 446 provide information to the pupil's parent about how to make a special education referral.

A PPROVED READING READINESS SCREENING ASSESSMENTS Under the bill, by July 15, 2022, the Department of Public Instruction must establish and maintain lists of approved fundamental skills screening assessments, universal screening assessments, level 1 screening assessments, and level 2 screening assessments (collectively, reading readiness screening assessments) on its Internet site.

DPI must also submit these lists to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature.

During the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, DPI must include specific assessments on its list of approved fundamental skills screening assessments and specific assessments on its list of approved universal screening assessments.

On the list of approved fundamental skills screening assessments, DPI must include the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), the Predictive Assessment of Reading (PAR), and Acadience's Preschool Early Literacy Indicators (PELI).

On the list of approved universal screening assessments, DPI must include the Dynamics Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills 8th edition, commonly known as DIBELS 8th edition;

the Acadience reading assessment;

FastBridge reading assessments;

and the Renaissance Star Early Literacy assessment.

S TATE FUNDING FOR READING READINESS SCREENING ASSESSMENTS Under the bill, DPI must pay each school board and independent charter school for the per pupil cost of each reading readiness screening assessment required to be administered under the bill.

However, beginning in the 2023-24 school year, a school board or independent charter school is eligible for the state funding provided in the bill only if the school board or independent charter school submits an annual report to DPI and in that report indicates that the school board or charter school used only approved reading readiness screening assessments in the previous school year.

Under current law, DPI pays school boards and independent charter schools for the per pupil cost of the reading readiness assessment selected by the school board or independent charter school.

PARENT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Under the bill, a school board or independent charter school must provide a pupil's results on a reading readiness screening assessment to the pupil's parent by no later than 15 days after the applicable assessment is scored.

The results provided to the parent must include the pupil's overall score, the pupil's score on each literacy skill category assessed by the assessment, the pupil's percentile rank score, if available, the score on the assessment that indicates a pupil is at-risk, and a plain language explanation of the literacy skills that were evaluated by the assessment.

In addition, if a school board or independent charter school is required to screen a pupil using a level 1 or level 2 screening assessment, the school board or independent charter school must provide the pupil's parent with information related to characteristics of dyslexia, including information about the common indicators of characteristics of dyslexia and appropriate interventions and accommodations for pupils with characteristics of dyslexia.

LRB-3781/1 - 2022 Legislature - 5 - FFK:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 446 The bill also requires each school board and independent charter school to have an early literacy remediation plan.

An early literacy remediation plan must include information about screening assessments used to identify at-risk pupils, the interventions used to address characteristics of dyslexia, and monitoring pupil progress related to early literacy skills.

Under the bill, each school district and independent charter school must post its early literacy remediation plan on its Internet site.

Under current law, a school board or independent charter school must report the results of a reading readiness assessment to a pupil's parent.

Current law does not provide a deadline by which the reading readiness results must be provided to parents.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Under the bill, school boards and independent charter schools must annually, by July 15, report to DPI 1) the number of pupils who were identified as at-risk based on a reading readiness screening assessment administered in the previous school year;

2) the number of five-year-old kindergarten to second grade pupils who began receiving literacy interventions or remedial reading services in the previous school year, by grade;

and 3) the total number of five-year-old kindergarten to second grade pupils who received literacy interventions or remedial reading services in the previous school year.

The school board or independent charter school must also report the names of the specific reading readiness screening assessments the school board or independent charter school used to screen pupils, as required under the bill, in the previous school year.

Annually, by November 30, DPI must compile the information it receives from school boards and independent charter schools and submit a report to the legislature.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

S ECTION 1.

115.38 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.38 (1) (a) Indicators of academic achievement, including the performance of pupils on the tests administered under s.

121.02 (1) (r), the performance of pupils on screening assessments required under s.

118.016 (3), and the performance of pupils, by subject area, on the statewide assessment examinations administered under s.

Sdifficulties ECTIONmay include problems in reading comprehen- SECTION 2.

118.016 of the statutes is repealed and sion and reduced reading experience that may impede recreated to read:

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characteristics118.016 ofReading dyslexia.readiness assessments;

(1)charac- DEFINITION.3.

Often unexpected in relation to other cognitive teristics of dyslexia.

(1) D EFINITIONS.

(a)abilities. “At-risk” means a pupil scored below the 25th percentile on a universal screening assessment, a level 1 screening assessment, or a level 2 screening assessment, as indicated by the publisher of the screening assessment.

(b)(a) “Dyslexia”“At−risk” means a specificpupil learningscored disabilitybelow the 25th (c) “Family history survey” means a questionnaire percentile on a universal screening assessment or diag- that isincludes allquestions about previous recommendations nostic assessment, as indicated by the publisher of the following:for summer reading support or outside tutoring, general assessment.

interest in reading and books, family history of character- (am) “Diagnostic assessment” means a tool that istics of dyslexia, and any known family struggles in includes all of the following:

reading or spelling.

NeurobiologicalAn assessment that evaluates a pupil’s skill in origin.the (d) “Fidelity” means to perform in the manner that areas listed inpar.

2.(n) 1.

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3.sesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

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(c)Effective “Familydate history survey” means a questionnaire that includes questions about previous recommendations for summer reading support or outside tutoring, general interest in reading and books, family history of characteristicsacts. of dyslexia, and any known family struggles in reading or spelling.

(d)“Every “Fidelity”act meansand toevery performportion inof an act enacted by the mannerlegislature thatover the authorgovernor’s orpartial publisherveto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2021 Assembly Bill 446 (f) “Inadequate rate of progress” means a programrate orof screeningdent assessmentcharter intends.school shall ensure that the universal screen- improvement that is minimal and that with continued ing assessments are administered at the following times intervention the pupil is unlikely to demonstrate grade− during the school year:

(e)level “Fundamental skills screeningby assessment”the meansend anof assessmentthe thatschool evaluatesyear. whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

(f) “Inadequate rate of progress” means a rate of improvement that is minimal and that with continued intervention the pupil is unlikely to demonstrate grade-level skills by the end of the school year.

LRB-3781/1 - 2022 Legislature - 7 - FFK:amn SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 446 (g) “Independent charter school” means a charter school established under s.

118.40 (2r) or (2x).

(h) “Intensive intervention” means an intervention that satisfies all of the criteria in par.

(i) 1.

to 3.

(i) “Intervention” means an intervention that is any of the following:

Explicit,The directfirst instructionuniversal thatscreening is systematic,administered sequential,(g) and“Independent cumulativecharter andschool” followsmeans a logicalcharter planbefore of presenting the area45th ofday deficitafter that targets the specificfirst needsday of the pupilschool withoutterm. presuming prior skills or knowledge of the pupil.

school established under s.

118.40 (2r) or (2x).

IndividualizedThe instruction2nd touniversal meetscreening theis specificadministered needsin ofthe a(i) pupil“Intervention” inmeans aan settingintervention that usesis intensive,all highlyof concentratedmiddle instructionof methodsthe andschool materialsterm, thatas maximizedetermined pupilby engagement.the school the following:

3.board or operator of the independent charter school.

Instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use of 2 or more sensory pathways during teacher presentations and pupil practice.

4.

Any other instructional approach that is appropriate to target the needs of the pupil, as determined by the applicable school board or operator of an independent charter school.

(j) “Level 1 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of the following:

AnExplicit, assessmentdirect instruction that evaluatesis asystematic, pupil's3. skill in the areas listed in par.

(n)The 1.3rd universal screening is administered by the sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the area of deficit that targets the specific date that is 45 days before the last day of the school term.

to(bm) 5.,Diagnostic phonologicalassessment. awareness, and encoding.

2.Assess a pupil using a needs of the pupil without presuming prior skills or diagnostic assessment as follows:

Anknowledge opportunityof for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil'spupil. family.

(k) “Level 2 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of the following:

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A standardized, norm-referenced assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in the areas listed in par.

(n) 1.

to 5., phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, spelling, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension.

2.

An opportunity for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil's family.

(L) “Parent” has the meaning given in s.

115.76 (12) (a).

(m) “Reading readiness screening assessment” means a fundamental skills screening assessment, universal screening assessment, level 1 screening assessment, or level 2 screening assessment.

(n) “Universal screening assessment” means an assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in all of the following areas:

PhonemicNo awareness.later than the 2nd Friday of November if a uni- 2.

Individualized instruction to meet the specific versal screening assessment administered under par.

(a) needs of a pupil in a setting that uses intensive, highly 1.

indicates that the pupil is at−risk.

concentrated instruction methods and materials that maximize pupil engagement.

Within 10 days after a universal screening assess- ment is administered under par.

(a) 2.

if the universal 3.

Instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use screening assessment indicates that the pupil is at−risk.

of 2 or more sensory pathways during teacher presenta- 3.

Within 20 days after a teacher or parent who sus- tions and pupil practice.

pects that the pupil has characteristics of dyslexia sub- (L) “Parent” has the meaning given in s.

115.76 (12) mits a request for a diagnostic assessment.

(a).

(m) “Reading readiness assessment” means a funda- (d) Administering assessments with fidelity .

Ensure that each assessment required under this subsection is mental skills screening assessment, universal screening administered with fidelity.

assessment, or diagnostic assessment.

(4) P ARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

(a) Assessment results.

(n) “Universal screening assessment” means an A school board or operator of an independent charter assessment that evaluates a pupil’s skill in all of the fol- lowing areas:

school shall provide the results of a reading readiness 1.

Phonemic awareness.

assessment, in writing, to a pupil’s parent no later than 15 2.

3.days after the reading readiness assessment is scored.

RapidFor namingpurposes skills.of providing results of a reading readiness 4.

4.

assessment under this paragraph, a school board or opera- 5.

(2)tor FOUR-YEAR-OLDof KINDERGARTEN;an independent charter school shall provide at least 6.

SCREENINGOral REQUIREMENT.vocabulary.

Each(2) schoolFOUR−YEAR−OLD boardKINDERGARTEN; and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten at least 2 times during the school year using a fundamental skills screening assessment.

TheSCREENING schoolall board or operator of the independentfollowing charterto schoola shallpupil’s ensureparent thatin the firstnative screeninglan- isREQUIREMENT. administered before the 45th day after the first day of the school term and that the 2nd screening is administered by the date that is 45 days before the last day of the school term.

TheEach school board orand the operator of theguage independentof charterthe LRB-3781/1pupil’s -parent: 2022 Legislature - 9 - FFK:amn SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 446 school shall ensure that assessments required under this subsection are administered with fidelity.

(3)each Eindependent ARLYcharter LITERACYschool SCREENINGS;shall annually assess the 1.

5-YEAR-OLDThe KINDERGARTENpupil’s TOscore 2NDon GR.the reading readiness assess- ment.

Each school board and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 5-year-old4−year−old kindergarten2. to 2nd grade in the school district or in the independent charter school as follows:

(a)The Universalpupil’s screenings.score in each early literacy skill cate- kindergarten at least 2 times during the school year using a fundamental skills screening assessment.

ScreenThe theschool pupilgory atassessed leastby 3 times during the schoolreading yearreadiness using a universal screening assessment.

The school board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure3. that the universal screening assessments are administered at the following times during the school year:

1.The pupil’s percentile rank score on the reading ensure that the first screening is administered before the readiness assessment, if available.

The first universal screening is administered before the 45th day after the first day of the school term.term and that the 4.

2.The definition of “at−risk” and the score on the reading readiness assessment that would indicate that a 2nd screening is administered by the date that is 45 days pupil is at−risk.

Thebefore 2nd universal screening is administered in the middlelast day of the school term,term. as determined by the school board or operator of the independent charter school.

3.The school board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure 5.

TheA 3rdplain universallanguage screeningdescription isof administered by the dateliteracy skills that isassessments 45required daysunder beforethis subsection are the lastreading dayreadiness ofassessment theis schooldesigned term.to measure.

(b)administered Levelwith 1fidelity. screening.

Screen a pupil using a level 1 screening assessment within 20 days of any of the following:

1.

A universal screening assessment indicated that the pupil is at-risk and the pupil demonstrates an inadequate rate of progress after 12 weeks of intervention.

2.

A teacher or parent who suspects that the pupil has characteristics of dyslexia submits a request for a level 1 screening assessment.

(c) Level 2 screening.

Screen a pupil using a level 2 screening assessment within 20 days of any of the following:

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A level 1 screening assessment indicated that the pupil is at-risk and the pupil demonstrates an inadequate rate of progress after 12 weeks of intensive intervention.

2.

A teacher or parent suspects the pupil has characteristics of dyslexia and submits a request for a level 2 screening assessment.

(d) Administering screening assessments with fidelit.

Ensure that each screening assessment required under this subsection is administered with fidelity.

(4) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.(a) Screening results.

A school board or operator of an independent charter school shall provide the results of a reading readiness screening assessment, in writing, to a pupil's parent no later than 15 days after the reading readiness screening assessment is scored.

For purposes of providing results of a reading readiness screening assessment under this paragraph, a school board or operator of an independent charter school shall provide at least all of the following to a pupil's parent:

1.

The pupil's score on the reading readiness screening assessment.

2.

The pupil's score in each early literacy skill category assessed by the reading readiness screening assessment.

3.

The pupil's percentile rank score on the reading readiness screening assessment, if available.

4.

The definition of “at-risk” and the score on the reading readiness screening assessment that would indicate that a pupil is at-risk.

5.

A plain language description of the literacy skills the reading readiness screening assessment is designed to measure.

If a leveldiagnostic 2(3) screeningE assessmentARLY indicatesLITERACY thatASSESSMENTS; a pupil is at risk, a school board or operator of an independent charter school LRB-3781/1 - 2022 Legislature - 11 - FFK:amn SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 446 shall include information about how to make a special education referral under s.

115.7775−YEAR−OLD withassessment theindicates levelthat 2a screeningpupil assessmentis resultsat−risk, provideda toschool theboard parentKINDERGARTEN underTO par.2ND GRADE.

Each school board and the or operator of an independent charter school shall include operator of each independent charter school shall annu- information about how to make a special education refer- ally assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled ral under s.

115.777 with the diagnostic assessment in 5−year−old kindergarten to 2nd grade in the school dis- results provided to the parent under par.

trict or in the independent charter school as follows:

If a school board(a) orUniversal operatorscreenings. of a independent charter school is required to assess a pupil's early literacy skills using a level 1 or level 2 screening assessment, a school board or operator of an independent charter school shall provide all of the following, in writing, to the pupil's parent:

1.Screen the pupil at least 3 board or operator of an independent charter school is times during the school year using a universal screening required to assess a pupil’s early literacy skills using a assessment.

AThe descriptionschool board or operator of the commonindepen- indicatorsdiagnostic andassessment, characteristicsa school board or operator of dyslexia.an Assembly Bill 446 − 3 − 2021 Wisconsin Act independent charter school shall provide all of the fol- 1.

2.If the pupil is identified as at−risk based on a uni- lowing, in writing, to the pupil’s parent:

Informationversal aboutscreening appropriateassessment interventions,administered intensiveunder interventions,sub. and accommodations for pupils with characteristics of dyslexia.

(d)(3) Early1. literacy remediation plan;

A description of the common indicators and char- (a) 1.

or based on a diagnostic assessment administered acteristics of dyslexia.

under sub.

(3) (bm) 1., no later than the 2nd Friday of 2.

Information about appropriate interventions and November.

accommodations for pupils with characteristics of dys- 2.

If the pupil is identified as at−risk based on a uni- lexia.

versal screening assessment administered under sub.

(3) (d) Early literacy remediation plan;

A school(a) board2. or operator of an independent charter school shall post its early literacy remediation plan on the school district's or independent charter school's Internet site.

(5)or Ibased NTERVENTIONS;on a diagnostic assessment administered school board or operator of an independent charter school under sub.

AT-RISK(3) PUPI.(bm) 2., within 10 days after the applicable shall post its early literacy remediation plan on the school district’s or independent charter school’s Internet site.

(a)screening Personalassessment readingis plans.administered.

If(b) aInadequate pupilrate enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade is identified as at-risk based on a universal screening assessment or a level 1 screening assessment, the school board of theprogress. school district or operator of the independent charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall do all of the following:

For purposes of (5) I NTERVENTIONS;

AT−RISK PUPILS.

(a) Personal determining whether a pupil demonstrates an inadequate reading plans.

If a pupil enrolled in 5−year−old kinder- rate of progress under par.

(a) 3., a school board or opera- garten to 2nd grade is identified as at−risk based on a uni- tor of an independent charter school shall determine versal screening assessment or diagnostic assessment, whether the pupil is likely to demonstrate grade−level the school board of the school district or operator of the independent charter school in which the pupil is enrolled skills bytheendofthe school year by assessing one of the following:

shall do all of the following:

CreateFor a personal reading plan for the pupil thatenrolled includesin at5−year−old leastkindergarten, all1. of the following:

Create a personal reading plan for the pupil that nonword or nonsense word fluency and phoneme seg- includes at least all of the following:

mentation fluency.

The pupil'spupil’s specific early literacy skill deficiencies,deficien- as2. identified by the applicable screening assessment.

For a pupil enrolled in 1st or 2nd grade, oral read- cies, as identified by the applicable assessment.

Goals and benchmarks for the pupil'spupil’s progress towarding grade-levelfluency. literacy skills.

c.(6) E ARLY LITERACY REMEDIATION PLAN;

HowSCHOOL theDIS pupil's- progresstoward willgrade−level beliteracy monitored.skills.

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IfA theschool applicableboard screeningc. assessment is a universal screening assessment, a description of the interventions and any additional instructional services that will be provided to the pupil to address the pupil's early literacy skill deficiencies.

e.How the pupil’s progress will be monitored.

Ifor theoperator applicable screening assessment is a level 1 screening assessment, a description of thean intensiveindependent interventionscharter andschool anyshall additionalestab- instructionald. services that will be provided to the pupil to address the pupil's early literacy skill deficiencies.

f.A description of the interventions and any addi- lish an early literacy remediation plan for grades 5−year− tional instructional services that will be provided to the pupil to address the pupil’s early literacy skill deficien- old kindergarten to 2 that includes all of the following:

Thecies. evidence-based reading instructional programming that the pupil's teacher will use to provide reading instruction to the pupil, addressing the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

(a) The assessments the school board or operator of f.

The evidence−based reading instructional pro- the independent charter school uses to satisfy the require- ments under sub.

(3).

gramming that the pupil’s teacher will use to provide (b) A description of the interventions the school reading instruction to the pupil, addressing the areas of board or operator of the independent charter school uses phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

to address characteristics of dyslexia.

Strategies the pupil'spupil’s parent is encouraged to use (c) A description of how the school board or operator to help the pupil achieve grade-levelgrade−level literacy skills.

of the independent charter school monitors pupil progress during interventions, including the frequency of h.

Any additional services available and appropriate monitoring pupil progress during interventions and any to accelerate the pupil'spupil’s early literacy skill development.

Provide the interventions or intensive interventions described in the pupil'spupil’s assessment tools used to monitor pupil progress during personal reading plan to the pupil, as soon as practicable.

interventions.

Monitor the pupil'spupil’s progress at least weekly using (d) How the school board or operator of the indepen- the method described in the pupil'spupil’s personal reading plan todent determinecharter whetherschool theuses pupilresults demonstratesof anassessments inadequaterequired rateunder ofsub. progress.

(3) to evaluate early literacy instruction being to determine whether the pupil demonstrates an inade- provided in the school district or at the independent char- quate rate of progress.

Provide a copy of the pupil'spupil’s personal reading plan toter theschool. pupil's parent and obtain a copy of the pupil's personal reading plan signed by the pupil's parent.

5.to the pupil’s parent and obtain a copy of the pupil’s per- (e) A parent notification policy that complies with sonal reading plan signed by the pupil’s parent.

Aftersubs. providing the interventions or intensive interventions described in the pupil's personal reading plan to the pupil for 12 weeks, notify the pupil's parent of the pupil's progress, as determined under the pupil's personal reading plan.

LRB-3781/1 - 2022 Legislature - 13 - FFK:amn SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 446 (b) Inadequate rate of progress.

For purposes of determining whether a pupil demonstrates an inadequate rate of progress under sub.

(3) (b) or (c), a school board or operator of an independent charter school shall determine whether the pupil is likely to demonstrate grade-level skills by the end of the school year by assessing one of the following:

1.

For a pupil enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten, nonword or nonsense word fluency and phoneme segmentation fluency.

2.

For a pupil enrolled in 1st or 2nd grade, oral reading fluency.

(6) EARLY LITERACY REMEDIATION PLAN;

SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL.

A school board or operator of an independent charter school shall establish an early literacy remediation plan for grades 5-year-old kindergarten to 2 that includes all of the following:

(a) The screening assessments the school board or operator of the independent charter school uses to satisfy the requirements under sub.

(3).

(b) A description of the interventions and intensive interventions the school board or operator of the independent charter school uses to address characteristics of dyslexia.

(c) A description of how the school board or operator of the independent charter school monitors pupil progress during interventions and intensive interventions, including the frequency of monitoring pupil progress during interventions and intensive interventions and any assessment tools used to monitor pupil progress during interventions and intensive interventions.

(d) How the school board or operator of the independent charter school uses results of assessments required under sub.

(3) to evaluate early literacy instruction being provided in the school district or at the independent charter school.

- 2022 Legislature - 14 - LRB-3781/1 FFK:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 446 SECTION 2 (e) A parent notification policy that complies with subs.

(7)5. REPORTING SCREENING DATA.

ByAfter noproviding later than July 15, 2023, and each July 15 thereafter, a school board shall report for each school and for the schoolinterventions district,described andin the operator(7) ofR anEPORTING independentASSESSMENT charterDATA. school shall report for the independent charter school, all of the following to the department:

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(b) The number of pupils who were identified as at-risk as the resultoperator of aan universalindependent screeningcharter assessmentschool administeredshall inreport the(am) previousDeadlines schoolfor year.plan creation.

(c)If Thea numberschool ofboard pupilsfor whothe wereindependent identifiedcharter asschool, at-riskall asof the resultfollowing ofto aor leveloperator 1of screeningan assessmentindependent administeredcharter inschool theis previousrequired schoolthe year.department:

(d)to Thecreate numbera ofpersonal pupilsreading whoplan werefor identified as at-risk as the result of a levelpupil 2under screeningpar. assessment administered in the previous school year.

(e)(a) (a) The namesnumber of pupils who were identified as at− 1., the readingschool readinessboard screeningor assessmentsoperator usedshall toprepare assessthe pupilspersonal underrisk subs.as the result of a fundamental skills screening assess- reading plan as follows:

(2)ment andadministered (3) in the previous school year.

(f)Wisconsin Act − 4 − 2021 Assembly Bill 446 (b) The number of pupils enrolledwho inwere 5-year-oldidentified kindergartenas toat− 2nddent gradecharter whoschool beganunder receivingthis interventionsparagraph oronly intensiveif interventionsthe duringrisk as the previousresult of a universal screening assessment school year,board byor grade.operator of the independent charter administered in the previous school year.

(g)school Thedoes totalall number of pupils enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade who received interventions or intensive interventions under a personal reading plan during the previousfollowing: school year.

(8)(c) DThe EPARTMENT;number of pupils who were identified as at− 1.

Submits the report required under sub.

(7) for the risk as the result of a diagnostic assessment administered previous school year.

in the previous school year.

2.

In the report required under sub.

(7) for the previ- (e) The names of the reading readiness assessments ous school year, indicates that the school board or opera- used to assess pupils under subs.

(2) and (3) in the previ- tor of the independent charter school used only reading ous school year.

readiness assessments approved under sub.

(8) (a) for that (f) The number of pupils enrolled in 5−year−old school year.

kindergarten to 2nd grade who began receiving interven- (b) Proration.

If there are insufficient funds, the tions during the previous school year, by grade.

department shall prorate state aid payments among the (g) The total number of pupils enrolled in 5−year−old school boards and operators of independent charter kindergarten to 2nd grade who received interventions schools entitled to the aid.

under a personal reading plan during the previous school (10) R ULES.

The department shall promulgate rules year.

to implement and administer this section, including (8) D EPARTMENT;

(a) Approved reading readinessestablishing screeninga process under which a school board or readiness assessments.

By no later than July 15, 2022, theoperator departmentof shallan establishindependent andcharter LRB-3781/1school -may 2022request Legislaturethe -department 15shall -establish FFK:amnand SECTIONmaintain 2a ASSEMBLYlist BILLof 446each maintainthat the department include a listreading ofreadiness eachassess- of the following that are approved by the department for use under this section:

a.ment on a list of approved assessments under sub.

(8) (a).

SECTION 3.

119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created a.

to read:

c.119.44 (2) (bm) The performance of pupils on the cm.

LevelDiagnostic 1 screening assessments.

d.

Level 2 screening assessments.

The department shall publish each list of approved screeningassessments administered during the prior school year assessments under subd.

on its Internet site and submit the lists of approved reading readiness screening assessments to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.

118.016 (3), categorized by school, gender, and ethnicity.

the lists of approved reading readiness assessments to the SECTION 4.

121.02 (1) (c) 3.

of the statutes is appropriate standing committees of the legislature under amended to read:

s.

1., the department shall submit the modified list to the121.02(1) appropriate(c) standing3. committees of the legislature under s.

The pupil’s reading assessment per- the appropriate standing committees of the legislature formance on an assessment unders.118.016 (3) indicates that the pupil is at risk of reading difficultyat−risk, as under s.

(b)defined Reportsin tos. the legislature.

By November 30, 2023, and by each November 30 thereafter, the department shall compile the information it receives under sub.

(7) and submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.

13.172 (3) that includes the number of pupils identified as at-risk in the previous school year, by school and by school district.

(9) STATE AID.(a) Payment for costs.

From the appropriation under s.

20.255 (1) (f) and subject to par.

(b), the department shall pay a school board or operator of an independent charter school the per pupil cost of each reading readiness screening assessment required to be administered under sub.

(2) or (3).

Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the department may pay a school board or operator of an independent charter school under this paragraph only if the school board or operator of the independent charter school does all of the following:

1.

Submits the report required under sub.

(7) for the previous school year.

- 2022 Legislature - 16 - LRB-3781/1 FFK:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 446 SECTION 2 2.

In the report required under sub.

(7) for the previous school year, indicates that the school board or operator of the independent charter school used only approved reading readiness screening assessments in the previous school year.

(b) Proration.

If the appropriation under s.

20.255 (1) (f) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par.

(a), the department shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and operators of independent charter schools entitled to the aid.

(10) RULES.

The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including establishing a process under which a school board or operator of an independent charter school may request that the department include a reading readiness screening assessment on a list of approved screening assessments under sub.

(8) (a).

SECTION 3.

119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

119.44 (2) (bm) The performance of pupils on the screenings administered during the prior school year under s.

118.016 (3), categorized by school, gender, and ethnicity.

SECTION 4.

121.02 (1) (c) 3.

of the statutes is amended to read:

121.02 (1) (c) 3.

The pupil's reading assessment performance on a screening assessment under s.118.016 (3) indicates that the pupil is at risk of reading difficulty, as defined in s.

If this subdivision applies, the3. interventions or services provided the pupil shall be scientifically basede-based and shall address all areas in which the pupil is deficient in a manner consistent with the state standards in reading and language arts.

SECTIONThe 5.0Nonstatutorydepartment provisions.may include a universal screening assessment on the list under subd.

LRB-3781/1 - 2022 Legislature - 17 - FFK:amn SECTION 5 ASSEMBLY BILL 446 (1) APPROVED FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND UNIVERSAL SCREENING ASSESSMENTS;

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

(a) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the department of public instruction shall include all of the following on the list of approved fundamental skills screening assessments required under s.

118.016 (8) (a):

Phonologicalb. Awareness Literacy Screening.

2.and may include the interventions or services provided the pupil shall be a diagnostic assessment on the list under subd.

Predictive Assessment of Reading.

3.

Acadience - Preschool Early Literacy Indicators.

(b) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the department of public instruction shall include all of the following on the list of approved universal screening assessments required under s.

118.016 (8) (a):

Thecm. Dynamics Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills 8th edition, commonly known as DIBELS 8th edition.

2.only scientifically basedevidence−based and shall address all areas in which the pupil is deficient in a manner consis- if the assessment meets all of the following criteria:

Acadiencetent reading.with the state standards in reading and language arts.

3.a.

FastBridgeThe assessment is aligned with the model aca- demic standards in reading assessments.and language arts, including SECTION 5.0Nonstatutory provisions.

4.foundational reading skills.

Renaissance(2) StarG EarlyRANTS LiteracyFOR assessment.TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLE - b.

SThe ECTIONassessment 60Effectivehas date.a sensitivity rate of at least 70 MENTATION COSTS.

(1)Of Thisthe actmoneys takesthe effectgovernor onaccepts Julyfrom 1,the 2022.federal government under s.

(END)16.54 pursuant to percent and a specificity rate of at least 80 percent.

(b) Reports to the legislature.

By November 30, section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended 2023, and by each November 30 thereafter, the depart- by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.

ment shall compile the information it receives under sub.

117−2, the governor shall allocate at least $5,000,000 to (7) and submit a report to the appropriate standing com- the department of public instruction for grants to school boards and operators of independent charter schools, as mittees of the legislature under s.

13.172 (3) that includes the number of pupils identified as at−risk in the previous defined in s.

118.016 (1) (g), for teacher professional school year, by school and by school district.

development and implementation costs related to provid- (9) STATEAID.

(a) Payment for costs.

The department ing the assessments and interventions required under s.

shall pay a school board or operator of an independent 118.016.

charter school the per pupil cost of each reading readiness SECTION 6m.

Effective dates.

This act takes effect assessment required to be administered under sub.

(2) or on July 1, 2022, except as follows:

(3).

Beginning in the 2023−24 school year, the depart- (1) S ECTION 5 (2) of this act takes effect on the day ment may pay a school board or operator of an indepen- after publication.