Wisconsin Act 12: Law Requirements & Compliant Reporting The Department of Public Instruction recently released guidance on how schools should complete their annual legal reporting requirement for state and local law violations that occur on school property. This requirement only applies to schools that have grades 9-12. SCWA and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) teamed up for a webinar on June 19, 2025, to help schools understand the process and answer questions. Our goal is to make the requirement feel manageable and give you confidence moving forward. During the webinar, WILL attorneys walked through what the law requires…

Wisconsin Act 20: Implementation, Processes and Procedures Recently, SCWA has been fielding numerous questions regarding Wisconsin Act 20 and the implementation, processes and procedures that are required going forward. Per state law, schools have until July 1, 2025, to implement their 3rd to 4th grade promotion policy that considers a child’s reading ability. This is right around the corner! To help alleviate any concerns and answer your questions, School Choice Wisconsin Action (SCWA) and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) held a webinar on June 13, 2025, and shared access to WILL’s model policy for private schools. Click…

SCWA ECCA Informational Webinar School Choice Wisconsin Action has been fielding many calls recently regarding the ECCA and how it would affect schools in Wisconsin. After nearly a year of supporting and learning about this bill, we want to keep our member schools as up-to-date as possible. The ECCA would provide donors to nonprofit groups that distribute K-12 scholarships with a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit in exchange for their contributions. In case you missed it, this bill passed the House on June 4, 2025 and will soon be decided on by the Senate. SCWA partnered with national experts to host…

School Choice Wisconsin Action hosted a discussion on July 10, 2024, about utilizing the Actual Cost model of the SNSP. Our guests Katie Kasper and Lauren Beckmann from FIRE Foundation of Milwaukee shared practical tips and hints for filling out the Actual Cost form and getting the most benefit for your students. Click the below links to watch a recording of the webinar and to download handouts from the webinar. Download Webinar Handout  

The Wisconsin Legislature recently adjourned the regular 2023-2024 session. Unless a special or extraordinary session is called, the Wisconsin Legislature will next convene in January of 2025. Now that the dust has settled, we invite you to watch SCWA registered lobbyists Amy Loudenbeck and Carol Shires as they provide a Legislative Update including: Recap of session statistics Progress report on SCWA policy and budget agenda Preview of SCWA Policy Bulletins to help schools understand and comply with four new laws affecting private choice schools, including crime reporting requirements (Act 12), the literacy bill (Act 20) and more! DOWNLOAD UPDATE SLIDES:…

School Choice Wisconsin Action held a webinar on April 25, 2024, on school safety and firearms in private schools. Cory Brewer and Lauren Greuel from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) and criminal defense attorney Tom Grieve, founder of Grieve Law LLC joined SCW staff during the webinar.  Topics covered during the webinar included federal gun-free school zones and Wisconsin concealed carry law. Other pertinent topics regarded how these laws apply in private schools, including private schools attached to places of worship.   DOWNLOAD WEBINAR PRESENTATION: Presentation for WILL on Guns, Schools, Churches DOWNLOAD FIREARMS IN SCHOOLS FAQS:…

Watch a webinar from School Choice Wisconsin and DPI’s Customer Service Team held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to learn how to prepare your WISEdata for the May 21t Spring Demographic Snapshot and to find end-of-year best practices on how to close out the school year for WISEdata student reporting. Download Webinar Handout    

On Thursday, February 15, 2024, School Choice Wisconsin hosted a Q&A session for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP). School Choice Wisconsin’s Vice President of Operations, Carol Shires, along with Katie Kasper and Lauren Beckmann from the FIRE Foundation of Milwaukee joined participants online to answer the “top 10” frequently asked questions about the SNSP, plus more. Download the SNSP Q&A Session Handout  

Watch a webinar from School Choice Wisconsin and DPI’s Customer Service Team held on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, to learn about the tools available to Choice schools in WISEdata Portal and to help prepare for the upcoming December 5th data snapshot. The data that is captured in this snapshot is used to generate your school’s accountability report card issued by DPI. Watch the recording to learn about how Choice schools can prepare for the data snapshot, listen to attendee questions, and learn how to receive further support.   Watch the Webinar Recording Download Webinar Handout

Schools in Wisconsin must provide “safe and healthful facilities,” but what exactly does that mean?  School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty held a webinar on August 25, 2023, about safety requirements for private schools. Watch a recording of the webinar featuring Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Attorney Cory Brewer and School Choice Wisconsin President Nicholas Kelly to learn about health and safety requirements for private schools in Wisconsin.