Wisconsin
milwaukee parental choice program
program type
scholarship cap
• Voucher –– Means-tested
• $6,442 (2013–14)
student eligibility
After 2014–15:
• Live in the Milwaukee Public School District
• $7,210 (for K–8)
• Family income below 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline ($70,650 for a family of four in 2013), with an additional $7,000 allowed for households with married parents
• $7,856 (for 9–12)
• Private school students also eligible school requirements
enrollment cap
• Meet state nondiscrimination policies
• None
• Meet state health and safety codes • Allow students to opt out of religious programs • Administer state testing to scholarship recipients in grades 4, 8, and 10; receive accreditation within three years of participating in Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (current participating schools adding grades or creating a new school are exempt)
program funding
• Submit an annual financial audit conducted by a certified public accountant to the state
• 160.65 million
• Provide evidence of sound fiscal practices and financial viability to the state • School administrators must undergo financial training and have at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education • Teachers must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and teacher aides must have received a high school diploma or been granted a GED or HSED
year enacted
• 1990
• Must provide 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1–6 and 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7–12 • Must provide the state with information about the academic program at the participating school and student test score data student participation
data update Scholarships Awarded
24,938
Schools Participating
110
2013 Expenditures
$160,653,817
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