Wisconsin Statutes (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Chapter 16. Department Of Administration |
SubChapter IX. TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT |
Section 16.996. Educational technology teacher training grants.
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- (1) Purpose. The department shall annually award grants to eligible consortia of school districts for the costs of training teachers to use educational technology.(2) Eligible consortia. A consortium of school districts is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:(a) The consortium consists of 3 or more school districts.(b) Each school district's membership in the previous school year divided by that school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.(c) The consortium applies for a grant under this section.(3) Grant amount. In any year the department awards grants under this section, subject to sub. (4) , the department shall pay to each eligible consortium the sum of the following amounts:(a) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of less than 750 pupils in the previous year, $7,500.(b) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $10 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous year.(c) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of more than 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $15,000.(4) Funding.(a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $1,500,000 in any fiscal year.(b) If, in any fiscal year, $1,500,000 is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (3) , the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible consortia.