Summer School Letter

Date: February 2005

To: District Administrators

From: Brian Pahnke, Assistant Superintendent

Subject: 2005 Summer School

Online Reports

The SS membership report (PI 1804-W1) is available at dpi.wi.us/sfs/summ_sch.html. The report must be submitted to DPI via the School Finance Reporting Portal. The report is due no later than the same day as the 3^rd Friday September Membership Report. For audit purposes, your business office must retain a paper copy of PI 1804-W1 and PI-1804-W2.

Fees

There shall be no cost to the resident student or parent beyond individual use supplies (towels, gym clothes, band instruments, notebooks, pencils), and textbooks or similar items (workbooks) if the district claims state aid under s. 121.14, Wis. Stats. This includes fees for transportation, shuttling, and food and lodging for off-campus activities. Items for which fees are charged must be legally permitted and actually purchased for summer school use.

If the class is not aided, required, or credited, fees may be charged but must be based upon the actual cost of the class. Summer school fees may not be used to subsidize other classes or students.

School boards may establish and collect reasonable fees for social, recreational or extracurricular summer classes and programs which are neither credited toward graduation nor eligible for state aid [s. 118.04 (4)]. School boards may also provide and charge for transportation for extracurricular activities such as school athletic contests, school games, after school practice, late activity, school outings or extracurricular school field trips [s. 121.54 (7)]. Such activities are not eligible for state aid or categorical aid under current law.

Please review:

dpi.wi.us/sfs/auditorqanda.html, dpi.wi.us/sfs/fees.html and dpi.wi.us/sfs/summ_sch.html.

Questions and Answers:

The summer school Question and Answer document should be reviewed and is available at: dpi.wi.us/sfs/summ_sch.html.

Contacts:
Direct general summer school questions to Nancy Mueller: (608) 266-8938
Email Nancy Mueller: nancy.mueller@dpi.wi.gov

Direct questions concerning financial issues to Brad Adams: (608) 267-3752
Email Brad Adams: bradley.adams@dpi.wi.gov

For questions about this information, contact dpifin@dpi.wi.gov (608) 267-9114

Last updated on 2/25/2008 12:04:45 PM