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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Charter Schools Association

Overview
Year of Law: 1993 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 190 Number of Enrolled Students: 29751
Details: not available Web Communities: The Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Discussions: Wisconsin Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Cindy Zautcke
Charter School Analyst
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881
Ph: (414) 288-1540
Fx: (414) 288-6199
cindy.zautcke@marquette.edu

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Paula Crandall Decker
School Administration Consultant-Charter Schools
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Ph: 608-266-5728
Fx: (608) 267-9207
paula.crandall.decker@dpi.state.wi.us

Legislative Summary
Law:   Wisconsin Charter Law

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   In Milwaukee- Milwaukee City Council, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College Board, and the Milwaukee School Board
Outside of Milwaukee- local school boards

Length of charter:   5, opportunity for renewal

Caps on number of schools:   None. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, however, may only sponsor one charter school.

Funding:   The contract between the school board and charter school specifies the amount of funding for the school, which may be more, less, or the same as spending for non-charter school pupils. Funding for City-, UWM-, and MATC-authorized charter schools, in an amount prescribed by state statute, is paid by the state directly to the charter school.