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There have been several inquiries about the recent changes in SAGE.  Below is a brief outline of the changes.

The SAGE program does not cover 4K.


The legislature recently passed, and the Governor signed into law, legislation opening up a new round of
SAGE contracts for the 2010-11 school year.


2009 Wisconsin Act 301 permits the school board of an eligible school district to enter into a
five-year SAGE contract with DPI in the 2010-11 school year on behalf of one or more schools if all of
the following apply:

In the previous school year, each school had an enrollment that was at least 30% low income
The school board is not receiving a grant under the Preschool to Grade 5 Program on behalf
of any of the schools.None of the schools is a beneficiary of a SAGE contract.

Under the Act, for contracts that begin in the 2010 school year, the contract must require the
school board to reduce class size to 18 in each participating school in the following manner:

In the 2010-11 school year, in at least grades Kindergarten and one.

In the 2011-12 school year, in at least grades Kindergarten to two.

In the 2012-13 to 2014-15 school years, in at least grades Kindergarten to three.

Here is a link to the new law:  http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act301.pdf

and link to a Legislative Council memo summarizing the new law:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/lc_act/act301-ab808.pdf