WISCONSIN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

WISCONSIN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

po5451.01Adopted August 20, 2018

5451.01 - WISCONSIN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Wisconsin's Academic Excellence Scholarship is a State supported program, jointly administered by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Higher Education Aids Board (HEAB). The program offers scholarship recipients an exemption from specified tuition and fees for post high school education at eligible higher education institutions in Wisconsin.

By the end of the 2nd trimester of each school year, the School Board will designate the appropriate number of senior(s) for the Academic Excellence Scholarship.

The following standards must be met to qualify for the Academic Excellence Scholarships. The student and alternates must:

  1. be a resident of the United States who is either a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;

  2. be a Wisconsin resident as defined in 36.27 Wis. Stats.;

  3. have achieved senior status and have been in attendance for five (5) consecutive trimesters;

    Students can take advantage of a Board-approved foreign exchange program for one (1) year.

  4. be selected based on the Grade Point Average (GPA) on the student’s official transcript as of thirty (30) days after the last day of the second trimester.

Unweighted grades for trimesters will be used to compute grade point averages.

Students enrolled under full-time public school Open-Enrollment Program who qualify based on the standards identified above are eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship in the school they actually attend.

The designation of scholar will be awarded to the qualifying student(s) with the highest grade point average. The scholar's GPA shall be computed to as many places past the decimal point as necessary to determine a distinction between the scholars.

In the event of a tie involving the GPAs:

  1. The student who has earned the most laude points beginning with the Class of 2017.

  2. If the eligible students’ grade point averages (GPAs) are identical and only one (1) of the tied students chooses to attend a Wisconsin university, college or technical school, as identified in the Statute, then that student shall receive the Academic Excellence Scholarship.

  3. If the eligible students’ GPAs are identical and the first two (2) criteria does not determine the recipient, then the students’ scores on the standardized college entrance exam will be utilized to determine who will receive the Academic Excellence Scholarship. For this criterion to be used, all tied students must take the same standardized college entrance exam (American College Test (ACT)). The ACT composite score will be used. The ACT must be completed by February 1st of the graduating class’ senior year.

Procedures for selection for the Technical Excellence Scholarship shall be in compliance with the guidance of the Higher Educational Aids Board and are subject to changes within the law.

The District does not discriminate under related Fede3ral statutes, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, and national origin), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap) and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (disability), GINA (genetics testing), or other forms of discrimination protected under the law.

© Neola 2016