Where do students find out about courses they might take? Potentially, from just about anywhere: friends, bulletin boards, department Web sites, advisors, e-mails, or flyers posted in the halls. Of course, some of these sources are more trustworthy than others. Where should students go to get reliable information that can help them make wise…

This project provided for the assignment of a volunteer services consultant and assistant to the State public welfare agency staff to develop, direct, and coordinate volunteer services and special projects for volunteers in the public welfare setting. These individuals interpreted the need for and potential of volunteer services, and assisted…

This book explains the interaction and integration of the two systems most involved in the prevention of child abuse and neglect: the educational system and the human services system. The guide also includes the roles of the legal system and of collateral agencies. This Wisconsin guide was written to accomplish four objectives: (1) to establish an…

The handbook is designed as a guide to the school speech therapy programs within the Cooperative Educational Service Agency 5 in Wisconsin. A general philosophy of speech therapy is presented, the professional responsibilities of the speech clinician outlined, and professional associations described. The responsibilities of the administration to…

This manual is for administrator and teacher use in planning a program and individual courses for adults in dental assisting in vocational, technical, and adult programs. The manual was developed by a supervisor, a teacher-coordinator, teachers, and dentists at the local level and tested in the local school. The objectives are to prepare…

The Wisconsin Summer Library Program was developed to promote use of the library by children during the summer, to familiarize them with the resources of the public library, and to help them retain their reading skills over the summer. Different ways of interpreting the theme of the summer program for 1985 were suggested by librarians throughout…

This publication provides information and application forms for alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) funding. The contents include the following: Framework for Student Services, Prevention and Wellness; Abstracts of AODA Grants; Timetable for Grants; Criteria Applicable to all State AODA Grants; Criteria Specific to Aoda Program Grant; AODA…

This handbook describes the following aspects of the operation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Donated Food Distribution Program in Wisconsin: (1) who can participate; (2) how Wisconsin gets commodities; (3) what types of commodities are available; (4) distribution and billing procedures; (5) commodity storage; (6) commodity processing; (7)…

This guide identifies key factors and considerations in developing a comprehensive, collaborative pupil services delivery system. In addition to describing what these considerations are, information is provided by developing a district and pupil services team. Emphasized here is the need for conceptualizing the delivery of pupil services within…

This manual describes the methods and procedures which Project Skill has developed since its beginning in 1974 and provides a sourcebook of ideas for those who might be interested in adapting a program designed to expand the employment opportunities of the handicapped in the civil service system. The first of the five sections in the document…

This guide resulted from the Career Education Workshop conducted at District One Technical Institute, Eau Claire, Wisconsin in June 1972. It is intended to introduce the essential elements and concepts of career education and the world of work into post-secondary and adult education curriculums. The model guide, to be tested during the 1972-73…

This booklet will help educators review, develop, and improve fundamental components of K-12 social studies programs. It is designed as a planning and implementation guide for social studies in Wisconsin. First, ways are suggested in which educators can define the purpose of their social studies programs and decide how to balance skills and…

This health careers guidance manual was developed to provide high school counselors, teachers, and students with information regarding health career opportunities and available training programs in Wisconsin. The content is in two volumes, with the first comprising two-thirds of the manual. Volume 1 begins with one-page job briefs on fifty-four…

Workplace mentoring has been identified as an important aspect of work-based learning in projects conducted under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. By establishing relationships with caring and competent adults who can provide emotional support and facilitate skill development, less-experienced youths and adults are more likely to bridge the…