The document is a compilation of the transcribed testimony of approximately 120 persons given at five hearings on vocational education, which were conducted by the Wisconsin Advisory Council on Vocational Education throughout the State during October, 1974. The hearings were conducted in order to assess the impact of vocational education in…

This handbook was designed to help Wisconsin Public Library trustees organize their thoughts, deliberations, and actions. The book is divided into three main sections: (1) Effective Public Library Trustees and Boards; (2) Planning for Effective Action by the Public Library Board; and (3) Appendixes. The purpose of the first section is to place in…

Describes strategic planning efforts in eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to implement guidelines in "Information Power" (1998, American Library Association) relating good school library media programs to student achievement success. Discusses Web pages; state conferences;…

The purpose of this conference was to bring together representatives of postsecondary education and State educational agencies to coordinate efforts for securing the future of higher education in Wisconsin. This publication contains general session and workshop addresses presented during the 4-day meeting. Four workshops provided information on…

Describes the strategic planning process used in Wisconsin to keep marketing education programs viable. Includes information about the framework, the model, and needs assessment. Stresses the importance of evaluation and implementation. (JOW)

This study outlines the processes used by University of Wisconsin--Extension, Lincoln County (UWELC), educators over an eight-year period to facilitate the development of a county land use plan and to guide committees through a review of the new proposed county zoning ordinances based on that plan. As a partner in these projects, UWELC helped…

The U.S. Department of Education recently held a competition for grants to support states in their efforts to build longitudinal data systems to track and analyze student and school performance. The Value-Added Research Center (VARC) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, proposed a Tri-State Partnership…

This document outlines the five-year Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) plan for the state of Wisconsin. Following a profile of the libraries in Wisconsin, this plan describes several priorities and LSTA funded activities for each of the following goals: (1) to ensure that libraries and library systems utilize technology to improve…

The 21 urban research universities that are members of the Great Cities' Universities (GCU) annually enroll approximately 20 percent of the students in the United States who are preparing to teach in K12 urban schools. This study examined the experiences of GCU-sponsored, school-university teacher preparation partnerships in Atlanta, Houston,…

The Center for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) Staff Development Workshops and Services project was designed to provide technical support and training to selected VTAE personnel in techniques for implementing equity programs, establish a statewide advisory committee to develop a long-range plan for infusing sex equity concepts…

This report documents a project to provide technical assistance, coordination, training, and resources to programs implementing the Wisconsin Model for Sex Equity in Career and Vocational Education. It describes how technical assistance was provided to all school districts served through a consortium and three special projects. Other project…

The Executive Committee and the Subcommittee on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention were charged to develop and provide leadership to implement a state plan to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Wisconsin. Both the negative outcomes for adolescent parents and their children and the cost to society are at issue. This document serves as a first step to…

Wisconsin Cooperative Extension's use of strategic planning to develop programing resulted in the following conclusions: (1) strategic planning can create fears; (2) some will change and others will not; (3) county involvement reaps local rewards; (4) not everything gets done; and (5) the process must be institutionalized. (SK)

This report of a survey of eight states which implemented the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) provides information on provisions in the state plans, the extent to which special educators participate in planning and implementation efforts, and how the needs of students with disabilities have been addressed. An overview is provided of the…

A study was conducted to determine the organizational structure and tasks of the research, planning, and development (RPD) units within each of the 16 districts of the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) System. For purposes of comparison, data were also collected from non-Wisconsin community colleges and technical…