Prepared by a task force of Wisconsin educators, these guidelines are intended to be used by school board members, administrators, and curriculum leaders, including teachers, library media specialists, and other educators, to ensure that the school library media program is an integral part of their school's instructional program. Designed to…

A strong local economy which allows residents of a community to work and shop near their homes is perhaps the best safeguard against the threats of urban sprawl, economic stagnation, physical deterioration and loss of unique identity facing many small towns. Utilizing a six-phase process advocated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension,…

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…

Analysis of survey responses from 98 Wisconsin education/job programs administrators resulted in the following recommendations, among others: (1) Private Industry Council (PIC) members must play a more meaningful role in the oversight of local programs and should receive inservice education from the Division of Employment and Training Policy…

TO FACILITATE CIRCULATION PLANNING IN BUILDINGS USED FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, A PILOT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE INTENT OF DEVELOPING GENERALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION FACILITIES. A SURVEY TECHNIQUE WAS DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO FOUR CLASSROOM AND TWO RESEARCH BUILDINGS IN ORDER TO OBSERVE…

At the request of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Library Conference, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission created a Technical Advisory Committee on Library Planning to assist the Commission staff in preparing a prospectus for a long-range, area-wide public library facilities and services plan. The Technical Advisor…

Adults planning with young people make better plans and build better programs for all youth. Developing successful partnerships demands flexibility and compromise, but the benefits of such partnerships are enormous, both to the people involved and the community itself. Wisconsin's Positive Youth Development Initiative has made a good start. (JMM)

In 1989-90, the General Education Task Force of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) was convened to determine the role of the general education curriculum in the attainment of skills that enhance the likelihood of success among technical college graduates in their careers, homes and communities. The Task Force consisted of at least one…

This paper gives a brief historical account of Wisconsin's Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA's) and the need for changes, outlines some of the recommendations of a CESA fact-finding task force, and describes the current transition period. The first section describes the background and legislative history of the CESA, followed by an…

A two-day workshop was held in Wisconsin to identify secondary-postsecondary vocational teacher and vocational teacher trainer needs as they relate to bilingual/bicultural vocational education and to design a delivery system for meeting these pre- and inservice needs. The conference agenda was designed to provide information on the latest…

Embedding community engagement into the fabric of the university requires a well articulated strategic vision. This article shares lessons learned by the president of a comprehensive research university, focusing primarily on two case studies, both urban institutions. The article discusses two strategic planning processes-one at the University of…

From 1989 until 1998 the U.S. Department of Education administered the National Workplace Literacy Demonstration Program. During that period, over $130 million supported some 300 projects where adult education programs partnered with thousands of businesses, agencies, and organizations to provide work-based skills to employees. While only seven…

A compilation of six committee reports and preliminary recommendations based on a statewide study of the status of Japanese language and culture in Wisconsin, these reports identify plans that are in various stages of development for inclusion in public school secondary school programs. The first report contains recommendations for: (1) the…

Much energy has been invested into identifying educational goals at the national, state, and local levels. When a plethora of goals exist, the chances of all goals being achieved decreases as economic and human resources are not channeled toward a narrowly defined end. This paper presents findings of a study that explored the alignment of federal…

Based on a Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) study mandated by Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 347, Laws of 1979, this publication recommends that state aid to public library system resource libraries be increased by 10%, with the funds to be used strictly for resource library collection development. Issues examined during the study…