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Bracken, C. Lee; Garin, Mary Jo – 1978
The publication describes 33 Wisconsin special educational needs (SEN) programs and activities during 1977-78. The bulk of the report consists of self evaluation findings submitted by each project director. Each report is concerned with five areas: instructional program, staff development, parent education/involvement, local advisory program…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Education
Murphy, Ruth – 1978
An instrument was developed to obtain data relevant to why minorities with developmental disabilities drop out of the service delivery system in Wisconsin. The questionnaire, after being pre-tested and revised, was sent to agencies, organizations, and schools, and to individuals with developmental disabilities who agreed to participate in the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Minority Groups
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Klausmeier, Herbert J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Having worked for several years with three Wisconsin school districts, the author describes the metaplan that emerged for developing districtwide improvement plans. He presents a completed plan to clarify the process. The participating school districts welcome inquiries. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Nowakowski, Jeri; And Others – 1988
This evaluation summary synthesizes the results of the first year of the Wisconsin Rural Reading Improvement Project (WRRIP), a project aimed at helping small, rural schools improve reading instruction by teaching reading as thinking (also termed "strategic reading"). The means used is staff development: specifically, a leadership team…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation
Nowakowski, Jeri; And Others – 1988
Based upon case studies, surveys conducted in 18 participating school districts in fall 1987 and spring 1988, meeting observations, discussions with project staff, and an audit trail, this report evaluates the first year of the Wisconsin Rural Reading Improvement Project (WRRIP), a school improvement project aimed at helping small, rural schools…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Placide, Dorothy J. – 1976
The Special Educational Needs Program (SEN) was established in 1973 to provide supplemental educational resources for children who have or are likely to have low levels of achievement, especially in relation to social and economic factors. The SEN program is unique in that it is the first and only Department of Public Instruction program which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1981
A 1-week seminar, consisting of intensive learning activities for Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education instructors was conducted in 1981. The program of educational experiences stressed the evaluation of teacher performance and presented units on: (1) models for evaluation; (2) rationale for performance testing; (3) learning…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1980
A report is given of a 1-week intensive inservice conference for 97 Wisconsin vocational, technical, and adult education instructors, conducted to develop competencies stressing innovative individualized curriculum and instructional delivery. The program of educational experiences developed presentations on topics that stressed individualized…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Delivery Systems, Individualized Instruction
Garber, Howard L.; McInerney, Maurice – 1991
This technical assistance manual describes school-based outreach strategies that involve parents in preparing youth with special needs for postschool jobs and independence. A model of preventive education is featured which stresses that postschool problems of unemployment and community adjustment can be anticipated and can, therefore, be treated…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment, Family Involvement, High Schools
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1990
A task force on school library media issues was appointed in Wisconsin to describe the current program status in the state; identify those factors that are preventing the fulfillment of the library media program's mission--that every student in public elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin has a right to a comprehensive program of library…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Technology
Smith, Brandon B.; And Others – 1980
A project determined the external validity and generalizability of a staff development procedure for inservice secondary and postsecondary vocational instructors in the states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Four secondary vocational and ten postsecondary schools participated in the project, which included 453 vocational instructors, 53…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison.
This is a description of Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) system designed to provide delivery of occupational education through comprehensive districts. It is intended for use by legislators, vocational educators, and policy makers. The system plan, divided into five sections, provides in the first section the basis…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Needs