Tables, graphs, and charts are provided in this report on trends in operational planning data in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system for the period from 1979-80 to 1988-89. Four operational data sets are analyzed: full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount enrollments and cost per FTE; VTAE graduates; operational faculty and staff compensation; and district finances. Data are presented for the state as a whole and for each district. In addition, data are provided on new programs, school personnel and salaries, revenue sources, and tuition and fees. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) state VTAE FTE enrollment peaked in 1982-83 at 64,303, followed by declines ranging from 1% to 6.5% in most subsequent years, but an increase of 2.2% in 1988-89; (2) overall, only about 21% of program enrollments were full-time students; (3) 14 of 16 districts had a majority of female enrollments; (4) associate degree graduates represented an increasing proportion of the system's total number of graduates, growing from 38.8% in 1975-76 to 51.1% in 1988-89; and (5) the 113 new degree programs that were introduced between 1980 and 1989 produced 963 graduates in 1988-89. A final section lists several common, but mistaken beliefs about labor market projections, high technology occupations, enrollment management, and fiscal planning and management. (JMC)