About Us

The Department of Public Instruction is the state agency that advances public education and libraries in Wisconsin. The department is headed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan, constitutional officer elected every four years. The agency was created in 1848, the year Wisconsin attained statehood, when the state constitution provided for the establishment of local school districts and a free education for all children in the state.

Elected in 2009, State Superintendent Tony Evers is working for a Wisconsin with Every Child a Graduate.

For more information, visit the state superintendent’s page, read about the Department of Public Instruction in the Executive Branch chapter of the Wisconsin Blue Book, consult the list of DPI divisions and teams, or view recent news from the DPI. For assistance with the DPI website, use the Ask?Away service.

Locations and Contact Information

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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125 S. Webster St.
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841 USA
Phone: 1-800-441-4563 (U.S. Only) / 608-266-3390

Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library Map

2109 S. Stoughton Road
Madison, WI 53716-2899
Phone: 1-888-542-5543 (WI Only) / 608-224-6167

Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

1700 W. State St.
Janesville, WI 53546
Phone: 800-832-9784 (WI Only)

Wisconsin School for the Deaf

309 W. Walworth Ave.
Delavan, WI 53115
Phone: 262-728-7120

Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Program Offices

• Ashland:
  620 Beaser Avenue
  Ashland, WI 54806
  Phone: 715-682-7975
• Eau Claire
  204 E. Grand Ave., 5th Floor
  Eau Claire, WI 54701
  Phone: 715-836-3171
• Green Bay
  2140 Holmgren Way
  Green Bay, WI 54304
  Phone: 920-492-5745
• Madison
  100 N. Hamilton St., Lobby Level
  Madison, WI 53703
  Phone: 608-267-1058
  Fax: 608-267-9286
• Milwaukee
  101 W. Pleasant St., Suite 110
  Milwaukee, WI 53212
  Phone: 414-227-4466
• Racine
  2113 N. Wisconsin
  Racine, WI 53402
  Phone: 414-638-7370
• Wausau
  133 River Drive
  Wausau, WI 54403
  Phone: 715-842-0871

For questions about this information, contact Benson T. Gardner (608) 266-3374

Last updated on 6/30/2009 4:11:21 PM