- Standard & Assessment: Describes Wisconsin's expectations for students. These expectations include academic knowledge and skills as well as the development of positive citizenship skills and attitudes. Ideas are provided to help schools and parents assess how children are progressing academically and socially.
- Data Analysis: Provides information about individual school districts and buildings. Statewide test scores, funding and staffing ratios, retention, suspension, expulsion and dropout rates as well as student demographics are provided for all Wisconsin public school. See tips for first-time users..
- Continuous School Improvement: Describes the Wisconsin vision for successful schools and provides resources to assist school improvement teams.
* School Climate Surveys for Students
* Characteristics of Successful Schools Surveys
These online surveys can be useful as part of a district or school needs assessment for planning improvements. The surveys are taken online and specific to a particular school or district. Results are tabulated, disaggregated, and displayed graphically.
- Best Practices: Answers key questions related to implementing each of the seven characteristics of success schools.
* Leadership: ideas and resources for promoting shared leadership, assessing educational equity in your school and links to state and national websites related to education leadership.
* Family, school, and community partnerships: ideas and resources for making meaningful connections to families and the community.
* Vision: ideas and resources for developing a shared vision for your school or district.
* Professional development: ideas and resources for incorporating meaningful professional development at the school level.
We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions about WINSS. Email: winss@dpi.wi.gov.
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