Originally convened in 2011, the State Superintendent's Wisconsin Education Research Advisory Council (WERAC) guides the development of the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) research agenda around the most critical issues facing our Wisconsin's education system. WERAC's mission statement is:
To establish a statewide research agenda for critically important PK-20 educational issues; foster collaboration among stakeholders involved in research; and aid the broad dissemination of research results.
In addition to regularly providing valuable advice on internal research agenda projects, WERAC was a crucial partner in the development of DPI's Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS), and brought together two collaborations around grant proposals, including the DPI's latest successful grant under the US Department of Education's statewide longitudinal data systems program.
Council Members
Rick Cardey
Rib Lake High School
Kerry Kretchmar
Carroll University
Brad Carl
UW-Madison
Percival Matthews
UW-Madison
Tony Chambers
UW-Madison
Jennifer Noyes
UW-Madison
Kyle Fagan
REL Midwest
Hilary Shager
UW-Madison
Annalee Good
UW-Madison
Elizabeth Vaade
Madison Metropolitan School District
Eric Grodsky
UW-Madison
Karen Wendorf-Heldt
Cooperative Educational Service Agency #9
Curtis Jones
UW-Milwaukee
Meeting Materials
August 8, 2023: Agenda and Presentation
March 23, 2021: Agenda, Minutes
April 19, 2019: Agenda, Minutes
November 1, 2018: Agenda, Minutes
September 11, 2017: Agenda, Minutes
November 19, 2015: Agenda & Minutes
October 16, 2014: Agenda
April 10, 2014: Agenda, Minutes
October 17, 2013: Agenda, Minutes
March 1, 2013: Agenda, Minutes
March 27, 2012: Agenda
October 13, 2011: Agenda