What is the DPI Strategic Plan?
Learners, educators, schools, and libraries face evolving challenges — from workforce shortages, to emerging mental health needs and outdated systems. Under the leadership of State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction launched a five-year strategic plan to ensure every learner and educator has the support they need to succeed.
We’re building stronger schools, libraries, and a stronger Wisconsin through three strategies:
Service: Provide more effective tools, training and resources to schools and libraries.Click here for a one page overview flyer!
Guided by feedback from communities across the state, this plan focuses on four key priorities for creating stronger schools and a stronger Wisconsin!
Innovative Education
Innovation transforms teaching and learning. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is supporting schools and libraries in using technology, personalized instruction, and hands-on, real world experiences to prepare learners for success in today’s rapidly changing world.
Key Initiatives
- Modernizing Learning Environments
- Engaging Every Learner
- Closing Proficiency Gaps
- Safe and Smart Technology Use
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Learner and Educator Mental Health
Students learn best — and educators teach best — when mental health is prioritized.
Stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges can make learning and teaching more difficult. That’s why the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction focuses on the mental well-being of both students and educators, so classrooms are healthier, safer, and more supportive for everyone.
Key Initiatives
- Student Mental Health: Supporting Every Learner
- Educator Mental Health: Reducing Stigma, Building Support
- Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
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Educator Recruitment and Retention
Every learner deserves an excellent teacher. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is amplifying strategies that are proven to work in Wisconsin to attract and retain diverse, talented educators — ensuring every learner has the support they need to succeed.
Key Initiatives
- Recruitment: Growing Local Talent
- Retention: Supporting Educators to Stay
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Modernize and Improve the DPI
Families, students, educators, and librarians across Wisconsin count on the Department of Public Instruction to ensure our schools and libraries meet their educational needs. Through modernization — updating systems, technology, and processes — we’re making the DPI more effective, accessible, and responsive, helping all learners thrive in a changing world.
Key Initiatives
- Website Modernization: Easier Access to What Matters
- Research and Data: Turning Insight Into Action
- Innovation at the DPI