WISCONSIN MODEL EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS iii
WMELS State and Regional Steering Committee, 2013
& 2017 Leadership Team
Arlene Wright, WMELS Statewide Coordinator, Ofce of Early
Learning, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (2013)
Jill Haglund, Ofce of Early Learning, Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction
Julie Betchkal, Early Childhood Program Support, CESA 11
(2017)
Wendy Bowe, Head Start Technical Assistance Center
Abbe Braun, Supporting Families Together Association
Amy Carriere. Early Childhood Program Support, CESA 10 (2017)
Glenna Carter, WI Child Care Information Center (2017)
Penny Chase, Supporting Families Together Association (2013)
Ruth Chvojicek, WI Birth-3 RESource (2017)
Bridget Cullen, Division for Early Childhood Care and Education,
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Catharine Daentl. WECCP Website Manager, CESA 5 (2017)
Jenny Giles, Special Education Consultant, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Jill Hoiting, Supporting Families Together Association
Carrie Holden, WECCP Regional Collaboration Coach-Milwaukee
(2017)
Heather Jordan, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (2017)
Sherry W. Kimball, UW Waisman Center (2017)
Linda Leonhart, Head Start Collaboration Ofce, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction (2013)
Kathy McGurk, Division for Early Childhood Care and Education,
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Joanna Parker, Ofce of Early Learning, Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction
Jeanette Paulson, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
Mary L. Peters, Waisman Center, UW Madison
Michelle Ogorek, Statewide Early Childhood Coordinator,
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (2017)
Nicole Lopez, The Registry, Wisconsin (2017)
Ann Ramminger, Ofce of Early Learning, Wisconsin Department
of Public Instruction
Waisman Center, UW Madison(2013)
Katie Roberts, Wisconsin Technical College System
Pamela Torres, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (2013)
Research and Development
The 2003 edition of the Wisconsin Model Early Learning
Standards was researched and written by Diane Jenkins,
Jenkins and Associates, Madison, Wisconsin.
The 2008/2011/2013 edition of the Wisconsin Model Early
Learning Standards was researched and written by the
following team:
Arlene Wright, WMELS Coach and 2008/2013 Lead Coordinator;
Independent Education Consultant, Chippewa Falls
Ruth Chvojicek, OSEP Outcome Grant Coordinator; Early
Education Program Support, CESA 5
Linda Hurst, WMELS Coach; Early Childhood Consultant
Ann Ramminger, Southern Region Community Collaboration
Coach; Early Childhood Professional Dev., UW Waisman Center
Vikki Lane Kunstman, Retired, Curriculum and Instruction
Coordinator and Early Learning Consultant, CESA 6
The following people advised on the 2003 and/or
2008/2011/2013/2017 editions of the standards
Barbara Chaney, UW-LaCrosse
Ya-Fang Cheng, UW-Madison
Christine Enockson, Watertown Unied School District
Beth Graue, UW-Madison
Kathy Hartjes, Wisconsin Kindergarten Teachers
Association
Sally Jansen, Green Bay Public Schools Head Start
Patricia Kielpinski, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Sherry W. Kimball, Waisman Center, UW-Madison
Joan Laurion, UW-Extension – Dane County and Family
Child Care
Julie Lennon, Green Bay Public Schools Early Childhood Special
Education
Mary McLean, Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee
Lana Nenide, Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health
Barb Novak, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Casey O’Keefe, MS/CCC-SLP Cardinal Stritch University
Elizabeth Olsen, CESA 5/ Dane County Parent Council
Teressa Pellett, Children’s Trust Fund
Mary L. Peters, Waisman Center, UW-Madison
Pence Revington, Parents Plus Wisconsin (PIRC)
Mary Roach, Ph.D., UW-Extension
Connie Robers, Rock-Walworth CFS Head Start
Paul Sandrock, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Elaine Strom, Dane County Parent Council, Inc.
Ann Terrell, Early Childhood Council and Milwaukee
Public Schools
Gaye Tylka, Early Childhood Response to Intervention Statewide
Coordinator, CESA 4
Paula Wainscott, Eau Claire Schools Head Start
Sheila Weihert, Heritage Elementary School, De Pere
Christopher Weinhold, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools
Christina Wen, Waisman Center, UW-Madison
2008/2011/2013 Editions Layout, Editing, Proong, and
Cover Design
Original Layout: Fernando Hernandez, CESA 5
Original Editing and Layout: Neldine Nichols, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Revision Editing: Arlene Wright and Laura Paella, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction; Glenna Carter, Child Care
Information Center
Proong: Roslyn Wise, WI Department of Public Instruction
Cover Design: Cynthia Hoffman Meldorf at Mercury
Communication in conjunction with the Think Big Start Small:
Invest in a Child’s Future public awareness campaign
Acknowledgements