Wisconsin
Cross Sector Professional
Development Initiative
A COLLABORATIVE
JOURNEY
Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg and Ann Ramminger
History of Cross System Collaboration
State Structure: Cross System Collaboration
Why Have We Taken This Journey?
“Start
anywhere,
follow it
everywhere"
~Myron Rogers
 Beliefs
 Curiosity
 Opportunities
 Commitments
 Tenacity
 Persistence
2012
The Path Ahead
1990 - 1995 – The Beginning of PDI
 Building the Structure
WI Team attended Wheelock event in Los Angeles
 WI Early Childhood Collaborating Partners formed
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 New Initiatives
The Registry received grant from Center for Career
Development, Wheelock College and WI became a
Partners In Change state
 26 focus groups statewide to define “professional
development” and learn needs of profession
 1st Intersecting Interests - Higher Education Forum
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1995 - 1999: Moving Forward
 Building the Structure
Collaborative leadership of PDI
 UW/WTCS Systems Articulation Work Group met for 1st
time (10 faculty & administrators from each system)
 Supplemental Head Start Collaboration funds support
statewide core curriculum for AA Degree in Child Care &
Development within WI Technical College System (WTCS)
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 New Initiatives
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WI Infant/Toddler Credential and T.E.A.C.H. Early
Childhood Wisconsin scholarships initiated
2000 - 2005: Steady Progress
 Building the Structure
 WI Dept of Public Instruction awarded State Improvement
Grant (SIG) from U.S. Dept of Ed Office of Special Ed
 EC Hub at UW Madison Waisman Center partners with PDI to
focus on cross-sector PD
 Sarah LeMoine, NCCIC facilitates cross-sector strategic
planning meeting with PDI
 Products
 WI Early Care & Education Career Guide completed and
disseminated
 T-Net - training network launched: www.t-net.org
2006 - 2009: System Building
 Building the Structure
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Governor’s EC Advisory Council created with PDI as key component
1st statewide Training/Technical Assistance networking event
Revision of WI Technical College System ECE AA Degree curriculum
completed with common courses
 New Initiatives
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Implementation of WI Preschool & Inclusion Credentials
The Registry introduced PDAS training & trainer approval system
 National Recognition
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WI featured for involvement of Head Start Collaboration Office in PD
systems/partnerships:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/PD2007fin
al080707.pdf (p. 15-16)
2010: More Pieces to the Puzzle
 New Professional Development Initiatives
 NAEYC
endorsement of WI Infant/Toddler,
Preschool & Inclusion Credentials equivalent to CDA
 WI Leadership Credential introduced by The Registry
 Credit for Prior Learning advances in 2 & 4 year IHE
 UW Infant, Early Childhood & Family Mental Health
Certificate Program launched with foundations &
advanced clinical pathways levels
 WI Alliance for Infant Mental Health establishes
endorsement process for WI , adopting Michigan
endorsement
2011: Linking State Systems
 Building Structure:
 Creation of Office of Early Learning at Dept. of Public Instruction
 Higher Education Scan in progress
 Cross-Sector PDI re-invigorated
 New Initiatives
 Plan to support PD on evidence-based home visiting
 YoungStar Quality Rating System implemented
 Emphasis on Early Learning Standards Communities of Practice
and Mentoring
 Products:
 PD Policy Scan conducted for the Early Childhood Advisory
Council: http://dcf.wi.gov/ecac/pdf/10411_pdi_policy_scan.pdf
2012: The Path Ahead
2012
The Path Ahead
Do we ever arrive?
Building Blocks for
Wisconsin’s Future:
The Foundation for
an Early Childhood
System highlights
cross sector PD:
Or are we always
emerging?
http://dcf.wi.gov/ecac/pdf/report11.pdf
Opportunities and Challenges
 Commitment to the Potential of Cross-Sector PD
 Cross Department Initiatives
 Braided Funding
 Individual and agency commitments and leadership
 Considerations
 Specific funding deliverables and collaborative work
 In fiscally tight environments, the tendency to pull in, not
reach out.
 Challenges in Shared leadership

From chaos to order; not control
Wisconsin Contacts
 Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg, Program Director for EC
Professional Development, UW-Madison, Waisman
Center: tuchman@waisman.wisc.edu
 Ann Ramminger, Professional Development
Specialist, UW Madison Waisman Center:
ramminger@waisman.wisc.edu
 Jill Haglund, DPI Early Childhood Consultant, Office
of Early Learning: Jill.Haglund@dpi.wi.gov
 Linda Leonhart, WI Head Start Collaboration
Director: Linda.Leonhart@dpi.wi.gov
For more information…
Additional resources and information are
available at:
http://www.nectac.org/~calls/2012/pd/pd.asp