Title: Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Records
Inclusive Dates: 1927-2008

Creator:

• Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Call Number: Wis Mss SP; M2005-106; M2011-018

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plus additions of 2.4 c.f.

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of the Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (WASCD), organized under the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to promote general improvement in instruction and supervision. Consists of articles of incorporation, financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, pamphlets and newsletters, member lists, and conference materials. The collection includes information on the merger of this organization with the Wisconsin Association of County Supervising Teachers (WACST) in 1957 and copies of the constitution and bylaws. Part of the collection is composed of papers, 1927-1938, of the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors, which was dissolved in 1948 when WASCD was established.

Language: English

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In its constitution, Wisconsin provided for supervision of education. This task was assigned to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. With the rapid growth of schools, the Superintendent found it impossible to supervise the schools properly, and so, in 1891, two school inspectors were appointed to assist him in inspecting and supervising the state graded and high schools. Later, supervising teachers were appointed for the elementary schools. Through annual conferences, the elementary supervisors of the Department met with the supervising teachers. The objective of the conferences was to provide for the dissemination of information to help supervisory teachers.

In December 1927, a conference of the grade supervisors was held at Fond du Lac. At this meeting a reorganization of the group was completed and it became known as the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors. Plans for further conferences were adopted. It was decided to meet annually as the guest of a grade supervisor, to devote one day to the observation of classes in her school system and then meet the next day for roundtable discussion. Throughout the year, the group would keep in contact with the whole by means of program and idea exchanges. In 1930, the group began meeting with other educational groups at the Schoolmen's Week--an annual meeting of supervisors and administrators which the State Superintendent was obliged by law to call each year. Thereafter, it became permanent policy for the Supervisory group to hold its annual meeting during Schoolmen's Week. In 1938, it was proposed that a state organization, affiliated with the National Education Association, be formed for those interested in supervisory problems. The proposal failed to pass at that time, but in 1948, the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors was dissolved with the establishment of the Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

In 1948, the Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development began operating as an affiliate of the National Education Association. The object of the association was to provide for the general improvement of instruction and supervision and for the promotion of teacher growth. In 1949, it was suggested that the group be made a department of the Wisconsin Education Association or that it fuse with the Wisconsin Association for County Supervising Teachers. Almost another decade passed, before this latter suggestion became a reality; meanwhile, both groups maintained similar educational philosophy, purposes, and goals; participated jointly in educational activities; and showed a duplication of membership, officers, and activities which dissipated energies, time, and money. On May 6, 1958, a constitution and by-laws were adopted providing for the merger of the two groups under the name of the “Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.”

This association was affiliated with the Wisconsin Education Association and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development of the National Education Association of the United States. The objectives of the association were the general improvement of instruction and supervision; more particularly, the promotion of teacher growth in three major areas: the area of wholesome emotional and mental development, the area of socio-economic understanding and adjustment, and the area of professional competence. Any person with a major interest in the field of supervision, curriculum development, administration, or classroom teaching could become a member of the association upon payment of dues. The entire group was divided into six geographical sections, each of which held one or more professional gatherings within the year.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 3 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Wis Mss SP): Original Collection, 1927-1958
• Part 2 (M2005-106): Additions, 1948-1998
• Part 3 (M2011-018): Additions, 1988-2008

Acquisition Information

Original Collection presented by Clarence R. Wentland, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, November 16, 1958; 2011 Additions presented by WASCD, Thiensville, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2005-106, M2011-018

Wis Mss SP	Part 1 (Wis Mss SP): Original Collection, 1927-1958 Physical Description: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, minutes of meetings, and reports of conferences of the Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1949-1958, organized under the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to promote general improvement in instruction and supervision. The collection includes information on the merger of this organization with the Wisconsin Association of County Supervising Teachers in 1957 and copies of the constitution and bylaws. A second section of the collection is composed of papers, 1927-1938, of the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors, which was dissolved in 1948 when WASCD was established. This section includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, and five special project reports on programs in remedial reading.
	Series: Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors, 1927-1938
Box   1	Minutes of meetings, 1927-1938
Box   1	Correspondence, summary reports of committees, and special projects Physical Description: 3 folders
	Special project reports filed chronologically within folders containing correspondence, etc.
Box   1	“A Guidance Program in Intermediate Grade Reading,” the results of a Cooperative Effort of a Committee from the City Grade Supervisors' Association and the Teachers' Colleges of Wisconsin, presented 1934 December 14 Physical Description: 10-page mimeographed report
Box   1	“A Study in Remedial Reading,” a Report by the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors at the Annual Schoolmen's Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 1936 September 24 Physical Description: 15-page mimeographed report
Box   1	“A Study in Remedial Reading,” revised 1937 January Physical Description: 22-page mimeographed report
Box   1	“Remedial Reading on the High School Level. Plan for the Study” Physical Description: 10-page ditto and mimeographed report
Box   1	“Readiness for Beginning Systematic Instruction in Reading,” a report by the Wisconsin Conference of Grade Supervisors at the Annual Schoolmen's Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 1937 September 24 Physical Description: 18-page mimeographed report
	Series: Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1949-1958	⇧
Box   1	Minutes of meetings, 1949-1958 Scope and Content Note: Minutes; ASCD constitution adopted January 1, 1948; constitution and by-laws adopted September 24, 1953; proposed merger of WACST and WASCD, 1957; proposed constitution merger, 1957.
Box   1	Files of the association, 1949-1958 Physical Description: 5 folders  Scope and Content Note: Newsletters, regional conference programs, correspondence, directories, membership lists, reports on spring conferences, annual report 1955-1956, and constitution.
M2005-106	Part 2 (M2005-106): Additions, 1948-1998 Physical Description: 1.6 c.f. (1 record center carton and 2 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1948-1998 (mainly 1970-1997), consisting of articles of incorporation, financial records, meeting minutes, member lists, conference materials, and the organization's journals and newsletters. Also included are papers relating to the activities of WASCD, including workshops, strategic plans, awards, and the implementation of networks for the dissemination of information.	⇧
	Series: Organizational Records
Box   1 Folder   1	Annual reports
Box   1 Folder   2	Articles of incorporation
Box   1 Folder   3	Board members, 1948-1998
Box   1 Folder   4	Brief history
Box   1 Folder   5	Brochures and booklets
Box   1 Folder   6-8	Conferences, 1950-1998
Box   1 Folder   9	Educational institutes and workshops, 1989-1997
Box   1 Folder   10	Educational issues
Box   1 Folder   11-13	Financial records, 1948-1998
Box   1 Folder   14	Handbooks--Board of Directors
Box   1 Folder   15-17	Meeting minutes, 1949-1998
Box   1 Folder   18	Member and group awards
Box   1 Folder   19-22	Member lists, 1948-1997
Box   1 Folder   23	Member surveys
Box   1 Folder   24	Membership brochures
Box   1 Folder   25	Membership grant, 1997
	Networks
Box   1 Folder   26	Assessment
Box   1 Folder   27	Curriculum
Box   1 Folder   28	High school recruitment
Box   1 Folder   29	Quality
Box   1 Folder   30	Teaching
Box   1 Folder   31	Strategic plans
Box   1 Folder   32	Yearly constitutions, 1953-1994
	Series: Publications	⇧
Box   1 Folder   33-35	Forward (journal), 1976 Fall-1980 Fall
Box   2 Folder   1-7	Forward (journal), 1981 Spring-1994 Spring
Box   2 Folder   8-10	Newsletter, 1949-1984
Box   3 Folder   1-14	Newsletter, 1984 (continued)-1998
Box   3 Folder   15	Artifacts Scope and Content Note: Pins, patches, and coaster.
M2011-018	Part 3 (M2011-018): Additions, 1988-2008 Physical Description: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1988-2008, consisting of meeting minutes, financial information, records of awards given by WASCD and affiliates, bylaws, pamphlets and newsletters, conference materials, and a full list of members. Also included is historical background of the organization including lists of leaders, conferences, and significant events in its history.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Affiliate awards, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   2	Annual reports, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   3	Awards, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   4	Board of Directors handbook, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   5	Board of Directors membership, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   6	Board meeting minutes, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   7	Bylaws, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   8	Fast faxes, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   9	Financial records, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   10	Grants, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   11	History, 1988-2008
Box   1 Folder   12	Information briefs, 1998-2008
Box   1 Folder   13	Institutes, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   1	Issues and position papers, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   2	Membership brochures, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   3	Membership rosters, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   4	Memorabilia, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   5	Newsletters, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   6	Pre-conference and conference brochures, 1998-2008
Box   2 Folder   7	Strategic plans, 1998-2008