Wisconsin

Commissioner

Shelley Joan Weiss
Shelley Joan Weiss

Primary Point of Contact

Shelley Joan Weiss
Director of Summer School Programs
Sun Prairie Area School District
3014 Happy Valley Road
Sun Prairie, WI, 53590
shelleyjoan.weiss1@gmail.com, ph 608.698.2409

Secondary Point of Contact

School Liaison(s)

Army
Rebecca Walley
School Liaison
Fort McCoy
rebecca.l.walley.naf@army.mil ph (608) 338-6814
Website: https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Seal of Wisconsin

Chief State School Officer

Dr. Jill Underly, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Education Designee

Mike Hanson, Superintendent, Tomah Area School District and Samuel Russ, Superintendent of Sparta Area School District

Attorney

Ben Jones, Chief Legal Counsel, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Military Family Education Liaison

Becky Walley, Military School Liaison, Fort McCoy, United States Army

Military/DOD Representative

Col Sheyla Baez Ramirez, Garrison Commander, Fort McCoy

State Council Members

Shelley Joan Weiss – Required (State Commissioner) Compact commissioner responsible for the administration and management of the state’s participation
Underly, Jill – Required (State Superintendent of the DPI) State superintendent of education.
Russ, Sam – Required (Superintendent, Military Impacted School District) Superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of children of military families
Hanson, Mike – Required (Superintendent, Military Impacted School District) Superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of children of military families
Ramirez. Sheyla COL US – Garrison Commander, Fort McCoy – Required (Military Representative, Appointed by DoD) Representative from a military installation. (Army)
Eakins, Matthew COL, WI Air National Guard, Commander, Volk Field Air National Guard – Required (Military Representative) Representative from a military installation. (Air)
Cabral-Guevara, Rachel, Senator – Required (Legislative Representative) Representative from the legislative branch of government. (Senate)
Sortwell, Shae, Representative – Required (Legislative Representative) Representative from the legislative branch of government. (Representatives)
Campbell, Derek, Policy Advisor to Governor Tony Evers (Required, Executive Branch Representative) Representative from the executive branch of government.
Walley, Rebecca Lynn (Becky) NAF, (US) – Required (State School Liaison Officer )
Military family education liaison to assist children of military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.

Representatives from other offices and stakeholder groups the state council deems appropriate Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Representatives
McCarthy, Thomas G. (DPI, Executive Director of the Office of the State Superintendent)
Sachini Chheda (DPI, Executive Director of the Office of the State Superintendent)
Jones, Benjamin R., Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, General Counsel
Donegan, Andrea, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Consultant, School Counseling, Appointed Liaison
Behling, Kelly, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Executive Staff Assistant, Office of the State Superintendent
Pease, Elizabeth R. DPI, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Office Operations Associate, Student Services, Prevention & Wellness Team

Representatives from other stakeholder groups
Mathews, Joni, Director, Wisconsin Challenge Academy, Department of Military Affairs
Boehlke, Rebecca, Military One Source, State Representative
Engelhardt, JD, Wisconsin National Guard Youth and Child Program Executive Director
Eslick, Stacy, Wisconsin School Counselors Association Executive Director
Krizan, Andi, Wisconsin Parent Teacher Association President
Erica Christensen, Wisconsin Parent Teacher Association, Military Representative
Schroeder, Steve, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators Representative
Hauser, Stephanie, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Executive Director
Sisco, Lynn, Military Family Organization Member
Wheeler, John, Madison Metropolitan School District Representative
Wilcox, Elizabeth, Communications Director for Military Impacted School District, Sparta Area School District
Kasputis, Angelica, Communications Director for Military Impacted School District, Tomah Area School District
Lewis, Connie, Staff, Wisconsin Legislative, Staff Representative
Amanda Venske, Education Benefits Program Manager, University, Veteran Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison

State Council Meeting

February 15, 2017 – Minutes
February 5, 2018 – Agenda
August 13, 2018 – AgendaMinutes
February 11, 2019 – Minutes
August 19, 2019 – Agenda & Minutes
February 25, 2020 – Minutes
August 20, 2021 – Minutes
March 3, 2022 – Minutes
September 28, 2022 – Public NoticeMinutes
March 23, 2023 – Agenda & Minutes
August 22, 2023 – Minutes
February 29, 2024 – Minutes
August 13, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes

State Website

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile