Wisconsin's Right to Read: The Specifics of ACT 20

Change has arrived in Wisconsin! WI Reads is thrilled to have Dr. Jacklyn Wiessenuburger present Wisconsin's Right to Read: The Specifics of ACT 20.  Dr. Wiessenburger served as an advisor to members of the Wisconsin Legislature during the development of ACT 20 on behalf of WI Reads. She will present information on this bipartisan bill signed into law by Governor Tony Evers in July of 2023 - Wisconsin's Right to Read Act. This deep dive into the specific requirements of ACT 20 has been review by Legislative Counsel and will inform key stakeholders about the details of the bill. Live attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions related to implementation of ACT 20. 

A recording of the presentation will be available to registrants following the webinar.

Jacalyn Weissenburger, Ph.D., serves as the Vice President Elect and Higher Education Committee Chair of WI Reads and served as an advisor to members of the Wisconsin Legislature on the development of ACT 20 on behalf of WI Reads. 

She is a retired educator with nineteen years of experience in PK-12 education and twenty years of experience in higher education. She initially taught high school in Moline, Illinois and then served urban, suburban and rural schools as a school psychologist in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin.  She also worked as a school counselor in Iowa.

In 1996, Jackie began teaching classes at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She later took on various administrative roles at UW-Stout and UW-Superior, including serving as the Director of the School of Education at UW-Stout. She retired in 2019 after serving as the interim Provost/Vice Chancellor at UW-Superior in Superior, Wisconsin.