UW Precollege Council
Mission
Improve campus-wide communication and collaboration in the planning, and implementation of Precollege programming through partnerships and linkages within the UW-Madison. This council will support centralized resources, policies, procedures, and data concerning Precollege student and programs.
Setting Standards
In the spring of 2011, licensing authority for precollege programs and youth camps at UW-Madison transferred to the University Health Services (UHS). To address the licensing requirements and, as importantly, the issues concerning the safety and wellbeing on campus of these vulnerable populations, the Precollege Council co-chairs from the Provost’s Office and the School of Education, with the College of Engineering Precollege Director, took a lead role in creating a plan with procedures for these campus programs. The plan and procedures are to cover standards in two main areas of precollege programming: the environment and the personnel.
A Network for Collaboration
Initial discussions made it clear that addressing an aspect of a program’s environment or personnel required cross-conversations with key units. At the Precollege Council’s table of consultants, therefore, were campus experts from departments for health requirements and medical services, risk management, staff training, reporting, employment and background checks:
- Administrative Legal Services
- Office of Human Resources
- Precollege Council
- Risk Management
- University Health Services
- University Housing
- University Police and Security
- UW System
Housing Summer 2012 Report
Policies and Procedures
for Camps, Clinics, and Events for Youth at UW-Madison
COMPLETE MANUAL 2012 - May 2012
- Lost Camper/Swimmer Procedures
- Mandatory Reporting Requirement of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Emergency Procedures Guide
Health Forms
- Volunteer Fact Sheet and Letter
- Requirements for Third Party Programs
- Driver Authorization Information
- Division of Rec Sports Policies/Procedures
- Adult-to-Student Ratio Requirements
- Data Submission Checklist
- Precollege Program Information Sheet