Edward A. Ross Papers, 1859-1969

Container Title
2009/011
Part 11 (2009/011): Additions, 1987-2001
Physical Description: 9.4 c.f. (9 record center cartons and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Subject files, 1987-2001, of J. Jean Rogers, the Division Administrator of the Division of Workforce Solutions during the planning, implementation, and early years of the W-2 (Wisconsin Works) program. Included is information on Wisconsin's pre-W-2 welfare program including the 99 Plan, Work Not Welfare, Pay for Performance, and the Two Tier System. There are planning files, information on federal funds waivers, speeches about W-2, and program brochures. Subject files pertain to welfare issues in general, including parenting, Hmong services, AFDC, benefit structures, child support, and joblessness. There is limited information on W-2 contracts issued for the second fiscal year of the program and the role of Division of Economic Support in W-2. Several conferences where W-2 was evaluated are included as is information on federal welfare reform.
Pre-W-2 Welfare Initiatives
99 Plan
Box   1
Folder   1
Data and background
Box   1
Folder   2-4
Meetings, 1994
Box   1
Folder   5
Welfare working group
Box   1
Folder   6
99, 1993 October-1994 September
Work Not Welfare
Box   1
Folder   7-9
Master file
Box   1
Folder   10
Pamphlets
Box   1
Folder   11
Fact sheets
Box   1
Folder   12
Questions and answers
Box   1
Folder   13
Waiver
Box   1
Folder   14
Planning committee
Box   1
Folder   15
Evaluation
Pay for Performance
Box   1
Folder   16
Background
Box   1
Folder   17
Research
Box   1
Folder   18
Master file
Box   1
Folder   19-20
Two Tier System
W-2
Planning
Box   1
Folder   21
Governor's presentation
Box   1
Folder   22-23
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, ”Ending Welfare in Wisconsin”
Box   1
Folder   24
Proposed phase in
Box   1
Folder   25
Privatization speakers kit, 1997
Box   1
Folder   26
Business flow plan, 1996
Box   1
Folder   27
W2-RFP, 1996
Box   1
Folder   28
Implementation timeline
Box   1
Folder   29
Secretary Stewart briefing, 1997
Milwaukee implementation
Box   1
Folder   30
Goodwill Industries
Box   2
Folder   1
OCI-GM
Box   2
Folder   2
Curtis and Associates
Box   2
Folder   3
UMOS
Box   2
Folder   4
YW Works
W-2 waiver (initial)
Box   2
Folder   5
Waiver
Box   2
Folder   6
Process
Box   2
Folder   7
Research
Box   2
Folder   8
Communication
Box   2
Folder   9
Program narrative
Box   2
Folder   10
Negotiations
Box   2
Folder   11-12
Applications
PRWORA/W-2 implementation
Box   2
Folder   13
W-2 pilots
Box   2
Folder   14
Act PL104
Box   2
Folder   15-17
Weekly meetings
Box   2
Folder   18
Decisions
Box   2
Folder   19
PowerPoint
Publicity
Division of Economic Support handouts
Box   2
Folder   20
Child support information
Box   2
Folder   21
W-2 fact sheets
Box   2
Folder   22
Handouts
Box   2
Folder   23
Monthly communication plan
Box   2
Folder   24
Tough questions and answers
Box   2
Folder   25
PowerPoint presentation
Box   2
Folder   26
Booklet and press release
Box   2
Folder   27
Poster board for announcements
Box   2
Folder   28
DES welfare reform facts
Box   2
Folder   29
References and timeline
Box   3
Folder   1
Flashcards
Box   3
Folder   2
Speech quotes
Box   3
Folder   3
Public documents
Box   3
Folder   4
Answer book
Box   3
Folder   5
W-2 original presentation
Box   3
Folder   6-8
Jean Rogers' “Sell W-2 Book”
Box   3
Folder   9
Complete information packet, 1995
Box   3
Folder   10
Newspaper clippings, 1998
Box   3
Folder   11
Publicity, 2000-2001
Speeches
Box   3
Folder   12
Implementation presentation to the governor
Box   3
Folder   13
Seymour, Chamber of Commerce, 1994
Box   3
Folder   14
Common
Box   3
Folder   15
For Governor and secretary, 1997-1999
Box   3
Folder   16
Jean Rogers speeches
Box   3
Folder   17
W-2 speeches
Box   3
Folder   18-22
State of the State, 1992-1999
Early W-2 administrative files
Box   3
Folder   23
Final rules
Box   3
Folder   24
Application
Box   3
Folder   25
State plan
Box   3
Folder   26
Forms
Box   3
Folder   27
Publications guide
Box   3
Folder   28
Entrepreneurial W-2
Box   3
Folder   29
Payment cycle
Box   3
Folder   30
Financial and employment planner
Box   3
Folder   31
Pilots
Box   3
Folder   32
Tribes: general information and welfare reform
Box   3
Folder   33
Child support
Box   3
Folder   34
Capacity development
Box   3
Folder   35
Policy development process
Box   4
Folder   1
Waiver process
Box   4
Folder   2
Job center standards
Box   4
Folder   3
AFDC emergency fund
Box   4
Folder   4
Vetoes
Box   4
Folder   5
Public housing
Box   4
Folder   6
Bidders
Box   4
Folder   7
Promotions
Box   4
Folder   8
Timetable
Box   4
Folder   9
Jobs in the inner city
Box   4
Folder   10
Welfare business group
Box   4
Folder   11
Fair hearing due process
Box   4
Folder   12
Developmental disabilities
Box   4
Folder   13
Unemployment compensation
Box   4
Folder   14
Summary
Box   4
Folder   15
Critical indicators
Box   4
Folder   16
Implementation showcase
Box   4
Folder   17
Implementation committee
Box   4
Folder   18
Evaluation
Box   4
Folder   19
Miscellaneous
Box   4
Folder   20-21
CARES
Box   4
Folder   22
National reform-block grants
Box   4
Folder   23-24
One year anniversary
Administrative files
Box   4
Folder   25
Facts and resources
Box   4
Folder   26-28
Brochures
Box   4
Folder   29
Contracts
Community service jobs (CSJ)
Box   4
Folder   30
Caseload estimates
Box   4
Folder   31
W-2
Box   4
Folder   32
CSJs vs. Reimer Minimum Wage Concept
Box   4
Folder   33
Survey
Box   4
Folder   34
Partial CSJ vs. Wage Paying CSJ
Box   4
Folder   35
Community steering committees
Box   4
Folder   36
American Public Welfare Association report, Welfare Reform Efforts in Five States
Box   4
Folder   37
Dispute resolution
Box   4
Folder   38
Employers
Box   4
Folder   39
Fact finding process
Box   4
Folder   40
Failure to serve
Box   4
Folder   41
Fund sources
Box   4
Folder   42
Statements and questions
Box   4
Folder   43
Crisis management
Box   4
Folder   44
Cost savings
Box   5
Folder   1
Net v. gross income
Box   5
Folder   2
Non-custodial parents
Box   5
Folder   3
Overview
Box   5
Folder   4
Reports management distribution system
Box   5
Folder   5
Effects of parental employment on children
Box   5
Folder   6
Parental and family responsibility
Status
Box   5
Folder   7
1998 March
Box   5
Folder   8
Workplan issues
Box   5
Folder   9
Briefings
Box   5
Folder   10
Unsubsidized placements
Comparisons
Box   5
Folder   11-12
W-2 to Work Not Welfare
Box   5
Folder   13
AFDC-PFP-W-2 comparison
Box   5
Folder   14
Wisconsin's welfare miracle
Box   5
Folder   15
Food stamp/Medicaid outreach
Box   5
Folder   16
Kids Count
Box   5
Folder   17
RFP update
Box   5
Folder   18
Governor's briefing
Box   5
Folder   19
Food stamp waiver
Box   5
Folder   20
National survey on American families
Box   5
Folder   21
Development process
Box   5
Folder   22
LEARN evaluation
Box   5
Folder   23
Government on the road, 1999
Box   5
Folder   24
Chapter 49 update
Box   5
Folder   25
Institute for Research on Poverty
Box   5
Folder   26
Job centers history and standards
Box   5
Folder   27
International visitors
Box   5
Folder   28
Hmong services
Box   5
Folder   29-30
Waivers
Box   5
Folder   31
Benefit cap
Box   5
Folder   32
CARES contract negotiations
Box   5
Folder   33-34
Children First
Box   5
Folder   35
Family impact seminar
Box   5
Folder   36
De Tocqueville
Box   5
Folder   37
Innovation in American Government Awards, 1999
Box   5
Folder   38
Resource Guide County Directory, 1998
Box   6
Folder   1
EOS reports
Box   6
Folder   2-6
Foundations, 1996-1997
Box   6
Folder   7
How welfare laws erode worker protection
Box   6
Folder   8-9
General Accounting Office reports
Box   6
Folder   10
Contingency fund RFP
Box   6
Folder   11
Costs
Box   6
Folder   12
Caseload reduction credit
Box   6
Folder   13
Transition timeline
Box   6
Folder   14-15
Performance standards
Box   6
Folder   16-17
24 month limit
Box   6
Folder   18
24 month extension
Box   6
Folder   19
Sanctions
Box   6
Folder   20
Community reinvestment
Box   6
Folder   21
TANF final rule
Box   6
Folder   22
Case closures
Box   7
Folder   1
Early distribution of profit
Box   7
Folder   2
Leavers data
Box   7
Folder   3
EITC
Box   7
Folder   4
How to involve employers in welfare reform
Box   7
Folder   5
Steering Committee
Box   7
Folder   6
Status of All Wisconsin Welfare Projects
Box   7
Folder   7
Case Management Resource Guide
Second W-2 contract
Box   7
Folder   8-9
Right of first selection
Box   7
Folder   10-11
RFP and contract, 2000-2001
Box   7
Folder   12
RFP staff meeting
Box   7
Folder   13
Negotiation
Box   7
Folder   14
IM contracts
Box   7
Folder   15
Plan B
Box   7
Folder   16
Intent to amend
Box   7
Folder   17-18
Second contract
Evaluation
Box   7
Folder   19
Where did Families go when AFDC Ended in Milwaukee, 1999
Box   7
Folder   20
Wingspread Conference, 1997
Box   8
Folder   1
AFDC tied study
Box   8
Folder   2
W-2 leavers study, 1998
Box   8
Folder   3
W-2 leavers study, 1999
Box   8
Folder   4
W-2 second leavers study, preliminary
Box   8
Folder   5
Legislative Fiscal Bureau report
Box   8
Folder   6
Welfare closure study
MEP
Box   8
Folder   7-16
1997-1999
Box   8
Folder   17
1998-2000
Box   9
Folder   1-2
1998-2000 (continued)
Box   9
Folder   3
Milwaukee County
Box   9
Folder   4
Outside Evaluations
Box   9
Folder   5
Meetings
Box   9
Folder   6
Evaluation
Box   9
Folder   7
Wingspread 1999
Assistance
National Technical Advisory Committee
Box   9
Folder   8
General
Box   9
Folder   9
1999
Box   9
Folder   10
Briefings
Box   9
Folder   11
Supporting documents
Midwest Welfare Peer Assistance Network (WELPLAN)
Box   9
Folder   12
General
Box   9
Folder   13
1997
Box   9
Folder   14
Executive Summary
National Welfare Reform
Box   9
Folder   15
Thompson: National Welfare Plan
Box   9
Folder   16-17
1997-1998
Box   10
Folder   1
1997-1998 (continued)
Box   10
Folder   2
American Public Welfare Association
Box   10
Folder   3
National Governors Association, welfare reform
Box   10
Folder   4
Memos
Box   10
Folder   5
Federal waiver
Division of Economic Support (DES)
Box   10
Folder   6-8
Accomplishments/initiatives, 1987-1993, 1996, 1998
Box   10
Folder   9
Briefing for Secretary Stewart
Box   10
Folder   10
Description of DES
Box   10
Folder   11
Internal memos
Box   10
Folder   12-13
Plans, 1996-1998, 2000