Special Education What's New

• The Office for Civil Rights (USDoE) has issued guidance to provide SEAs and LEAs with information regarding disclosure of disability on report cards and transcripts for students with disabilities attending public elementary and secondary schools. The purpose of this guidance is to clarify how federal laws apply to statements on report cards and transcripts when these statements identify students as students with disabilities. We encourage you to share the information in this letter widely with your staff. Go to http://www.edpubs.org/lyris/ReportCards.pdf for the Dear Colleague Letter and Questions and Answers on Statements About Disability on Report Cards and Transcripts. - (11/3/08)
  
  
• Hmong Version of Model Notices Available:
  Child Find/Confidentiality - Referral - (10/13/08)
  
  
• Information Update Bulletin 08.05 - Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Young Children, Ages Three through Five Years, with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). [This replaces question 9 of Bulletin 00.09] - (10/2/08)
  
  
• New Data Collection System for Indicator 12 - Program Participation System (PPS) Information and Training Materials - (10/1/08)
  
  
• Information Update Bulletin 08.04 - Special Education Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment - (9/23/08)
  
  
• Statewide CD PST and Diagnostic Teacher Meeting September 25, 2008 - (9/8/08)
  
  
• Information Update Bulletin 08.03, Wisconsin Schools Facilitate Parent Involvement - (9/5/08)
  
  
• Guide to Special Education Forms, September 2008. Model IEP team forms developed by the DPI serve as a guide and also the primary tool for documenting compliance with federal and state special education requirements related to the IEP team process. This companion document provides guidance on the use of the forms. It includes a discussion of the specific requirements relating to each form, directions for the use of each form, and tips for implementing the IEP team process. - (9/5/08)
  
  

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For questions about this information, contact the Special Education Team, (608) 266-1781.

Last updated on 11/3/2008 2:31:18 PM