State Superintendent’s Advisory Council on Blind and Visual Impairment Education

 

Council Purpose
The role of the State Superintendent’s Blind and Visual Impairment Education Council is to bring the voice of various special education stakeholders to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), share information from DPI with those stakeholder groups, and provide input on pending rules, regulations, and Wisconsin’s federal reporting to the U.S. Department of Education. DPI strives to have advisory councils that reflect the racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of Wisconsin. Members serve a 3-year term and meet at least twice a year as described in the statute.

Council Functions
1. Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services, activities, programs, investigations, and research as in its judgment will benefit pupils who are visually impaired.
2. Make recommendations for the improvement of services provided by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI).
3. Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in the state who are visually impaired and make recommendations about those services.
4. Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are visually impaired.
5. Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to persons who are visually impaired.

 

Agenda
• Public Input and Comments, Introductions, Prior Meeting Minutes Approval
• Council Member Updates (Council Members report on stakeholder activities or concerns)
• Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Updates
• Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) Departmental Updates
• Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library Updates
• Assistive Technology discussion
• Braille Subcommittee discussion and presentation by WCBVI
• Orientation & Mobility Subcommittee update
• Visually Impaired Paraprofessionals Subcommittee update