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Out-of-District Placements

Jan 25
In rare situations when in-district options are not sufficient to meet a student’s unique, disability-related needs, IDEA allows individualized...

Blind and Visually Impaired Teacher Mentors

Jan 25
The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the State of Wisconsin would like to express gratitude to the vision professionals in...

APH Federal Quota Program Update

Jan 11
Given the changes to the eligibility criteria for the American Printing House (APH) Federal Quota Program for 2024, states have been given additional...

American Sign Language Interpreters in Wisconsin

Jan 11
Per Wisconsin State Statue 440.032, anyone providing America Sign Language interpretation for compensation in the State of Wisconsin needs to have a...

Forward Exam Educator Involvement Opportunities

Jan 11
DPI is currently recruiting a diverse group of educators from all over Wisconsin (including English learner and special education teachers) to...

Compassion Fatigue Is Real: Give Yourself the Gift of Recharging This Winter Break

Dec 22
It’s nearing the end of December. We are almost at the Winter Solstice, and though we will only gain light every single day from here to the end of...

New Special Education Fiscal Monitoring Consultant

Dec 22
Will Cannon is the new Special Education Fiscal Monitoring Consultant, beginning this position on December 18, 2023. Will previously was our Advanced...

Wisconsin School for the Deaf Grad Is Marvel’s Next Superstar

Dec 22
Students at Wisconsin's School for the Deaf in Delavan are eagerly anticipating the January 2024 release of the new Disney+ series Echo. That's...

New Consultant for Specific Learning Disabilities on the DPI Special Education Team

Dec 14
Rose Kilmurray joined the special education team as the Specific Learning Disabilities and Specially Designed Instruction Consultant. Rose has 17...

Data Snapshot from U.S. Department of Education, Office for Special Education Programs

Dec 14
In school year 2020-21, the percentage of students with disabilities, ages 14-21, who left school by graduating with a regular high school diploma...