The following links are provided for information on a variety of topics. Use the back button on your browser to return to this page.
Advocacy
Consent
Parent & Child Rights
Consent and Revocation of Consent forms
Information Update 10.01,Parent Consent Requirements When Parents Who Share Legal Custody Do Not Agree
Discipline
Information Update Bulletin 06.02
Information Update Bulletin 07.01
WSEMS Special Education in Plain Language Webpage
WSEMS Special Education in Plain Language PDF
Discipline Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment eCourse (Select Part 4, Discipline)
Answers to Frequently Asked Compulsory School Attendance Questions (2009)
Parent & Child Rights
PowerPoint Presentation - provides basic information on special education legal requirements relating to discipline.
Evaluation
Information Update Bulletin 11.01, at WESPDHH & WCBVI
Evaluation Timelines
Policy Letter: Evaluation for Homebased and Private School Students
Evaluation, Consent for
Extended School Year
Bulletin 10.02, Extended School Year for Students with Disabilities
Graduation Procedures
Information Update Bulletin 10.08
Homebased Education
Home-based (Home Schooling)
Policy Letter: Evaluation for Homebased and Private School Students
Homebound
Homebound Instruction: A Q & A Document for Families
Homebound Instruction: A Q & A Document for School Districts
Information Update Bulletin 06.02
Services for School-Age Parents, See Question Index
Homeless--Children with Disabilities
OSEP Guidance on Homeless Children with Disabilities
DPI-Education of Homeless Children and Youth web page
Frequently Asked Questions about Homelessness and Special Education
Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)
Information Update Bulletin 01.04
Parent & Child Rights
Information Update Bulletin 99.02
Special Education in Plain Language
Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES)
Parent & Child Rights
Information Update Bulletin 06.02
Special Education in Plain Language
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Information Update Bulletin 10.03, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Preschoolers (age 3-5) with Disabilities
Information Update Bulletin 92.13
Notice of Policy Guidance, Hearing & Deaf, attachment to bulletin 92.13 above
Information Update Bulletin 00.04
Special Education in Plain Language
Medicaid School-Based Services (SBS) & Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC)
Information Update 14.01
Sample Parental Notice (Spanish), Parental Notice for Billing Medicaid for Health-Related Services in Student’s Individualized Education Programs, March 15, 2013
Sample Form M-5 (Spanish), Consent to Bill Wisconsin Medicaid for Medically Related Special Education and Related Services, revised March 15, 2013
Parental consent to bill Medicaid – additional guidance, May 17, 2011
Increased Financial Resources to Support Students with Disabilities--School Based Services: the Unique Partnership of Medicaid and Education
Wisconsin Yearly Schedule for Medicaid Administrative Claiming and Cost Reporting, October 2012
Wisconsin Medicaid Administrative Claiming Revised Annual Payment Schedule, Academic Year 2012-2013
Notice
Parent & Child Rights
Special Education Sample Forms
Model Child Find and Referral Notices:
Instructions for Model Child Find and Referral Notices
Child Find Confidentiality Notice, Revised 8/7/08 - English, Spanish, Hmong
Notice to Persons Required to Make Referrals, Revised 8/7/08 - English, Spanish, Hmong
Placement
IEP/Placement Timelines
Placement, Consent for Initial Provision of Special Education
Residency and Responsibility for FAPE
Residency and Children with Disabilities
Specially Designed Physical Education
Specially Designed Physical Education for Students with Disabilities
Transition
Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
Transportation
Information Update Bulletin 18.01
General Pupil Transportation Services