IDEA Complaint Decision 16-027
On April 7, 2016 (form dated March 29, 2016), the Department of Public Instruction (department) received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX against Birchwood Public Schools. This is the department’s decision regarding that complaint. The issue is whether the district, during the 2015-16 school year, provided required special education services to a student with a disability in accordance with the student’s individualized education program (IEP) utilizing properly licensed special education teaching staff.