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SP15a Special Education Leadership

Special Education Leadership provides a full range of services designed to support our districts in meeting their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Wisconsin Chapter 115. Our team offers expertise and innovation in all areas of special education programs for ages 3 through 21.

Our leadership team assists our participating districts with implementation of best practices in special education. We partner with your leadership team to focus on your priorities.

This service includes the following:

Special Education Management
• Compliance Monitoring (Audit)
   o Assistance with Complaints
   o Assistance with Due Process
• IDEA Reauthorization
   o Updates to Forms
   o Updates to Special Education Handbook
• Management, Organization, Supervision, Fiscal Operation of Local Flow-Through & Medicaid
• Open Enrollment Support and Guidance
• PAR (Personal Activity Report) Reporting
• Post-Secondary/Transition Outcomes Monitoring
• Teacher Training and Support
   o Professional Development
   o Parental participation requirements
• 504 Policy and Procedures

DPI Reports & Monitoring
• Continuous Improvement Focus Monitoring
• Self Assessment Data Collection & Reporting(Indicators 1-20)
• Special Education Audit Management

Grant Development & Fiscal Management
• Early Childhood Entitlement
• Equitable Participation Calculation & Compliance
• Flow-Through Grant Application
• High Cost Student Management
• Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Planning & Submission
• Transfer of Service Costing
• Tuition Waiver Costing

Training and Support for Special Education Staff
• Alternative Assessments including Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
• Autism/PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System): Training and Support
• Behavioral Intervention Plans
• Best Practices for Special Education
• Caseload/Classroom Planning and Management
• IEP, IDEA, and Alternative Assessment Planning & Training
• Mentoring of New Staff
• Nursing Supervision, Health Care Plans/Delegated Medical Services
• Parent Support Group Development
• Special Education Legal Issues: On-going In-service/Support
• Support for Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Forward, ACT, WorkKeys, Aspire)
• Teacher Certification Guidance (IDEA & PI-34 requirements)
• Staff Recruitment and Training in High Need Areas
• Transition Training: Support and Follow-Up (TIG)


Additional Services/Trainings (available at a per diem rate; not included in Sp. Ed. Leadership)
• Autism Best Practices & Strategies
• Autism/PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System): Training and Support
• Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Training and Services
• Independent Educational Evaluation
• Paraprofessional Best Practices
• Seclusion & Restraint Training (Annually)

 

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626 E Slifer St
Portage, WI 53901

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    • Special Education
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  • Projects
    • Birth to 3 Resource Project
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    • Media Center (SEIMC)
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    • Portage Project: Family Service Credential
    • Superintendent Search
    • WiRCC
  • Conferences
    • Google for Education Technical Conference
    • Mental Health & Behavior Summit
    • Midwest Google Summit
    • SLP Institute
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    • Early Childhood
    • Regional Special Education Network (RSN)
    • RtI Center/PBIS Network
    • Transition Initiative (TIG)
    • WSPEI