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      Portage, WI 53901
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Special Education

The CESA 5 Special Education department provides direct and indirect services to students with disabilities and the school staff who work with them. CESA 5 has staff licensed and trained to support students with disabilities in each of the disability areas in Wisconsin.

In addition to our catalog of services (link), we can support your district with:

  • Autism Consulting
  • Determining teacher caseloads, open enrollment seats, staffing recommendations
  • IDEA Grant Administration (TPGA)
  • Independent Evaluations
  • Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
  • Professional Development for special education staff
  • Seclusion and Restraint - Act 118  (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention -NVCI)
  • Special Education Audit

 

  


Erikke Nystrom-Grothaus

Director of Special Education
nystrom-grothause@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5440

Leah Werch

Assistant Director of Special Education
werchl@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5469

JoAnna Gentz

Program Assistant
gentzj@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5421

Taber Hodgson

Program Assistant
hodgsont@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5423

Laura Wilson

Program Assistant
wilsonl@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5424

Brenda Yager

Program Assistant
yagerb@cesa5.org
(608) 745-5431


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    • Van Delivery Schedule
  • Events
    • Events & Registration
    • Mental Health & Behavior Summit
    • Speech & Language Pathologist (SLP) Institute
    • Wisconsin Career Readiness Summit
  • Departments
    • Catalog of Services
    • Alternative Education
    • Business Services for Schools
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Cybersecurity Services
    • Early Childhood
    • School Improvement (Curriculum & Instruction)
    • Special Education
    • Technology
  • Projects
    • Educator Licensing Help
    • Family Service Credential (FSC)
    • Media Center (SEIMC)
    • Project SEARCH
    • Portage Project
    • Superintendent Search
  • Software
    • Business Admin Panel (BAP): District Access
    • FlexiSCHED
    • PayGrade
    • Wisconsin Data Hub
    • WiRCC Software Support
  • Grants
    • Early Childhood Collaborating Partners
    • Regional Special Education Network (RSN)
    • RESource (WI Birth to 3)
    • Transition Improvement (TIG)
    • Parent/Educator Initiative (WSPEI)