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Click on the photo for an introduction to the Wisconsin Department of Instruction Special Education Process. For any questions, contact our Special Education Director, Mrs. Rachel Lemanczyk, at rlemanczyk@elchoschool.org or 715-275-3225 Ext. 1080.
Resources:
Annual Notice of Special Education referral and Evaluation Procedures
All children with disabilities in the School District of Elcho are provided a free appropriate public education. Special education and related services are provided to all children with disabilities from age three to age twenty-one who are residents of the School District of Elcho. (Policy 342.1)
“Child with a disability” means a child who, by reason of any of the following, needs special education and related services.
- Autism
- Other Health Impairment
- Deaf-Blind
- Significant Developmental Delay
- Emotional Behavioral Disability
- Specific Learning Disability
- Hearing impairment
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Intellectual Disability
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Visual Impairment
Child Find: The District identifies, locates, and evaluates all children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, who are in need of special education and related services, including children attending private schools, children who are not yet three years of age, highly mobile children such as migrant and homeless children, and children who are suspected of being a child with a disability even though they are advancing grade levels.
The District has an on-going special educational screening program to locate and screen all children who are residents of the school district and who have not graduated from high school.
The law also requires the school district’s personnel to refer any child suspected of having a disability, which affects learning. Before any referral is made, however, the person making the referral shall inform the child’s parent(s) that the referral will be made. If a parent has a concern about their own child, they are encouraged to contact the classroom teacher, school counselor, or building principal. Although it is not required, a Teacher Assistance Team (TAT) meeting is called to explore alternatives that will benefit the child.
The TAT will explore all options including Title 1, At-Risk, an RSPE (Referral for School Psychologist Evaluation), referral for special education, or 504 (referral for disability not qualifying for special education). If it is determined that a special education referral is needed, the parent(s) will be informed of the referral and invited to participate in the full Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.) team process.
The School District of Elcho accepts and processes referrals of children suspected to have a disability. The District has written procedures for accepting and processing referrals. School personnel who reasonably believe a child has a disability are required to make a referral. Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Rachel Lemanczyk, Director of Special Education, Elcho School District at 715-275-3225 ext 1080, by writing her at PO Box 800, Elcho, WI 54428, or by email at rlemanczyk@elchoschool.org
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