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Information Update Bulletin 00.11--Glossary and Resources
December 2000 Editorial Note: Because of the size of this bulletin, this web version has been split. Part 1 contains the Introduction and Questions 1 to 65. Part 2 contains questions 66 to 97. The Glossary and Resources are separate, as well as the sample forms. An abbreviated Table of Contents is included here for navigation between the documents. Table of Contents
IX. Glossary
Achievement test means a test that measures what a child has already learned. Administrative review means the review of the child's permanency plan that must be conducted no less frequently than every six months while the child is in out-of-home care. The review is conducted by a three-person panel designated by the social services agency and appointed by the court or conducted by the juvenile court (in which case it would be called a "judicial review.") [Ref. § 48.38(5) and 938.38(5), Stats.] Adoptive parent means a parent who has adopted a child in his/her care whose birth parents' rights have been terminated. Alcohol and other drug abuse means the legal or illegal use of alcohol or other drugs to such an extent that the social, educational, vocational or intellectual functioning of an individual is adversely affected. Alternate care has the same meaning as "out-of-home care." Audiology means the related service of audiology for children with disabilities and which includes:
Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting a child's social interaction and verbal and nonverbal communication, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects learning and educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance.
Babysitting means the care of a child whose parents are not at home and is differentiated from respite care and day care by its short-term and irregular nature. Basic maintenance rate means the monthly reimbursement provided to foster parents for the provision of food, shelter, clothing, basic transportation and personal needs of a foster child and is based solely on the age of the foster child. Behavioral records means pupil records that include:
Birth parent means the biological parent of a child. Board or School Board means the school board or board of education in charge of the schools in a school district. Boarding homes mean homes to care for nonresident students who are receiving special education programs or services, or both, five days a week. Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare means the subdivision of the Division of Children and Family Services in the State Department of Health and Family Services that has responsibility for the provision of child welfare services in Milwaukee County. This Bureau assumed this responsibility from the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services effective on January 1, 1998. Bureau of Programs and Policies means the subdivision of the Division of Children and Family Services in the State Department of Health and Family Services which has programmatic responsibility for foster care and other out-of-home care, independent living, special needs adoption, adoption search, child welfare planning, child protective services (including abuse and neglect), family preservation and support, domestic violence and runaway youth. Bureau of Regulation and Licensing means the subdivision of the Division of Children and Family Services in the State Department of Health and Family Services which has responsibility for child welfare licensing, including day care centers, group homes, residential treatment centers for children and youth and private child placing agencies.
Care and maintenance means the basic services provided to a foster child by a foster parent [Ref. § 48.62., Stats.] Case manager means the employee of the social services agency who has lead responsibility for coordinating services for a child in the care of that social services agency. Case plan has the same meaning as "permanency plan." Case plan review has the same meaning as "administrative review." Chapter 48 means that chapter of the Wisconsin statutes that sets forth the procedures and policies for the operation of the child welfare system. Ch. 48 is also known as the "Children's Code." Chapter 938 means that chapter of the Wisconsin statutes that sets forth the procedures and policies for the operation of the juvenile justice system. Chapter 938 is also known as the "Juvenile Justice Code." Child means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for the purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "child" does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age. For the purposes of "children with disabilities," a child means any person who is at least 3 years old but not yet 21 years old and who has not graduated from high school and, for the duration of a school term, any person who becomes 21 years old during that school term and who has not graduated from high school. §48.02(2), §938.02(2) and §115.76(3), Stats. Child advocate means an individual who represents the interest of the child in the special education process. Child caring institution has the same meaning as a "residential care center for children and youth." Child in need of protection or services means a child for whom the juvenile court can order services and includes a child: without parents or guardian; who has been abandoned; who has been sexually or physically abused; whose parents indicate that they are unable to care for or provide necessary special treatment or care for the child; who has been placed for care or adoption illegally; who is receiving inadequate care and the parent is missing, incarcerated, hospitalized or institutionalized; who is at least age 12 and signs a petition indicating he/she is in need of special care or treatment which the parents are unwilling to provide; who is not receiving necessary care, food, clothing or medical care so that there is serious endangerment of the child's physical health and the parent neglects, refuses or is unable (for reasons other than poverty) to provide that care or treatment; who is suffering emotional damage evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal or aggression for which the parent is unwilling to provide treatment; who is suffering AODA impairment; or who has not received required immunizations. [Ref. § 48.13, Stats.] Child placing agency means a child welfare agency licensed to place children in foster and group homes and in some cases, to license foster homes and treatment foster homes and to place children for adoption. A child-placing agency is regulated by Ch. HFS 54, Adm. Code [Ref. § 48.60, Stats.] Child with a disability means a child who, by reason of any of the following, needs special education and related services:
It may, at the discretion of the local school district and consistent with DPI rules, include a child who, by reason of his/her significant developmental delay, needs special education and related services. § 115.76(5), Stats. Child welfare agency means a child caring institution or a child-placing agency. [Ref. § 48.60, Stats.] Children's Code means Ch. 48, Stats. Cognitive disability means a significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficiencies in adaptive behavior manifested during the developmental period. (AAMD definition--Grosman, 1973). Cooperative agreement or 66.30 agreement means an agreement or contract authorized under §66.30, Stats., between municipalities, including city, county, village, town, school districts or state agencies, designed to further intergovernmental cooperation. Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA) mean the 12 cooperative educational service agencies designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link both between school districts and between school districts and the state. They are designed to facilitate communication and cooperation among all public and private schools, agencies and organizations that provide services to pupils. Authorization is provided under Ch. 116, Stats. Counseling Service means a service provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, guidance counselors, or other qualified personnel. County agency means a county Department of Social Services or Department of Human Services. [Ref. § 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, Stats.] County Children with Disabilities Education Board (CCDEB) means a program established by a county board of supervisors to provide for one or more special schools, classes, treatment or instruction centers for children with one or more types of disabilities. [Ref. § 115.817, Stats.] Court means, unless otherwise specified, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under Ch. 48 or Ch. 938, Stats., and is also known as the children's court or juvenile court. [Ref. § 48.02(2m) and 938.02(2m), Stats.] Court condition means any requirement which the court may impose on a child or the child's family as a part of any court disposition or as part of the grounds for the child's return to the parental home if the child has been removed from the home. [Ref. § 48.355(2)(b)7., 48.38(4)(g), 938.355(2)(b)7. and 938.38(4)(g), Stats.] Court-ordered placement means a court disposition by which the child is placed in an out-of-home setting. Approximately 96% of all out-of-home placements are court-ordered. [Ref. § 48.345, 938.34(3) and (10) and 938.345(3) and (10), Stats.] Court report means the report submitted to the court prior to the entering of a dispositional order and which includes the child's social history, the rehabilitation or treatment plan, the services to be provided, the objectives of the plan (including academic, social and vocational skills) and a plan for the provision of educational services to the child. [Ref. § 48.33 and 938.33, Stats.] Custodial parent means the parent to whom a court has granted legal custody. If it is "joint legal custody," both parents have equal custody rights. If it is "sole legal custody," one parent would have legal custody. [Ref. § 48.02(12), 938.02(12) and § 767.001****(i) and (6), Stats.] Custody means either legal custody or physical custody.
Day care or child care means providing for the safety and developmental needs of a child in a group day care center, family day care center or day camp. Day care must be licensed or certified. (Ref. § HSS 55.04(4), (9), (10), (12) and (15), Adm. Code). Deaf means a hearing impairment so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that it adversely affects a child's educational performance. Deaf-blind means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness. Delinquent means a juvenile who is between 10 years and 17 years of age who has violated any state or federal criminal law, except as provided in § 938.17, 938.18 or 938.183, or who has committed contempt of court. [Ref. § 938.02(3m), Stats.] Department of Corrections means the agency of the state created under § 15.14, Stats., and charged, in part, with the powers and duties described at § 938.48, Stats. Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) means the agency of the state created under § 15.19, Stats., and charged, in part, with the powers and duties described at § 48.48, Stats. Department of Human Services (DHS) means a county department responsible for social services, emotional illness treatment, developmental disabilities services, and other services as defined at § 46.23, Stats. (All counties have either a department of human services or a department of social services.) Department of Public Instruction (DPI) means Wisconsin's state education agency, administered by the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Department of Social Services (DSS) means a county department responsible for social services and as defined at § 46.215 and § 46.22, Stats. (All counties have either a department of human services or a department of social services.) Developmental disability means a disability attributed to brain injury, cerebral palsy epilepsy, autism, mental retardation, or another neurological condition closely related to mental retardation or requiring treatment similar to that required for mental retardation, which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely and constitutes a substantial handicap to the affected individual. [Ref. § 51.05(5), Stats.] Dispositional hearing means the court hearing at which testimony is provided regarding the needs of a child and at which the court enters a dispositional order. [Ref. § 48.335 and 938.335, Stats.] Dispositional order means the order of the court made at a dispositional hearing regarding services to be provided to a child or juvenile. [Ref. § 48.355 and 938.355, Stats.] Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy (DLSEA) means the division of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) which is responsible for special education programs and services; student services, prevention and wellness programs; and equity programs. Division of Children and Family Services means the subdivision of the Department of Health and Family Services responsible for, among others, the Bureau of Programs and Policies; the Bureau of Child and Family Development; the Bureau of Regulation and Licensing; the Office of Policy, Evaluation and Planning; and the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare. Division of Supportive Living means the subdivision of the Department of Health and Family Services responsible for programs involving mental health, substance abuse, developmental disability and aging and long-term support programs. Due process hearing means a proceeding conducted under § 115.80, Stats., by a hearing officer appointed by the State of Wisconsin to resolve a dispute relating to the identification, evaluation, educational placement or the provision of a free appropriate public education to a child with a disability.
Early identification and assessment of disabilities in children means the service of implementing a formal plan for identifying a disability as early as possible in a child's life. Educational placement means the placement of a child with a disability in the educational program set out in the child's individualized education program (IEP); the option on the continuum of alternative educational placements in which the child's IEP is to be implemented (e.g., a regular education class, a resource room, a separate class); and the school or facility selected to implement the child's IEP. Emotional disturbance means an impairment characterized by emotional, social and behavioral functioning that significantly interferes with the child's total educational program and development including the acquisition or production, or both, of appropriate academic skills, social interactions, interpersonal relationships or intra-personal adjustment. The condition denotes intra-individual and inter-individual conflict or variant or deviant behavior or any combination thereof, exhibited in the social systems of school, home and community and may be recognized by the child or significant others. Exceptional rate means that part of the Uniform Foster Care Rate which may be provided to a foster parent if the foster home placement will allow a child to not be placed in a more restrictive setting or will allow a child to leave a more restrictive setting.
FERPA means the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law governing public school maintenance of student records. Foster child means, generally, a child placed for care and maintenance in an out-of-home care placement by the Department of Health and Family Services, a county agency, a child welfare agency or a court. Foster home means any facility operated by a person required to be licensed by § 48.62(1)(a), Stats., in which care and maintenance are provided to no more than four children unless all of the children are siblings or up to six children if that will allow the placement of a sibling group. [Ref. § 48.02(6), 48.62 and 938.02(6), Stats., and § HFS 56.02(12), Adm. Code] Foster parent means a person with primary responsibility for the care and supervision of one or more foster children placed in his/her home. [Ref. § HFS 56.02(13), Adm. Code] Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) means special education and related services that:
Group home means any facility operated by a person required to be licensed by the DHFS under § 48.625, Stats., for the care and maintenance of five to eight children. [Ref. § 48.02(7), 48.625 and 938.02(7), Stats., and Ch. HFS 57, Adm. Code] Guardian means the person named by the court having the duty and authority of guardianship. [Ref. § 48.02(8) and 938.02(8), Stats.] Guardianship means the duty and authority to make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect on the life and development of a child and the duty to be concerned about a child's general welfare including consent to marriage; enlistment in the armed forces; major medical, psychiatric and surgical treatment; and obtaining a driver's license. [Ref. § 48.023 and Ch. 880, Stats.] Guardian ad litem means an attorney who represents a child in certain proceedings and who is an advocate for the best interests of the child. The guardian ad litem differs from an attorney in that the guardian ad litem is not bound by the wishes of his/her client. [Ref. § 48.235 and 938.235, Stats.]
Health check means the medical screening funded by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and which is the program through which foster children are screened for health needs. Foster children are categorically eligible for Title XIX for the payment of health services. Hearing handicap means an auditory handicap is determined by medical (otologic) and audiologic evaluations. Examination is done by a physician specializing in diseases of the ear and evaluation by a certified clinical audiologist. The loss of hearing acuity affects the normal development of language and is a medically irreversible condition for which all medical interventions have been attempted. The hearing loss affects a child in varying degrees, depending on the time the loss was sustained. Hearing officer means a person appointed by the State of Wisconsin to conduct a due process hearing under § 115.80, Stats. HFS 37 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for mandating what information must be provided to foster parents, treatment foster parents and family-operated group home parents. HFS 38 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for the licensing of treatment foster homes. HFS 43 means a proposed administrative rule being developed by the DHFS for the process for appealing a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect. HFS 44 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for administering and controlling the practice and determination of reasonable efforts and permanency planning. HFS 52 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for residential treatment centers for children and youth (previously known as "child caring institutions" and CCIs). HFS 54 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for licensing child-placing agencies. HFS 56 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for licensing foster homes for children. HFS 57 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for licensing group homes for children. HFS 58 means the administrative rule promulgated by the DHFS for administration of the Kinship Care Program.
Independent educational evaluation means an evaluation conducted by a qualified examiner who is not employed by the public agency responsible for the education of the child with a disability. Independent living services mean a series of services designed to assist children in out-of-home care in making a successful transition from that care to independent living, generally when they age out of care, and to assist individuals aged 18-21 who have left care in making a successful transition to independent living. Individualized Education Program (IEP) means a written statement for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a meeting in accordance with the law. The document establishes the educational program required for the child. Individualized Education Program Team (IEP Team) means a team appointed by a local educational agency to evaluate a child with a known or suspected disability, to develop an individualized education program (IEP) for a child with a disability, and to determine the child's educational placement. IEP Team evaluation means a procedure used by an IEP team in accordance with the law to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) means the federal special education law. The act is codified at 20 United States Code Chapter 33. The implementing regulations are found at 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 300.
Juvenile, for the purposes of the juvenile justice system, means person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "juvenile" does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age. [Ref. § 938.02(10m), Stats.] Juvenile justice code means Chapter 938 of the Wisconsin statutes, which sets forth the procedures and policies for the operation of the juvenile justice system. Juvenile in need of protection or services or JIPS means a juvenile who has been found to be in need of protection and services under § 938.13, Stats., and which includes such youth as habitual truants and habitual runaways, uncontrollable children and children under age 10 who have committed a delinquent act. For the most part, these children have been known in the past as "status offenders" [i.e., children and youth in violation of laws that apply only to juveniles (e.g., truancy, curfew violations, running away)].
Kinship Care means a program under which a specified relative other than a parent may receive a monthly payment to take care of a minor child. The primary eligibility criteria are that there is a need for the placement, that the placement is in the child's best interest and that the child currently or might in the future come under the jurisdiction of the court as a child or juvenile in need of protection or services. There is no financial eligibility requirement for the program. Kinship care relative means a relative of a child, as defined in § 48.57(3m)(a), Stats., with whom a child is living.
Learning disability means an impairment that denotes severe and unique learning problems due to a disorder existing within the child which significantly interferes with the ability to acquire, organize or express information. These problems are manifested in school functioning in an impaired ability to read, write, spell or arithmetically reason or calculate. Least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement means a provision of the special education law requiring that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities must be educated with children who are non-disabled. Special classes, separate schooling or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment may occur only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in the regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. Legal custodian means a person, other than a parent or guardian, or agency to whom legal custody of a child has been transferred by a court but does not include a person who has only physical custody of a child. [Ref. § 48.02(11) and 938.02(11), Stats.] Legal custody means a legal status created by the order of a court, which confers the right and duty to protect, train and discipline a child, and to provide food, shelter, legal services, education and ordinary medical and dental care for a child, subject to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the guardian of the child and subject to any existing parental rights and responsibilities and the provisions of any court order. [Ref. § 48.02(12) and 938.02(12), Stats.] License means a document authorizing an agency or individual to operate a facility or program for which the license is given. Licensing agency means the DHFS, a county agency or a child welfare agency licensed by the DHFS to license foster homes. Local Educational Agency (LEA) means:
Medical services means services provided by a licensed physician. Medical services must be paid by the school district only if they are necessary to determine a child's medically related disability that results in the child's need for special education and related services. Mental retardation (mentally retarded) means the term used in the federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), for cognitive disability. [See the definition of "cognitive disability."] Multiple disabilities means concomitant impairments, such as cognitive disability and orthopedic impairment, that cause such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments. The term does not include deaf-blindness.
Non-custodial parent means a birth or adoptive parent who has not been granted legal custody of his/her child and whose parental rights are not otherwise terminated. [Ref. § 48.02(12) and § 767.001(l) and (6), Stats.]
Occupational Therapy (OT) means services provided by a qualified occupational therapist to a child with a disability to improve, develop, or restore functions lost or impaired through illness, injury, or deprivation, including improving the ability to perform tasks for independent functioning. OT also includes preventing, through early intervention, initial or further impairment of loss of function. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) means the office within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for implementing and enforcing the civil rights of citizens in schools. Such rights are granted under the United States Constitution and federal statutes, including section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) means the office within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which guarantees each child with a disability a free appropriate public education (FAPE), including the provision of needed special education and related services. Orientation and mobility services means services provided to blind or visually impaired students by qualified personnel to enable those students to attain systematic orientation to and safe movement within their environments in school, home, and community. Orthopedic Impairment (OI) means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child educational performance. The term includes but is not limited to impairments caused by congenital anomaly, such as a club foot or absence of a member; impairments caused by disease, such as poliomyelitis or bone tuberculosis; and impairment from other causes, such as cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures. Other Health Impairment (OHI) means limited strength, vitality or alertness, due to chronic or acute health problems. The term includes but is not limited to a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, diabetes, or acquired injuries to the brain caused by internal occurrences or degenerative conditions that adversely affect a child's educational performance. Out-of-home care means a foster home, a treatment foster home, a group home or residential treatment center for children or youth.
Parent means either a birth parent or an adoptive parent whose adoption of a child has been finalized. [Ref. § 48.02(13) and 938.02(13), Stats.] Parent, for the purposes of special education law, means any of the following:
"Parent" does not include:
Parent counseling and training means the process of assisting parents in understanding the special needs of their child, providing parents with information about child development, and helping parents to acquire the necessary skills that will allow them to support the implementation of their child’s IEP. Parental rights means all of those rights endowed upon the parent whose parental rights are not terminated. Permanency plan means a plan designed to ensure that a child is reunified with his/her family whenever possible, or that the child quickly attains a placement or home providing long term stability. [Ref. § 48.38(l)(b) and 938.38(1)(b), Stats.] Person acting as the parent of a child means a relative of the child or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child’s biological or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child’s grandparent, neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit approval of the child’s biological or adoptive parents or guardian. "Person acting as the parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care. The term includes a foster parent if the local educational agency determines that:
Physical custody means actual custody of a child. [Ref. § 48.02(14) and 938.02(14), Stats.] Physical Therapy (PT) means a service provided by a qualified physical therapist to prevent or minimize a disability, develop and improve sensory and motor function, control postural deviations, and establish and maintain maximum performance within the disabled child’s individual capabilities. PT is directed toward enabling students to participate and progress in special education and in the general curriculum by minimizing the effect of the physical disability. Psychological services means services that include:
Public agency means the DHFS or a County Department of Social Services or Human Services.
Recreation means an assessment of leisure function, therapeutic recreation services, and leisure education. Re-evaluation means an IEP Team evaluation conducted after the child’s initial (pre-placement) IEP Team evaluation. A child with a disability must be re-evaluated by an IEP team at least once every three years and if conditions warrant a reevaluation or if the child’s parent or teacher requests a reevaluation. Rehabilitation counseling means services provided by qualified personnel in individual or group sessions that focus specifically on career development, employment preparation, achieving independence, and integration in the workplace and community of a student with a disability. The term includes vocational rehabilitation services provided to a student with disabilities by vocational rehabilitation programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Related services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, including:
Relative means a person so identified for specific purposes in § 48.02(15), 48.57(3m)(a), 49.19(l)(a)2.a. and 938.02.(15), Stats. Residential care center for children and youth means a residential facility required to be licensed as a child welfare agency under s. 48.60, Stats., that provides treatment and custodial services to children, youth and young adults ages 18, 19 and 20." [Note: These were previously known as child caring institutions or CCIs.] Respite care means the temporary and short-term care of a foster child while the child's foster parents are obtaining rest or relief.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 means a federal statute prohibiting discrimination based on disability. It is enforced by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. School health services means services provided by a qualified school nurse or other qualified person to a child with a disability. School social work services in schools means services for children with disabilities, including:
Shelter care facility means a nonsecure place of temporary care and physical custody for children. Shelter care facilities are generally licensed as a shelter care facility under § 48.66, Stats., and Ch. HFS 59, Adm. Code, or as a foster or group home. [Ref. § 48.02(17) and 938.02(17), Stats.] Significant developmental delay means a characteristic of children, ages 3, 4 and 5 years of age or below compulsory school attendance age, who are experiencing significant delays in the areas of physical, cognition, communication, social-emotional or adaptive development. All other suspected handicapping conditions (cognitive disability, orthopedic impairment, visually handicapped, hearing handicapped, learning disability, speech and language handicapped, emotional disturbance, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment) must be considered before identifying a child’s primary handicapping condition as significant developmental delay. Special education means specially designed instruction in the classroom, the home, or in other settings (including instruction in physical education, speech language pathology services, travel training, and vocational education) at no cost to the parents consistent with state standards, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. Special education referral means a written statement requesting an evaluation for special education submitted to the board by any person who has reasonable cause to believe that a child is a child with a disability. Speech and language handicap means an impairment characterized by a delay or deviance in acquiring pre-linguistic, or receptive or expressive skills or both of oral communication. The handicap does not include speech and language problems resulting from differences in paucity of or isolation from appropriate models. Elective or selective mutism or school phobia is not included except in cooperation with programming for the emotionally disturbed. Documentation of a physical disability resulting in a voice problem, e.g., nodules, cleft palate, etc., or an expressive motor problem, e.g., cerebral palsy, dysarthria, etc., does not require the determination of a handicapping condition in speech and language. Speech-language pathology services means those services including:
Status offense means a type of jurisdiction under "juvenile in need of protection or services" and includes runaways, truants, children who are uncontrollable, and children under the age of 10 who have committed a delinquent act. [Ref. § 938.13(4), (6), (6m), (7), and (12), Stats.] Substitute care means "out-of-home care." Supervising agency means the agency responsible for overseeing the care and maintenance of a child placed in out-of-home care. [Ref. § HFS 56.02(24), Adm. Code.] Supplemental rate means that part of the Uniform Foster Care Rate that is made in recognition of the special needs of a foster child. [Ref. § 48.62(4), Stats., and § HSS 56.09(2), Adm. Code] Surrogate parent means a person appointed by a school district, i.e., local education agency, to act as the parent of a child with a disability in all matters relating to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, and the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to the child.
Termination of parental rights means that, pursuant to a court order, all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between parent and child are permanently severed. [Ref. § 48.40(2), Stats.] Title IV-E means that section of the federal Social Security Act that provides funding for and places regulations on a state's out-of-home care system. Transportation, for a child with a disability, means travel to and from school and between schools; travel in and around school buildings; and specialized equipment, such as special or adapted buses, lifts, and ramps, if required to benefit from special education. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as:
The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma. Treatment foster care means that type of foster care which is intensive, individualized and goal-oriented, and which utilizes specially selected and trained foster parents, which is designed to prevent institutionalization, and which is designed for children who have severe physical, mental, medical, alcohol or other drug abuse, cognitive, intellectual, behavioral, developmental or similar problems. [Ref. Ch. HFS 38, Adm. Code] Treatment plan means the plan for the child which details the treatment and services to be provided to the child and his/her family, and includes the identity of the persons responsible for providing those services, the behavioral and measurable goals and objectives to be met, and the anticipated termination date or other appropriate disposition.
Uniform foster care rate means the system of reimbursement and funding for foster parents, and includes the basic maintenance rate, the supplemental rate and the exceptional rate. [Ref. § 48.64(2), Stats., and Ch. HFS 56]
Visually Handicapped or Visually Impaired (VI) means a visual deficiency that, even with correction, adversely affects a student’s educational performance. A visual handicap is determined by functional visual efficiency including visual fields, ocular motility, binocular vision and accommodation. A visual handicap is determined by medical examination, e.g., by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Also included are diagnosed physical disabilities or handicapping conditions which may result in a visual handicap or affect visual functioning in the future. Voluntary placement means the placement of a child in a foster home which is accomplished by voluntary consent of a child's parent, the child (if age 12 or older) the foster parent and a placing agency and which may not exceed six months. [Ref. § 48.63(l), Stats.] Note: Educational glossary from the EEN Triangle of Support, A Guide for Parents. Note: Definitions for autism and traumatic brain injury are from the Code of Federal Register. These definitions may be revised to reflect the definitions as proposed in Ch. PI 11, Wis. Admin. Code, in future editions. X. ResourcesAddressing the Behavioral Needs of Students with Disabilities. Information Update Bulletin 00.01, May 2000, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. dpi.wi.gov/sped/bulindex.html - [replaced by 07.01]. Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools. Information Update Bulletin 98.01, January 1998, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. [Note: This bulletin is replaced by 06.03.] Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Compulsory School Attendance, Suspension, Expulsion, Dropouts, Educating Incarcerated Youth and Contracting with Technical Colleges. May 2000, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. dpi.wi.gov/sspw/index.html. Legal Requirements Relating to Disciplining Children with Disabilities. Information Update Bulletin 00.02, May 2000, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. dpi.wi.gov/sped/bulindex.html. [Note: This bulletin is replaced by 06.02.] Special Education Disciplinary Action Advisor. May 2000, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. dpi.wi.gov/sped/index.html (click on "Disciplinary Action Advisor"). [Note: This tool is no longer functional.] Chapter PI 11, Rules Implementing Subchapter V of Chapter 115, Wisconsin Statutes. Copies of this special education law are available by contacting the Department of Public Instruction, Special Education Team at (608) 266-1781. Introduction to Special Education. This handbook explains special education processes and procedures and the role and rights the parent has during the process of identification, evaluation, and placement of children with disabilities. Parent and Child Rights in Special Education. This brochure provides parents with an understanding of their rights and role in the special education process. The following publications are available from the Department of Health and Family Services, "Are You An Everyday Hero?" This brochure answers the 15 most asked questions about foster care and is designed primarily for individuals thinking about becoming foster parents. Publication PCS-2040. "Child Foster Care." This brochure provides basic information on foster care and is designed primarily for individuals thinking about becoming foster parents. Publication PCS-488. "Easy Reference to Foster Care." This 41-page booklet describes the role of the foster parent, the foster child, the biological family, and the social services agency in the foster care system. Publication PCS-395. "The Foster and Family-Operated Group Home Insurance Program." This brochure describes the liability insurance program available to foster parents whose foster child causes damages or loss to the foster family. Publication PCS-2010. "HSS 56: Foster Home Care for Children." This is the administrative rule for licensing foster homes in the State of Wisconsin. Publication PCS-131. "Understanding the Uniform Foster Care Rate." This brochure explains the basic maintenance, supplemental and exceptional foster care rates, the initial clothing allowance, and the process for determining payment amounts. Publication PCS-142.
DHFS Licensing OfficesShould you have questions or concerns regarding a private agency that provides foster care, please contact the Licensing Chief in the appropriate DCFS region: Diane Bloecker, Southern Region, 3601 Memorial Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53704, (608) 243-2391. Counties served: Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk. Beth Furay, Western Region, 610 Gibson Street, Suite 2, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701, (715) 836-4278. Counties served: Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, LaCrosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Washburn. Julie Strong, Northern Region, 1853 North Stevens, P.O. Box 697, Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501, (715) 365-2508. Counties served: Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Wood. Jill Chase, Northeastern Region, 200 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301, (920) 448-5316. Counties served: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago. Judy Hermann, Southeastern Region, 141 NW Barstow, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188, (262) 521-5085. Counties served: Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha. DHFS Area AdministrationShould you have questions or concerns regarding a County Department of Social or Human Services, please contact the Area Administrator in the appropriate DHFS region: Julie Kudick, Southern Region, 3601 Memorial Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53704, (608) 243-2419. Counties served: Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, and Sauk. Audrey Roecker, Western Region, 610 Gibson Street, Suite 2, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701-3687, (608) 836-5713. Counties served: Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, LaCrosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, and Washburn. Patrick Cork, Northern Region, P.O. Box 697, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, (715) 365-2523. Counties served: Ashland, Bayfield, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, and Wood. Doug Klimek, Northeastern Region, 200 North Jefferson Street, Suite 411, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, (920) 448-5318. Counties served: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago. Cheryl Marek Domrose, Southeastern Region, 141 NW Barstow Street, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 53188, (262) 521-5113. Counties served: Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha. XI. Forms
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