Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Law and Coordination with Wisconsin Law and Regulations

The following information is provided regarding interactions between the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

• 2007 Letter to Wisconsin Regarding Determinations - Table Enclosure
  
  
• OSEP's Monitoring Report for Wisconsin, November 2006 Visit
  
  
• Annual State Application under Part B of IDEA 2004 for Federal FY 2009: CFDA No. 84.027A and 84.173A
  Application 2009 Allocations
  As part of the application process, the State must accept public comment on the application for 30 days and must publish the application for 60 days. If you have comments about the application, please submit them in writing to Stephanie Petska at the DPI by the end of the day on Friday, April 24, 2009. Thank you.
  
  
• Information Update Bulletin 06.01 - Chapter 115, Wis. Stats: Significant Changes in State Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2006
  
  
• IDEA 2004: Significant Changes in Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2005 - Interim Guidance
  July 2006: Memorandum May 2005 from Stephanie Petska
  Highly Qualified Staff Flow-Chart - (5/24/05)
  
  
• Information on the Use of SLD Criteria, Email from Stephanie Petska, (3/1/2006)
  
  
• OSEP: Questions and Answers On Serving Children With Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools - (3/29/06)
  
  
• IDEA 2004 - Significant Changes Powerpoint Presentation (10/19/05)
  
  
• IDEA 2004 Significant Changes in Due Process Effective July 1, 2005, Interim Guidance: English   En Espanol   Hmong
  
  
• IDEA 2004: Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities - Affirmation Form - (10/25/06)
  
  
• Wisconsin State Policies and Procedures - IDEA
• Information Update Bulletin Index

Federal Law & Rules:

• Secretary Spellings announced the publication of the final IDEA Part B 2004 Regulations on August 3. You can find information about the regulations at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html under the "Regulations" section. - (8/7/06)
  
  
• HR 1350: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 - A Printer Friendly version can be accessed by a link on menu bar right side of this document.
• IDEA Reauthorization: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (web address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/the_law.html) [approx. 439K document, 105 pgs.]
• US Dept. of Eduction - Search the Federal Register

For questions about this information, contact the Special Education Team, (608) 266-1781.

Last updated on 9/9/2009 8:49:02 AM