If a student is determined to meet eligibility criteria in one or more of the impairment areas, the IEP team must then consider whether the student needs special education. The department developed a worksheet to assist IEP teams in addressing the need for special education services and to modify eligibility criteria relating to:
The Special Education Team provides sample forms and notices for use in the IEP team process to assist districts in complying with state (Chapter 115) and federal (IDEA) special education requirements. The Sample Form and the Reference Materials posted at this site were last updated in June 2001 to reflect changes in the state special education eligibility criteria.
The Sample Forms and Reference Materials are also available on disk. If you are unable to download from this site, send a blank disk with your name and mailing address on the label to Marge Schenk, Special Education Team, P. O. Box 7841, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841. You should specify whether you want MAC or IBM format (Word '97 or Word 6.0)