Special Education information

Special Education Bulletins

Special Education laws change and evole at a fast pace and it is difficult for teachers and students families to keep up with all the new information.

The Wisconsin Department of Education keeps a list of all the changes regarding the field of Special Education. This information is received as bulletins.

I have encluded this on my website as a way to keep myself and students families educated as the laws and or rules change.

I have posted the bulletins here for easy acess for myself, fellow teachers, and students families to share and review.

I have also highlighted infomation that I feel is important to note, changed or new.

Information Update Bulletin Index

This index lists the most current bulletins first.
Some bulletins have been retired because of inaccurate and/or outdated information.
As a result, there are gaps in the numbering of the bulletins.

These bulletins contain information still useful.
However, please use caution regarding the legal information as it may have changed with the passage of IDEA 04.
When final federal regulations are completed, the special education team will be revising these bulletins to bring them into compliance with statutory changes.

Please click on the bulletin number to acess the information.

Number	Title
18.04	Supported Decision-Making Agreements – October 2019
18.03	Legal Requirements for Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) for Students with Print Disabilities [This replaces Bulletin 13.02] - January 2019
18.02	Free Appropriate Public Education – June 2018
18.01	Transportation Questions and Answers [Replaces Bulletin 03.06] – January 2918
14.03	Shortened School Day Bulletin – December 2014
14.02	Manifestation Determination – December 2014
14.01	Wisconsin Medicaid [Replaces Bulletins 07.02 and 09.01] – August 2014
13.03	The Role of Educational Interpreters for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing [Replaces Bulletin 99.04] – November 2013
13.01	Transfer Students [Editorial Note: Q&A 4, 5, and 10, Revised 04-17-2014] – June 2013
12.02	The Use of Telespeech as a Service Delivery Method for Speech and Language Services – August 2012
11.01	Statewide Services Provided by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired [Replaces Bulletins 02.06 and 04.04] -October 2011 - Revised August 2017
10.09	Special Education Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment – November 2010
10.08	High School Graduation and Students with Disabilities: How Students with Disabilities Meet the High School Graduation Requirements [Replaces Bulletin 01.02] – October 2010
10.07	Describing Special Education, Related Services, Supplementary Aids and Services, and Program Modifications or Supports [Editorial Note: Q1 Revised 2-16-2011] - October 2010 - Revised 2-16-2011
10.06	The Use of Student Teachers and Practicum Students in Public School Speech and Language Programs [Editorial Note: Q&A9 Revised 9-13-2012]. August 2010 - Revised 9-2012
10.05	Frequently Asked Questions About Special Education Paraprofessionals - August 2010
10.04	Physical Education for Children with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletin 08.01] - August 2010
10.03	Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Preschoolers (age 3-5) with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletins 00.09 and 08.05] - August 2010
10.02	Extended School Year (ESY) Services for Children with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletin 96.01] - April 2010
10.01	Parent Consent Requirements When Parents Who Share Legal Custody Do Not Agree [Replaces Bulletin 4.02] - Aprik 2010
09.03	Special Education Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment - November 2009
08.04	Special Education Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment - Speptember 2008
07.01	Addressing the Behavioral Needs of Students with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletin 00.01] [Editorial Note: Revised 01-2015, Q6 and Q7] - Feburary 2007
06.03	Parentally Placed Private School Children with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletins 92.07, 94.07, and 98.01 and 99.07] [Editorial Note: Q40 revised 2/2010]. [Editorial Note: Q&A3 revised 7/2010].
06.02	Legal Requirements Relating to Disciplining Children with Disabilities [Replaces Bulletins 94.10, 95.07, 96.02, 97.06, and 00.02]
06.01*	Chapter 115, Wisconsin Statutes: Significant Changes in State Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2006
03.03	Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Implementation of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Disability Eligibility Criteria
03.02	Speech and Language Special Education and Related Services
02.01*	Interagency Agreement between the Department of Public Instruction, Department of Health and Family Services, Wisconsin Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, and Wisconsin Sovereign Tribal Nations [This bulletin replaces 92.11.]
01.04	Office of Special Education Programs Clarification Regarding Independent Educational Evaluations
01.01	Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Students; Policy Guidance
00.04*	Least Restrictive Environment
00.03	Age of Eligibility for Special Education
99.02	Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs)
98.04	U.S. Department of Education Notice of Policy Guidance Regarding the Provision of Appropriate Education Services to Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired and National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youth with Visual Impairment, including those with Multiple Disabilities
92.13	U.S. Department of Education Notice of Policy Guidance Regarding the Provision of Appropriate Education Services to Children Who are Deaf