115.787(2)(g)1.1. Beginning not later than in the first individualized education program that will be in effect when the child is 14, and updated annually thereafter, a statement of appropriate, measurable postsecondary goals for the child based on age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment and, where appropriate, independent living skills. An individualized education program that indicates a goal of a technical education high school diploma under
s. 118.33 (1) (g) shall specify the course of study that the pupil must take to attain that goal.
115.787(2)(g)2.
2. Beginning not later than in the first individualized education program that will be in effect when the child is 14, and updated annually thereafter, a description of the transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist the child in reaching the goals under
subd. 1.
115.787(2)(g)3.
3. Beginning at least one year before the child attains the age of 18, and annually thereafter, a statement that the child has been informed of the child's rights that will transfer to the child on reaching the age of 18 under
s. 115.807.
115.787(2)(h)1.
1. How the child's progress toward attaining the annual goals described in
par. (b) will be measured.
115.787(2)(h)2.
2. When periodic reports, such as quarterly reports or other periodic reports issued concurrently with report cards, on the child's progress toward attaining the annual goals described in
par. (b) will be provided to the child's parents.
115.787(2)(i)
(i) If the individualized education program team determines that the use of seclusion, as defined in
s. 118.305 (1) (i), or physical restraint, as defined in
s. 118.305 (1) (g), may reasonably be anticipated for the child, appropriate positive interventions and supports and other strategies that address the behavior of concern and that comply with all of the following:
115.787(2)(i)1.
1. The interventions, supports, and other strategies are based upon a functional behavior assessment of the behavior of concern.
115.787(2)(i)2.
2. The interventions, supports, and other strategies incorporate the use of the term "seclusion" or "physical restraint."
115.787(2)(i)3.
3. The interventions, supports, and other strategies include positive behavioral supports.
115.787(3)(a)(a) In developing each child's individualized education program, the individualized education program team shall consider the strengths of the child, the concerns of the child's parents for enhancing the education of their child, the results of the initial evaluation or most recent reevaluation of the child, and the academic, developmental, and functional needs of the child.
115.787(3)(b)
(b) The individualized education program team shall do all of the following:
115.787(3)(b)1.
1. In the case of a child whose behavior impedes his or her learning or that of others, consider the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports and other strategies to address that behavior.
115.787(3)(b)2.
2. In the case of a child with limited English proficiency, consider the language needs of the child as such needs relate to the child's individualized education program.
115.787(3)(b)3.
3. In the case of a child who is visually impaired, provide for instruction in Braille and the use of Braille unless the individualized education program team determines, after an evaluation of the child's reading and writing skills, needs and appropriate reading and writing media, including an evaluation of the child's future needs for instruction in Braille or the use of Braille, that instruction in Braille or the use of Braille is not appropriate for the child.
115.787(3)(b)4.
4. Consider the communication needs of the child, and, in the case of a child who is hearing impaired, consider the child's language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with peers and professional personnel in the child's language and communication mode, academic level and full range of needs, including opportunities for direct instruction in the child's language and communication mode.
115.787(3)(b)5.
5. Consider whether the child requires assistive technology devices and services.
115.787(3)(c)
(c) The regular education teacher of the child, as a participant on the individualized education program team, shall, to the extent appropriate, participate in the development of the individualized education program of the child, including the determination of appropriate positive behavioral interventions and supports and other strategies and the determination of supplementary aids and services, program modifications and support for school personnel.
115.787(3)(e)
(e) The local educational agency shall give a copy of the child's individualized education program to the child's parents with the notice of placement under
s. 115.792 (2).
115.787(4)(a)(a) The individualized education program team shall do all of the following:
115.787(4)(a)1.
1. Review the child's individualized education program periodically, but at least annually, to determine whether the annual goals for the child are being achieved.
115.787(4)(a)2.
2. Revise the individualized education program as appropriate to address all of the following:
115.787(4)(a)2.a.
a. Any lack of expected progress toward the annual goals and in the general curriculum.
115.787(4)(b)
(b) The regular education teacher of the child, as a participant on the individualized education program team, shall, to the extent appropriate, participate in the review and revision of the individualized education program of the child.
115.787(4)(c)
(c) After the annual individualized education program meeting for a school year, the entire individualized education program team may make changes to the child's individualized education program, or the child's parent and the local educational agency may agree not to convene an individualized education program team meeting for the purpose of making changes to the child's individualized education program. If the child's parent and the local educational agency agree not to convene an individualized education program team meeting, they shall instead develop a written document to modify the child's current individualized education program. The local educational agency shall give the child's parent a copy of the child's revised individualized education program.
115.787(5)
(5) Failure to meet transition objectives. If a participating agency, other than the local educational agency, fails to provide transition services in accordance with
sub. (2) (g), the local educational agency shall reconvene the individualized education program team to identify alternative strategies to meet the transition objectives for the child set out in the individualized education program.
115.787(6)
(6) Children with disabilities in state prisons. 115.787(6)(a)1.1. The requirements relating to participation of children with disabilities in general assessments under
sub. (2) (e) do not apply to a child with a disability who is convicted of a crime under state law and incarcerated in a state prison.
115.787(6)(a)2.
2. The requirements relating to transition planning and transition services under
sub. (2) (g) 1. and
2. do not apply with respect to a child with a disability who is convicted of a crime under state law and incarcerated in a state prison and whose eligibility under this subchapter will end, because of his or her age, before he or she will be released from prison.
115.787(6)(b)
(b) If a child with a disability is convicted of a crime and incarcerated in a state prison, the child's individualized education program team may modify the child's individualized education program or placement notwithstanding the requirements of
sub. (1) and
s. 115.79 (1) (a) if the department of corrections has demonstrated a bona fide security or compelling penological interest that cannot otherwise be accommodated.
115.787(7)
(7) Construction. Nothing in this section requires the individualized education program team to include information under one component of a child's individualized education program that is already contained under another component of the individualized education program or requires that additional information be included in a child's individualized education program beyond what is explicitly required by this section.
115.79
115.79
Educational placements. 115.79(1)
(1) Each local educational agency shall ensure that all of the following occur:
115.79(1)(a)
(a) An evaluation is conducted under
s. 115.782 before special education and related services are provided to a child with a disability.
115.79(1)(b)
(b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's individualized education program. Except as provided in
s. 118.51 (12) (a) and
(b) 2., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
s. 118.51 or
121.84 (1) (a) or
(4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement.
115.79(1)(c)
(c) To the maximum extent appropriate, a child with a disability, including a child receiving publicly funded special education in a public or private institution or other care facility, is educated with nondisabled children.
115.79(1)(d)
(d) Special classes, separate schooling or other removal of a child with a disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the child's disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
115.79(2)
(2) A local educational agency shall seek to obtain informed consent from the parent of a child with a disability before providing special education and related services to the child. If the parent of a child with a disability denies consent, the local educational agency shall not provide special education and related services to the child. If the parent of a child with a disability denies consent or does not respond to a request for consent, all of the following apply:
115.79(2)(a)
(a) The local educational agency is not in violation of the requirement to make available to the child a free appropriate public education.
115.79(2)(b)
(b) The local educational agency is not required to convene an individualized education program team meeting or to develop an individualized education program for the child for the special education and related services for which the local educational agency sought consent.
115.791
115.791
Reimbursement for private school placement. 115.791(1)(1) If the parents of a child with a disability who previously received special education and related services under the authority of a local educational agency enroll the child in a private elementary or secondary school without the consent of or referral by the local educational agency, a court or a hearing officer may require the local educational agency to reimburse the parents for the cost of that enrollment if the court or hearing officer finds that the local educational agency had not made a free appropriate public education available to the child in a timely manner before that enrollment.
115.791(2)
(2) The cost of reimbursement described in
sub. (1) may be reduced or denied if any of the following applies:
115.791(2)(a)
(a) At the most recent individualized education program meeting that the parents attended before removal of the child from the local educational agency, the parents did not inform the individualized education program team of their concerns, their rejection of the placement proposed by the local educational agency to provide a free appropriate public education to their child and their intent to enroll the child in a private school at public expense; or at least 10 business days, including any holidays that occur on a business day, before the removal of the child from the local educational agency, the parents did not give written notice to the local educational agency of their concerns, their rejection of the placement and their intent to enroll the child in a private school at public expense.
115.791(2)(b)
(b) If, before the parents' removal of the child from the local educational agency, the local educational agency notified the parents under
s. 115.792 of its intent to evaluate the child, including a statement of the purpose of the evaluation that was appropriate and reasonable, but the parents did not make the child available for the evaluation.
115.791(2)(c)
(c) A court finds the parents' actions unreasonable.
115.791(3)(a)(a) Notwithstanding the notice requirement in
sub. (2) (a), the cost of reimbursement may not be reduced or denied for failure to provide such notice if any of the following apply:
115.791(3)(a)3.
3. The local educational agency prevented the parent from providing such notice.
115.791(3)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding the notice requirement in
sub. (2) (a), a court or hearing officer may determine not to reduce or deny the cost of reimbursement for failure to provide such notice if any of the following apply:
115.791(4)
(4) Subject to
s. 115.77 (1m) (d) and
(e), this section does not require a local educational agency to pay the cost of education, including special education and related services, of a child with a disability at a private school or facility if the local educational agency made a free appropriate public education available to the child and the child's parents elected to place the child in a private school or facility.
115.791 History
History: 1997 a. 164;
2005 a. 258.
115.792
115.792
Procedural safeguards. 115.792(1)(a)(a) The local educational agency shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure all of the following:
115.792(1)(a)1.
1. That the parents of a child may examine all records relating to the child and may participate in meetings about the identification, evaluation and educational placement of the child, and the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child, and may obtain an independent educational evaluation of the child.
115.792(1)(a)2.
2. That a child's rights are protected by the assignment of an individual, who shall not be an employee of the department, the local educational agency, or any other agency that is involved in the education or care of the child, to act as a surrogate for the child's parents whenever the child's parents are not known; the local educational agency cannot, after reasonable efforts, locate the child's parents; or the child is a ward of the state. For a child who is a ward of the state, a judge overseeing the child's care may appoint a surrogate for the child's parents if the surrogate meets the requirements of this subdivision.
115.792(1)(b)
(b) The local educational agency shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure that a child's parents are provided prior written notice whenever the local educational agency proposes to initiate or change, or refuses to initiate or change, the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child. In this paragraph, "local educational agency" includes the nonresident school district that a child is attending under
s. 118.51 or
121.84 (1) (a) or
(4).
115.792(2)
(2) Notice. The notice required under
sub. (1) (b) shall be in the native language of the child's parents unless the local educational agency determines that it clearly is not feasible to do so and shall include all of the following:
115.792(2)(a)
(a) A description of the action proposed or refused by the local educational agency.
115.792(2)(b)
(b) An explanation of why the local educational agency proposes or refuses to take the action.
115.792(2)(c)
(c) A description of any other options that the local educational agency considered and the reasons why it rejected those options.
115.792(2)(d)
(d) A description of each evaluation procedure, assessment, record, or report that the local educational agency used as a basis for the proposed or refused action.
115.792(2)(e)
(e) If the notice proposes to evaluate or reevaluate the child, the names of the evaluators, if known.
115.792(2)(f)
(f) A description of any other factors that are relevant to the local educational agency's proposal or refusal.
115.792(2)(g)
(g) A statement that the parents of a child with a disability have procedural safeguards under this section and, if this notice is not an initial referral for evaluation, the way in which the parents may obtain a description of the procedural safeguards under
sub. (3).
115.792(2)(h)
(h) Sources for parents to contact to obtain assistance in understanding this subchapter.
115.792(3)(b)
(b) The local educational agency shall give to the parents of a child with a disability, once a year but also upon the child's initial referral or parental request for evaluation, upon the first occurrence of the filing of a request for a hearing under
s. 115.80, and upon request by the child's parent, a full explanation written in an easily understandable manner, and in the native language of the child's parents unless it clearly is not feasible to do so, of the procedural safeguards available under this section and under applicable federal law relating to all of the following:
