Special Education
Special Education Referral Process
Upon request, the Central Sands Community High School is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district. A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the referral will be made. Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. If you have questions about your child's academic or behavioral performance, you may contact the building administrator or school psychologist. Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Amy Boelk, Administrative Director at: aboelk@centralsands.org
Speech and Language Concerns
Concerns about your child's speech articulation development? In the chart attached, each solid bar indicates when children generally master the specified sounds.
Speech Articulation Developmental Chart
This chart depicts a range of development and should only be used as a general guide.
Parental Referral
Resource for Parents wanting to make a referral for special education. The attachment includes parent questions for the referral process.
Parentally Placed Private Schools & Special Education
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has prepared this bulletin to address common questions about school district responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to students with disabilities placed in private schools by their parents. Bulletin 06.01
Parentally Placed Private School students identified as having a disability, may be eligible for a Service Plan. For more information about Service Plans please read this brochure. Service Plan Brochure
Wisconsin's Informational Guidebook on Dyslexia and Related Conditions
The informational dyslexia guidebook required by 2019 Wisconsin Act 86 is online at https://dpi.wi.gov/reading/dyslexiaguidebook. The guidebook was created through collaboration between the advisory committee, as outlined in Act 86, and DPI. Per Act 86, the informational guidebook discusses screening, instruction and intervention, and resources that can support improved learning for school-aged individuals with characteristics of dyslexia. The audience for the information is broad and includes but is not limited to parents and families, educators, interventionists or reading teachers, and educational leaders. Each school district is required to include a link to the informational guidebook on dyslexia and related conditions; the school district link must be available no later than December 1, 2021.