General Information
The School District of Horicon is committed to our mission to educate, engage, and empower our students every day. To do this, we are also committed to meeting the needs of all children. Special education services are provided to all children who attend public and private schools within the boundaries of the School District of Horicon. The District provides a continuum of special education services The need and extent of services are determined by the IEP team which develops the IEP for the student.
For more information about special education services in Horicon, please contact:
Katie Schwartz
Director of Special Education
920-485-2898, Option 7
kschwartz@horicon.k12.wi.us
Special Education Referral Process/Child Find
The District identifies, locates, and evaluates all children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of the disability, who are in need of special education and related services. This includes children attending private schools, who are not yet three (3) years of age, highly mobile children such as migrant children and children and youth in transition, and children who are suspected of being a student with a disability even though they are advancing from grade to grade. Upon request, the School District of Horicon 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.
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 the school psychologist or your child’s building principal.
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 06.01Notices
Child Find Notice (click HERE to view the notice)
Special Education Procedural Safeguards - Rights for Parents and Children
Special Education Resources
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has a variety of resources available for parents for students who range in age from 3 to 21 on the DPI Special Education Website.
County-Regional-State Resources
Advocacy Resources:
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.
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