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Follet Destiny Online Catalog

WISD offers comprehensive assistive technology services to students, parents, local districts, staff, and community agencies. WISD services include a lending library of assistive technology devices and software, workshops and trainings to build capacity, consultation to local district teams, development of innovative initiatives to provide access to the curriculum for all students (e.g. Universal Design, STELA), as well as links to local, regional, statewide and national assistive technology resources. Page contains information about AT forms, process, tips, laws, consideration and glossary.

Assistive Technology Local Contacts for Districts

The ten local school districts in Washtenaw County provide Assistive Technology (AT) services to students within their district. If you have a question or concern about AT, begin by contacting your local district AT representative. Document in PDF format.

Assistive Technology Local Contacts for WISD

WISD offers comprehensive assistive technology services to students, parents, local districts, staff, and community agencies. WISD services include a lending library of assistive technology devices and software, workshops and trainings to build capacity, consultation to local district teams, development of innovative initiatives to provide access to the curriculum for all students (e.g. Universal Design, STELA), as well as links to local, regional, statewide and national assistive technology resources.

Assistive Technology Process Forms

Assistive Technology Decision Making Process Forms. Beginning the process, problem indentification and solution generation, trial and follow-up plan and AT notes. Document in WORD format.

Assistive Technology Software Installation Form

This form should be completed and submitted to Technology Services to request installation of ATAC Lab loaned software on WISD computers. Document in PDF format.

Boundless Playground

Boundless Playground - Playground designed so that children of all abilities are able to engage and play on the playground. Located at High Point School

Early On Program Information

Early On - Network of services for children age birth to thirty-six months who have a medical or physical problem, or seem to be developing slowly.

Good Start

Good Start - Information to families and staff about the unique needs of children in community preschools and childcare settings, assists providers and parents

Project Find

Project Find - Information about special education programs and services and assists families in locating a program for anyone eligible from birth to 26 years of age

Early On® Date Calculator

Online date calculator for: Consent and IFSP due dates, service dates, COSF dates, transition dates and special education notification dates

Early On® Manual

Early On® Active Case Update Form

Early On® Authorization to Share Information

Early On® Consent for Evaluation

Early On® Exit Summary

Early On® Referral - Transfer In Form

Early On® Referral Feedback

Early On® Washtenaw Coordinated Individual Family Service Plan

Early On® Washtenaw Coordinated Individual Family Service Plan - Goals/Outcomes/Review

Early On® Washtenaw Coordinated Individual Family Service Plan - Transition

Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)

Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Instructions

Special Education Referral Form

Excent Tera Documentation, Support and Training

Excent Tera is a new special education application for case management, IEPs and Medicaid billing.

How to Connect to Excent Tera, Printing from Excent Tera

Excent Tera is a new special education application for case management, IEPs and Medicaid billing. Getting to Excent Tera is a two-part process. Part one: you will use the Remote Desktop Client to connect to the server at Jackson County ISD (JCISD). Once you are on their server, you will go to part two: logging into the Excent Tera application.

Medicaid Overview and Forms

Excent Tera is a new special education application for case management, IEPs and Medicaid billing.

Random Moment Time Study

A Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) is the process the State of Michigan uses to help determine the cost of providing services to students in schools. Throughout the State of Michigan, there will be about 12,000 Random Moment Time Studies for School-Based Services providers in each school year.

High Point School Parent/Staff Organization (PSO)
Michigan Alliance for Families

Michigan Alliance for Families and Michigan Alliance - PTI provide information, support and education to families of children and adults with disabilities from birth to age 26 who are in the educational system. The purpose of the projects is to increase the involvement of families in their children's education and the educational system in general.

Other Family Support Resources

This page contains valuable links to external resources.

PAC Representatives and Special Education Administrators

If you should need assistance, have a question, or wish to express a concern, please call your PAC Representative or Special Education Administrator. Document in PDF format.

Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

The PAC is comprised of parents from Local Educational Agencies (LEA) within WISD service area whose children have special needs. The PAC meets monthly, usually on the third Tuesday, September-June, at WISD. Meetings are open to all parents and persons interested in special education.

Procedural Safeguards Available To Parents Of Students With Disabilities

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Federal law concerning the education of students with disabilities, requires schools to provide parents of a child with a disability with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under the IDEA and U.S. Department of Education regulations. Document in pdf format

Washtenaw County Area Family Support Groups

PDF file

Washtenaw County Special Education E-Information Listserv

The goal of this listserv is to help keep you informed about upcoming workshops, conferences, legislative issues, and other information as it pertains to Special Education in and around Washtenaw County and the state of Michigan.

Documentation of Behavior Incident or Physical Management

Document in Word format

K-12 Services and Locations

WISD operates classes located in general education facilities serving children with moderate and severe disabilities.

Special Education Administrative Contacts

The role of the special education administrator is to supervise, coordinate and support special education programs and services.

Teacher Consultants and Related Support

The role of the WISD teacher consultant is to support the local district with information and services that are not typically available within that district.

Policy Guidelines For Delivering Personalized Services To Students With Specialized Needs

The public school districts in Washtenaw County, working together with Washtenaw ISD, envisions a future whereby all children have equal access and educational opportunity to learn with high expectations, within a meaningful and challenging curriculum, employing a differentiated instructional approach using multiple assessments to gauge student learning.

Human Services Collaborative Council Resource Guide

The HSCC fulfills a state requirement that each Michigan community have in place a Multi-Purpose Collaborative Body (MPCB). The HSCC evolved from the Washtenaw County Family Services Collaborative Council to provide leadership for policies and funding that affect services for children, families and adults among private and public community institutions.

Transition Planning Information

On behalf of local school districts, WISD operates transitional classes and educational services for post high school student who are unable to graduate from high school due to the severity of their disability. The goal of the service is to help students learn to live, work and participate in recreation in their community with as much independence as possible. To that end, the services and meeting sites are located though out the county to make them as close to the student's homes as possible.

Transition Resources

New Items, Transition Overviews, IEP Aspects, Transition Assessments, Exiting from School.

Young Adult Services and Locations

WISD operates transitional classes and educational services for post high school student who are unable to graduate from high school due to the severity of their disability.

IEP Guidance Manual

Document in PDF format

Compliance and Monitoring

WISD monitors it's local districts and public school academies on a yearly basis. Monitoring involves a number of steps including the review of student files, performing administrative and form reviews and conducting random parent surveys.

Guidance for the Determination of Specific Learning Disabilities

At the request of the Washtenaw County Special Education Administrators, the Washtenaw County Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Work Group developed a guidance document to assist evaluation teams with quality SLD processes for evaluation planning, evaluations, eligibility decisions and intervention planning. To find the criteria each district utilizes, please refer to the district website for this information.

Guidance for the Determination of Specific Learning Disabilities

At the request of the Washtenaw County Special Education Administrators, the Washtenaw County Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Work Group developed a guidance document to assist evaluation teams with quality SLD processes for evaluation planning, evaluations, eligibility decisions and intervention planning. To find the criteria each district utilizes, please refer to the district website for this information.

Website Resources for Special Education Staff