The mission of the Special Education Department is to advocate improving the educational and life success of each student with a disability. Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.
School districts must follow certain procedures to determine if a child has a disability and is eligible for special education. A child with a disability must meet eligibility criteria under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.) Parents are involved in the process of determining whether their child has a disability.
The following are disabilities under IDEA:
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Autism (A)
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Intellectual Disability (ID)
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Hearing Impairment (HI)
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Visual Impairment (VI)
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Speech or Language Impairment (SL)
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Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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Emotional Behavioral Disability (EBD)
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Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
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Other Health Impairment (OHI)
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Significant Developmental Delay – ages 3-9 only (SDD)
Please contact the Director of Student Services for more information. Additional information is also available at the Department of Public Instruction website:
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Wisconsin’s rule for identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) has changed. No later than December 1, 2013, all initial SLD evaluations of public school students will use information from interventions to make eligibility decisions.
This article is to notify you that beginning on December 1, 2013 initial SLD evaluations within the Glenwood City School District will begin using information from a student’s response to intensive, scientific research based or evidence based interventions when making special education eligibility decisions.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please refer to our webpage at //www.gcsd.k12.wi.us/ or contact Erin Spaeth, Director of Student Services, at 715-265-4757
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An IEP is an Individualized Education Plan developed for students with disabilities who require special education services. This plan includes:
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your child's present level of academic and functional performance
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annual goals
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description of special education and related services
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the amount, frequency, location, and duration of special education services
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support your child needs to succeed in regular education
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support your child's teacher needs to teach your child
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the extent to which your child will be in regular education classes and receive the general education curriculum
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a transition plan for life after high school for children 14 and older
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how your child's progress toward meeting the IEP goals will be measured
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and how you will be informed about your child's progress
The IEP must be reviewed annually and if appropriate, a new IEP with new goals is developed. Parents are involved in the process of reviewing an IEP and developing new goals.
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Erin Spaeth, Director of Student Services
Darla Magsam, Student Services Coordinator
Bonnie Barker, School Psychologist
Ann Weeks, Early Childhood
Jenna Bialik, Speech and Language Pathologist
Emily Taylor, Speech and Language Pathologist
Amber Steenstrup, Speech and Language Pathologist
Elizabeth Grotzer, Special Education Teacher
Tracy Marback, Special Education Teacher
Amy Postle, Special Education Teacher
Erin Herrmann, Special Education Teacher
Kim Unser, Special Education Teacher
Julie Hoyt, Special Education Teacher
Ryan Tiberg, Special Education Teacher
Amanda Larson, Occupational Therapist
Sarah Nystrom/Jessica Erickson-Michels, Physical Therapist
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