Mukwonago School Case Summary

On June 30, 2003 a complaint was filed with the Department of Public Instruction against the Mukwonago School District. The issues regarding the case are whether the Mukwonago School District completed the following during the 2002 to 2003 school year: that at the Individual Education Program team meeting made the required written materials available to the participant, ensured that the Individual Education Program team and parent successfully determine that the child needs special education, the Individual Education Program used proper criteria to determine that the child is classified as a disability within the reason of other health impairment, and finally, whether the Individual Education Program team gave the parent a proper evaluation report.

On June 12, 2003 the Individual Education Program team met to determine if the child has a disability. The findings of this meeting were that the child did not have a disability, however, the parent was not present. With the parent not being present the parent states that not all the facts of the child’s apparent disability was discussed. In other words, “the district
More specifically the teacher reports were not attached to the Individual Education Program. The Mukwonago School District maintains that the proper documents were given to the parent on the following dates, June 11, 2003 and June 12, 2003 with the three pages in question given to the parent on June 13, 2003.

The decision of the Department of Public Instruction states the parent was given proper documentation. My interpretation of the above case against the Mukwonago School District is that the parent was not present at the Individual Education Program, yet the proper procedures of the Individual with Education Act was followed and the proper documents were given to the