Description:

The workshop will provide an overview of eligibility considerations for extended school year services (ESY) and discuss example services under ESY. Comparisons between ESY and summer school will be discussed, with opportunities for audience engagement.

Learning objectives:

1. Become familiar with eligibility considerations for extended school year services (ESY)
2. Become familiar with example services provided through ESY
3. Become familiar with how summer school differs from ESY

Presenter:

Marge Resan is a School Administration Consultant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.  Marge has worked for the department since 2007. Her work focuses on special education legal compliance issues.  She is the lead consultant for the state IDEA complaint process. Marge was a special education teacher in the Madison Metropolitan School District for several years, where she taught many students with disabilities in classroom, community, and vocational settings.  She holds a law degree from the University of Wisconsin and has worked as an attorney in the areas of disability and elder law.