Description:

This presentation will provide an overview of graduation options for students with IEPs in Wisconsin. Participants will gain a better understanding of how students with IEPs exit high school and graduation options available.

Presenter:

Alicia Reinhard is an Education Consultant on the Special Education Team at the WI Department of Public Instruction. Prior to working at DPI, Alicia was a transition coordinator and special education teacher. Alicia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. Outside of schools, Alicia has 12+ years of experience as a therapist for children with autism and serves as a board member for the Family Support and Resource Center. Her work focuses on empowering educators to support students with disabilities to graduate high school equipped to achieve their postsecondary goals.

Learning Objectives:

Understand ways in which the right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ends for students with IEPs

Describe the graduation processes required in special education

Discuss alternatives to regular high school diplomas