Special Education & Student Support

The goal of Kenosha Unified is to have our students in special education served at their neighborhood school. Services are provided based upon the level of need demonstrated and documented on the Individual Education Program (IEP).

Student support programs are an integral part of students’ daily educational environments, and the plan is designed to produce positive changes in student learning and student behavior. Delivered by school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists and other pupil services professionals, our programs also provide intervention and referral services for those students who are experiencing difficulties in their lives which interfere with academic achievement.

Administrators

• Jenny Schmidt
  Director of Special Education and Student Support
  jschmidt@kusd.edu
  262-359-7392
• Elisabeth Bischoff
  Coordinator of Special Education and Student Support
  ebischof@kusd.edu
  262-359-6285
• Stacy Guckenberger
  Coordinator of Special Education and Student Support
  sguckenb@kusd.edu
  262-359-5950
• Lisa McVey
  Coordinator of Special Education and Student Support
  lmcvey@kusd.edu
  262-359-6274
• Karen Brooks
  Special Education Program Analyst
  kbrooks@kusd.edu
  262-359-7616

District Services and Support

Special education and related services are structured around the identified needs and services required by a student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). All services received by students must be within the context of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) as identified in the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). A continuum of least to most restrictive educational settings is available to students with special education needs.

Students in special education are served at their neighborhood school whenever possible. Services are provided based upon the level of need demonstrated and documented on the Individual Education Program (IEP).

Services provided for students with:

• Autism (A)
• Intellectual Disability (ID)
• Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance (EBD)
• Hearing Impairment (HI)
• Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
• Other Health Impairment (OHI)
• Significant Developmental Delay (SDD)
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
• Speech and Language (SL)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Visual Impairment (VI)

Parent Resources

• (FACETS) Wisconsin Family Assistance Center Education Training and Support – Serves Wisconsin children and adult with disabilities, their families and those who support them. For more information:
• Disability Rights Wisconsin – Disability Rights Wisconsin helps people across Wisconsin gain access to services and opportunity through its advocacy and legal expertise. For more information:
• Parent Rights – In English, Spanish and Hmong
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Special Education Page
• DPI Special Education Topic Index
• CESA (Cooperative Educational Service Agency)