To provide statewide leadership, advocacy, technical assistance, and promote collaboration among parents, educators, students, communities and other agencies to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education.
A "residential care center (RCC)" [formerly called Child Caring Institutions (CCIs)] is defined as a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60, Wis. Stats. [115.76(4)].
In June 2010, Wisconsin adopted the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics, including the literacy in History, Social Studies, Science and the Technical subjects, for all students.
Program Description: A portion of the state set-aside dollars of the IDEA preschool grant are distributed as targeted grants for statewide systems change initiatives to ensure the greatest impact on the maximum number of children in Wisconsin.