Special Education
OCFSD Special Education Mission Statement
Ensuring equity, independence, achievement, and quality of life for students with special education needs.
OCFSD District Office Special Education Staff
Monica Church, Director of Student Services: 414-768-6144, m.church@ocfsd.org
Ms. Jamie Davis, Administrative Assistant: 414-768-6164, j.davis@ocfsd.org
Ms. Angela Schultz, Child-Find Specialist: 414-768-6250 ext. 3129 or email a.schultz@ocfsd.org
**For Record Requests, contact: j.davis@ocfsd.org**
The Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District offers a continuum of services for students with special education needs. Students who are suspected of having a disability are referred for an evaluation to determine if they have an impairment and need for special education. Students may qualify in the following areas:
- Autism
- Emotional Behavioral Disability
- Hearing Impairment
- Intellectual Disability
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Other Health Impairment
- Significant Developmental Delay
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech and Language Disability
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment
Our goal in Oak Creek-Franklin is to ensure all students with disabilities receive their federally guaranteed free, appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment, thus promoting inclusive schooling. OCFSD offers a range of services to students with disabilities requiring special education. Once determined eligible, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed and students may begin receiving services. Students identified as having special education needs are eligible to receive services from birth to age 21. OCFSD is committed to provide an equal educational opportunity to all children with disabilities within the district.
Special Education (Child Find): Upon request, the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district.
A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the referral will be made. Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides.
To submit a referral for a Special Education Evaluation, please complete the R1 Form and return the form to Director of Student Services Monica Church.
Parents and Guardians may contact Director of Student Services Monica Church, their child's school principal or school psychologist to request in writing a special education evaluation.
Monica Church, Director of Student Services: 414-768-6144, m.church@ocfsd.org