Lake Country School District 
Family Engagement Liaison

Family Engagement Liaison: Kathleen Traudt (262-367-3325)
CESA #1 WSPEI Family Engagement Coordinator: Amy Elfner (262-787-9500)

We take great pride in the special education program at Lake Country School. Our relationship with our 
students and partnership with parents is of utmost importance. To strengthen that, I would like to notify you 
of a resource that will be available to all of our parents, effective immediately: A Family Engagement Liaison. This is a 
state-wide initiative that is designed to provide resources and information to parents as well as strengthen the 
communication between school and families. The Lake Country School District received grant from the 
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to assist with the funding of this initiative. The title of the grant 
and initiative is Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI). 

We hope that you are pleased with the special education services you child receives and communication you have with his/her teachers. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. 

A letter from Kathleen Traudt, our Family Engagement Liaison.

Dear Lake Country Families and Educators,

I am honored to introduce myself as the District Parent Liaison for the Lake Country School District.  As the parent liaison, my role is to assist you in working through the special education process. I have attended training and orientation through CESA #1 and the Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI) and have accede to many resources both in print and online.

I know there are many challenges to educating our children. I hope that I can offer you my support and help you find information. The Parent Liaison’s role is to help families and educators create a partnership to make this process collaborative so we can all work together to meet the needs of your child.

Please see the links below to find many helpful resources to help you find answers and information  you may be searching for.  If you have any other questions about Special Education or my role, please don’t hesitate to call or email me.

I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Traudt

Some Helpful Links:

• An Introduction to Special Education  - sped.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/intro-se.pdf or specialed.us/Parents/plainlanguageindex.htm
• Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative - WSPEI  wspei.org, 1-877-844-4925 or sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_parent
  • ??check wspei.org/events for regional educational/training opportunities                     
• Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center - wisconsinrticenter.org
• Wisconsin Early Childhood Initiative - ec.dpi.wi.gov/ec_home
• Special Education in Plain Language -sped.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/.../spec-ed-plain-lang-english.pdf
• WI FACTS - Parent Training and Information Center - wifacets.org
• Disability Rights Wisconsin - disabilityrights.wi.org,
• Parent to Parent - matches parents to other parents with similar needs - p2pwi.org, 888-266-0028