by requirements for the degree of (Education) - NCRTM

special education pr.ograms must meet Department of Public Instruction re-
quirements pertaining to building facilities, teacher licensure, and class
size.
.Eligibility. for Special Education Services
The Wisconsin Constitution provides that all children between .ages
four and 20 are entitled to a public 6ducation. Spe.cial education Programs
are provided for students at educable and trainable levels of retardation.
Eligibility for such Programs requires documentation of subnormal measured
intelligence and impaired adaptive behavior. "In most instances, eligible
educable pupils fall between S0 and 80 IQ and trainable pupils between 35
and S0 IQ on a variety of individual intell.igence tests, both verbal and
non-verbal. Occasionally, students testing at the extremes of these r .anges
are admitted on a special approval basis" (Wisconsin-Department of Public
Instruction, 1967, p. 16).
Most of the participants in occupational adjustment Programs are"in
the educable r.ange; however, such programs are encouraged for the trainable,
whenever feasib le. .
Wo.rk Adjustment Program
This Program provides the mentally.retarded students in secondary
special education classes, with the opportunity to acquire actual work ex-
perience and training as part of their academic pr.ogram. It is twofold in
nature, school and work, and int.egrates the content areas from each into a
work-study Program in which the students are able to apply what they have
learned in the classroom and to take from the job valuable experience which
makes the classroom activity more meaningful. These work experiences may
be obtained in the community or .in a sheltered workshop pr.ogram. The goal
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