For health and safety reasons, WSEMS now offers virtual mediations and facilitations as a way for the parties to meet.
An in-person option may be available. WSEMS follows the current CDC, state, and local health and safety guidance for in-person gatherings.

The Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System helps parents and schools work together to resolve disputes about special education.
We do not provide legal advice or advocacy for either parents or districts, and we do not mediate 504 plan disputes.

What is a Request for Mediation form?

The Request for Mediation form is the form that must be used to request mediation. You may obtain the form:

By calling WSEMS at 1-888-298-3857
You may download the form by clicking on the Request for Mediation form

The form is simple to complete. The person(s) requesting mediation briefly describes the dispute. The WSEMS Intake Coordinator/Administrator, Jane Burns, can provide assistance in completing the form. Jane Burns may be reached at 1-888-298-3857.

The form should be signed and faxed to WSEMS at 262-538-1348 or mailed to WSEMS, P.O. Box 829, Madison, WI 53701-0829