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Procedural Safeguards

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• NICHCY: Questions and Answers about IDEA: Parental Rights (Parental Rights to Participate summarized, Parental Notification and Consent)
• Prior Written Notice

State

• Parental Rights and Safeguards
  • MDE: Parental Rights
  • Michigan Updated Procedural Safeguards Notice and Sample Forms
    • Procedural Safeguards Notice
    • Revocation PS Language
    • Revocation Request Form Draft
    • Revocation Notice Form Draft
    • Translations of Selected OSE/EIS Documents (including the Procedural Safeguards Notice in Spanish and Arabic)
    • Procedural Safeguards Notice available in American Sign Language
    • Procedural Safeguards Notice available in Braille
  • MDE: Issue Papers (Parent and Student Rights)
• Laws and Policies
  • Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Laws and Policies
  • MDE: School Law
• Facilitation
  • Facilitated IEP Meetings: An Emerging Practice
• Mediation

  • MSEMP: Facilitation and Mediation (with a Comparison Chart of Dispute Resolution Processes)

  • Special Education Mediation: A Guide for Parents

• Complaints (includes formal and informal approaches)

  • Special Education State Complaint Procedures (December 2010)

  • Model Special Education State Complaint Form (Fillable PDF form; December 2010)

  • Model Complaint Form (PDF; December 2010)

  • Resolving Special Education Disputes: Special Education State Complaint Procedures

  • Filed a Complaint? Mediation Still an Option

• Compliance
  • Special Education State Complaint Procedures (April 2009) - This document describes the MDE Dispute Resolution options, including formal and informal resolution.
• Monitoring

  • Continuous Improvement & Monitoring System (CIMS-2) Website

• Translation of MDE Documents

  • Michigan Department of Education Translations of Selected OSE/EIS Documents

Local

• Contacts for Intermediate and Local School District Superintendents, Special Education Directors, Compliance and Monitoring Staff and more.

  • CEN Directory: Intermediate and Local School Districts

Resolving Disputes (including facilitation, mediation, complaints and due process)

• The Michigan Department of Education (MDE): Resolving Special Education Disputes Special Education State Complaint Procedures April 2009

• NICHCY: Resolving Disputes between Parents and Schools

• NICHCY: Five Options, 1-2-3 (Informal and Formal Approaches)

• NICHCY: Mediation

Due Process

• NICHCY: The Due Process Hearing in Detail
• Michigan Special Education Due Process Request Model Form (December 2010)
• Michigan Special Education Due Process Complaint Procedures (December 2010)
• Searchable database of Special Education Due Process Hearing Decisions in Michigan
• The MDE OSE-EIS has released revised and new guidance documents regarding the state and due process complaints and procedures. There are four documents, now available for download on the Administrative Forms and Procedures page of the OSE-EIS website: Model Special Education State Complaint Form (revised), Special Education State Complaint Procedures (revised), Model Special Education Due Process Complaint Form (revised), and Special Education Due Process Complaint Procedures. (Added 12-8-10)

School Records

• PACER Center: School Records and Parents’ Rights
• Ed.gov: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• FERPA: Parent Guide

Surrogate Parents

• MDE: Policy for the Appointment of Surrogate Parents for Special Education Services

Organizations

• Michigan Special Education Mediation Program (MSEMP): Provides local free IEP Facilitation, Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services for Schools and Families
• Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS)
• The Arc Michigan
• Local Arc Chapters

• IDEA: Building the Legacy – Procedural Safeguards
• NICHCY: Building the Legacy – Procedural Safeguards
  • Module 17: Introduction to Procedural Safeguards
  • Module 18: Options for Dispute Resolution
  • Module 19: IDEA's Discipline Provisions
• Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
• CADRE: Questions and Answers on Procedural Safeguards and Due Process Procedures For Parents and Children with Disabilities
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Eligibility, IEPs and Placement
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Procedural Safeguards and Due Process