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Procedural Safeguards

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• NICHCY: Questions and Answers about IDEA: Parental Participation (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
  • 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)

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

  • Model Complaint Form

  • 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 (June 2006)
• Searchable database of Special Education Due Process Hearing Decisions in Michigan

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