Referral Process

Family Rights/Procedural Safeguards

Procedural Safeguards Available to Parents of Students with Disabilities July 28, 2005
This document provides parents of students with disabilities, from birth through age 26, an overview of their educational rights with respect to special education. This document incorporates all procedural safeguards to parents and students with disabilities afforded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the IDEA implementing regulations.

This document includes the following information:

Table of Contents:
Procedural Safeguards’ Notice
Parent Consent
Prior Notice to Parents
Parent Involvement
Evaluation Procedures
Independent Educational Evaluation
Mediation
Impartial Due Process Hearing
Discipline
Students Enrolled in Private Schools
Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority
Surrogate Parents
Access to Records
Complaints
Rule of Construction
IEP Addendum

Supplement to the Procedural Safeguards Available to Parents of Students with Disabilities October 2006
The following Supplement to the Procedural Safeguards Available to Parents of Students with Disabilities apply to due process hearing complaints filed after July 1, 2006, and state level reviews originating from due process complaints that were filed before July 1, 2006.