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This library contains CADRE resources as well as State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources. Please note that CADRE makes no endorsement of the State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources included here, nor of any policies, procedures, processes, or documents specific to any item.
This is one in a series of documents, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education that covers a variety of high-interest topics and brings together the regulatory requirements related to those topics to support constituents in preparing to implement the new regulations. This document primarily addresses significant changes to the preexisting regulatory requirements regarding surrogate parents, notice and parental consent.
IA - Checklist for legally binding mediation agreement
IA - Checklist for Legally Binding Resolution Agreement
IA - Mandated Signatures for Legally Binding Written Agreement
Download IA-118 Mandated Signatures.pdf (161.41 KB)
IA - Procedures for BCFCS Staff - parent AEA or LEA Phone Calls or Conversations
IA - Procedures For Special Education Complaints
IA - Special Education Mediation Conference Procedures
IA - Timeline expectations when preappeal conference request is filed
IA - Timelines involving Due Process Complaint
ID - Manifestation Determination Meeting Flowchart
ID - Special Education Manual - (Dispute Resolution is Chapter 13)
ID - Vendor Service Agreement - Lead Hearing Officer
Video of IDEA Legal Update with Art Cernosia Spanish Interpretation of the recording is available here. About the Webinar: Join Art Cernosia, Esq. as he reviews the most important legal cases in special education and early intervention in the recent past. In addition to reviewing the cases, he will reflect upon what they may mean for the field, and encourage your questions throughout. This webinar is open to everyone, including parents, state agencies, parent centers, and practitioners. About the Presenter: Art Cernosia is an attorney and an education consultant from Williston, Vermont, and...
INCLUDEnyc - Special Education Mediation Guidelines and Procedures
INSOURCE - Navigating the Course: Finding Your Way Through Indiana's Special Education Rules, A companion guide to: ARTICLE 7 (Sep.09)
- Download INSOURCE-2 Navigating_the_Course.pdf (721.56 KB)
KS - Spanish Parents Rights Booklet
LA PTI - A Good IDEA for Louisana: A Guide for Parents and Students About Special Education Services
LA PTI - A Good IDEA for Louisana: A Guide for Parents and Students About Special Education Services - Spanish
MA - Reference Manual: A Resource for Parents and School Representatives Who Appear Before the BSEA
MA - So You Will Be Going To A Special Education Hearing Without A Lawyer
- Download MA-1 prose_guide 2012.pdf (98.96 KB)