Corey Long
Published on Feb 07, 2023
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- Five Key Ideas - Dispute Resolution in Special Education
IEP facilitator
- IEP facilitator is a neutral person
- Their role is to assist in creating a fair atmosphere of fair communication and draft a successful IEP
- Facilitator helps keep the team on task, maintains impartiality, clarifies points of agreement and disagreement
- The facilitator helps the team focus on student needs, assist the team to resolve conflicts, helps to maintain open communication, and models effective listening
Mediation
- it is free, voluntary, and a confidential alternative to a formal due process hearing.
- If both parties agree to mediation, the Office for Dispute Resolution will arrange for a neutral, specially trained mediator to meet with them at a mutually convenient location
- ODR mediators are contractors who are trained in mediation and who have knowledge and experience in special education
Resolution Meeting
- Resolution meetings are mandated by IDEA for due process requests initiated by parents
- The purpose of the resolution meeting is for the parents to discuss the due process complaint and supporting facts so that the school district personnel have the op-portunity to resolve the dispute
- The law states that the first 30 days after a parent requests due process is considered a resolution period
Due process hearing
- Due process is a formal way to resolve disputes under IDEA
- You start this process by filing a complaint.
- The complaint must state a violation of IDEA.
Negotiation
- Parents can call an IEP team meeting at any time.
- This brings together you, your child’s general and special education teachers, and the school to discuss your child’s education.
