Special Education Dispute Resolution

Procedural Safeguards Notice / Aviso de garantias de procedimieto
Parent and Child Rights in Special Education / Derechos de los padres y sus hijos (Amended 07/01/11)
Dispute Resolution Rights (brochure) / Derechos en la solucion de disputas
Dispute Resolution Options Table / Breve Vista General De Las Opciones De Solucion De Disputas Sobre
State Complaint Procedures / Procedimientos Para Quejas a Nivel Estatal
Mediation Services / Servicios de Mediación

Model forms

Use of these forms is not required.

Due Process Complaint Form PDF Word	Queja de Debido Proceso PDF
State Complaint Form PDF Word	Queja con el Estado PDF
Mediation Request Form PDF Word	Solicitud de Mediacion PDF

General Special Education Information

IEP DVD (English/Espanol) - Overview of the Special Education Process is a 47 minute DVD
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Glossary - Glossary of IDEA Common Terms (English / Espanol)
Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP Conferences)
"Working Together: Building Improved Communication" - courtesy of The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE). This collection of free resources is designed to support effective collaboration between parents, schools and early childhood programs.

For more information, or to speak with someone about dispute resolution options, contact:

Exceptional Student Services Unit
1560 Broadway, Suite 1175
Denver, CO 80202
303.866.6694
Fax: 303.866.6767

Jeanine Pow, Esq., State Complaints Officer
pow_j@cde.state.co.us
303.866.6685

Candace Hawkins, Esq., State Complaints Officer
hawkins_c@cde.state.co.us
303.866.6311

Jennifer Rodriguez, Mediation Coordinator
rodriguez_j@cde.state.co.us
303.866.6889

For additional information please contact Jennifer Rodriguez at: rodriguez_j@cde.state.co.us or 303.866.6889