Special Education Law

Special Education Dispute Resolution Information

• Procedural Safeguards Notice   NEW
  (Parent and Child Rights in Special Education)
  (Amended 07/01/11)
• Aviso de garantías de procedimiento  NEW
  (Derechos de los padres y sus hijos)
  (Amended 07/01/11)
  
   

• State Complaint Procedures  Amended: May 4, 2010
• Procedimientos Para Quejas a Nivel Estatal
  
  
   
• Mediation Services (brochure)
• Servicios de Mediación  NEW
  
  
   
• Dispute Resolution Rights (brochure)
• Derechos en la solución de disputas  NEW
  
  
   
• Dispute Resolution Options Table
• Breve Vista General De Las Opciones De Solución De Disputas Sobre  NEW
   

Below are model forms to assist parents, public agencies and other parties in filing a due process complaint, state complaint or requesting mediation:

• Due Process Complaint Form
• Queja de Debido Proceso
   

• State Complaint Form
• Queja con el Estado
  
   
• Mediation Request Form
• Solicitud de Mediación

 

General Special Education Information

Overview of the Special Education Process – this 47 minute DVD is available through the following hyperlink: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/IEPVideo/IEPVideo.html

Un Resumen del Proceso de Educacion Especial: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/IEPVideo/IEPVideoSP.html

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Spanish Glossary
Glossary of common terms related to IDEA (English/Spanish)


Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Conferences - 2011-2012 schedule
 

"Working Together: Building Improved Communication” courtesy of: Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE).  This collection of free resources, designed to support effective collaboration between parents, schools and early childhood programs, can be accessed at: http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/modulemap.cfm