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    Special Education Due Process Hearings and Alternative Dispute Resolutions
    Users' Guide to Administrative Process pdffile
   

Resolution Meetings: A Guide for Parents   pdffile                            new

Information for Resolution Meetings at the local school district

 Reuniones de Resolución: Una Guía para los Padres pdffile

Información para las reuniones de la resolución en el districto local de la escuela

   
   

 

1. Alternative Dispute Resolutions RSA 186-C:23, 23-a, 23b, and 186-C:24
In order to encourage informal resolution of differences of opinion regarding the provision of special education, the following methods of alternative dispute resolution shall be available to parents and school districts. For more information go to the Users' Guide,

Mediation
Neutral Conference


2. Due Process Hearings for Special Education

 2004 IDEIA (Federal Law for Procedural Safeguards) 

 20 U S C 1400 PDF Icon

  34 CFR Parts 300 and 301 pdffile - Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities and Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities; Final Rule

Ed 1100 Standards for the Education of Students with a Disability.

RSA 186-C:16 and Ed 1123

Information is in the Users' Guide for:

Notice of Resolution Session


Meet the Hearing: Alternative Dispute Resolution Officers

The Department of Education office location for

Hearings and Mediations is at  57 Regional Drive, Concord, NH.

Forms to Request a Due Process Hearing are in the Users' Guide:

Parents
School District (Local Education Agency, LEA)

Form for Scheduling mutually agreeable dates

  Due Process Hearing Decisions Organized by dates. Please note hearing officer decisions have been redacted for the protection of personally identifiable information.

2006 2007 2008 2009
2003 2004 2005

2010

 

Due Process Hearing Decisions Organized by subject. Please note hearing officer decisions have been redacted for the protection of personally identifiable information.

Due Process Hearing Requests PDF Icon  Calendar Year 2004 Through November 19, 2008

More information about Special Education and the Special Education Complaint Process

To schedule a Special Education hearing contact Stephen Berwick at (603) 271-2299 or sberwick@ed.state.nh.us.

     
 
 
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