The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., requires that each state and the District of Columbia establish and maintain procedures to ensure that parents of children with disabilities and public educational agencies have an opportunity to seek an impartial due process hearing to resolve disagreements over the identification, evaluation, educational placement of a child with disabilities, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child. The Office of Dispute Resolution within the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is responsible for the conduct of special education due process hearings.

Information and Services:

• Annual Report [PDF]
• Community Review Panel
• Due Process Hearing
• Facilitated Resolution Meeting
• For Parents and Students
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Hearing Officer Determinations
• Legal-Regulatory
• Mediation
• Records Request
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Updated ODR SOP Changes Final Draft

Forms

• Due Process Hearing Request Form
• Mediation Request Form
• Records Request Form