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IDEA '97 Highlights, Goals, Objectives, Documentation of Results and Deadlines

Procedural Safeguards (Parent Rights)

Idea '97 Highlights

Adds parents' right to participate in all meetings with respect to identification, evaluation, and educational placement of the child, and the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE)
Simplifies the provision of parents' rights notices
Requires parents to provide notice with specified content when they request a hearing
Regular educators must be included in the IEP team meetings
Addresses the child's placement during appeals, initial placement, and manifestation (discipline) determination
Provides options for parents when they disagree with a manifestation (discipline) determination
Transfers parental rights to students at the age of majority

Goal A: Provide information to parents and school personnel regarding IDEA '97 procedural safeguards.

Branch of Exceptional Education	Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators	Schools
-Develop materials that explain rights in a clear language using a step by step approach that includes mediation and due process complaint procedures	-Focus on providing information in native language or mode of communication -Disseminate information, train, support, and monitor	-Provide training to parents at the time of initial evaluation including information about mediation and due process compliant procedures
-Identify/train qualified mediators and due process hearing officers who understand Indian issues and are familiar with Bureau funded schools -Disseminate list -Clarify procedures for transferring rights to students at the age of majority, rights of incarcerated youth and incompetency decisions	-Disseminate information, train, support and monitor	-Increase home-based contacts with parents -Building principals must provide strong leadership -Home liaison and other paraprofessionals can be used to facilitate collaboration
-Develop a frequently asked questions resource document	-Provide workshops for teachers and paraprofessionals who disseminate information	-Disseminate information

Documentation of Results

Branch of Exceptional Education

Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators

Schools

-Frequently asked questions document

-Other parent rights material

Beginning August, 1998

-Training agenda

-Attendance logs

-Monitoring logs

Ongoing

-Training agenda

-Attendance logs

-Parent contact logs

Ongoing

Goal B: Improve the implementation of the dissemination of procedural safeguards.

Branch of Exceptional Education	Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators	Schools
-Develop, disseminate, and provide training on policies and procedures	-Disseminate and provide training on policies and procedures -Review and ensure that school plans are implemented	-Develop a plan to disseminate information to all parents regarding rights, mediation, due process procedures

Documentation of Results

Branch of Exceptional Education

Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators

Schools

-Policies and procedures

-Dissemination memo

Beginning December, 1998

-Training agenda

-Attendance logs

-Monitoring logs

Ongoing

-School plan

-Parent contact logs

Ongoing

Branch of Exceptional Education	Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators	Schools
-Clarify the roles of personnel involved with tribally controlled and grant schools	-Implement directions in clarification memorandum	-Implement directions in clarification memorandum

Documentation of Results

Branch of Exceptional Education	Education Life Officers/ Special Education Coordinators	Schools
-Clarification memorandum Beginning August, 1998	-Contract and grant documentation Beginning August, 1998	-Contract and grant documentation Beginning August, 1998