Dispute Resolution Options
The Office of Special Education is responsible for ensuring a system of due process consistent with New 抖阴app 抖阴app law and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Due process procedures have been established to provide specific options for resolving concerns or disagreements that arise between parents and school districts about the identification, evaluation, educational placement of, or the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to a student with a disability or a student suspected of having a disability.
There are three distinct options for special education dispute resolution:
- Mediation;
- 抖阴app Complaint; and
- Due Process Hearing听(also known as an impartial hearing).
School districts and parents are encouraged to work cooperatively to resolve disagreements that may occur through non-adversarial means whenever possible. For example, parents may contact their child鈥檚 teacher or ask for a meeting with school administrators or the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) or Committee on Special Education (CSE) to discuss concerns about their child's education before proceeding with the dispute mechanisms above.
Contact Us
Special Education Due Process Unit
New 抖阴app 抖阴app Education Department
Office of Special Education, Room 309 EB
89 Washington Avenue听 Albany, NY听 12234
Attention: Due Process Unit
Phone: (518) 473-0170
Fax: (518) 402-3583
specedih@nysed.gov
Special Education Quality Assurance Regional Offices
罢丑别听Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) Regional Offices听website听includes contact information for the SEQA regional associate assigned to your school.