Procedures

• Special Education State Complaint Procedures (April 2009)  This document describes the MDE Dispute Resolution options, including formal and informal resolution. • Public Agency Placement of Students with Disabilities In Private Schools (October 2008) Word | PDF • Procedural Safeguards Notice (May 2009) This document is based on the federal model provided by the U.S. Department of Education after the reauthorization of the IDEA in 2004. This document replaces all earlier versions. Word | PDF | Other Languages • Homebound and Hospitalized Services for Public School Students (October 2007)  • Homebound and Hospitalized Memorandum (October 2007)  • Dispute Resolution/Mediation Services • Michigan School for the Deaf Program Description and Operational Procedures for the Individualized Education Program Process December 2003 • Intermediate School District Plan Objection Hearing Procedures (April, 2003)  • Procedures for Dispute Resolution (February 2003)

Forms

• Notice of Cessation of Special Education Programs and Services in Response to Revocation of Parental Consent  • Revocation of Parental Consent for Special Education Programs and Services  • Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED) and Development of an Evaluation Plan (April 2009) Procedural and Guidance Manual • Michigan Special Education Model Complaint Form (January 2009)  PURPOSE: This form may be used to submit a complaint alleging that a school district/agency has violated state/federal special education rules or laws. This form is provided to you as a model for your use. You are not required to use this form. However, failure to address the elements required in IDEA may result in a delay in the resolution of your complaint. • Procedure for Requesting Deviations Under Rule 340.1734 and the Special Education Deviation Form (December 2008)  • Addendum to the Individualized Education Program, Form and Manual (November 2006) PURPOSE: The purpose of the Addendum to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to make changes to the IEP during the year it is in effect. A school district and the parent may modify an IEP if they both agree to do so. This form is not required. If substantial or comprehensive changes need to be made to a student's IEP, it is recommended that an IEP Team meeting be convened to develop a new, complete IEP Team Report. Word | PDF • Michigan Special Education Due Process Request Model Form (June 2006)  PURPOSE: This model form may be used to submit a request for a due process hearing to resolve a disagreement about the identification, evaluation, eligibility, educational placement, or manifestation determination of a student, or regarding the provision of a free appropriate public education for a student under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). • Early On Michigan IFSP-IEP Form (August 2005)  • Individualized Education Program Manual Document being revised. • Transition Individualized Education Program Form (October 2007) Word | PDF | Other Languages • Individualized Education Program Form (October 2007) (This document does not contain the transition components) Word | PDF | Other Languages • Evaluation Review Form Document being revised. • Manifestation Determination Review Form Document being revised. • Updated Process for Clarifications or Modifications of Previously Approved ISD Plans for the Delivery of Special Education Programs and Services (March 2005)  • Forms for Collection of Special Education Suspension/Expulsion Data (June 2003)  • Disability Determination Service Teacher Questionnaire Form  • Consent for Initial Special Education Evaluation Form Document being revised.