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The current version of the Procedural Safeguards is available on the Region 18 Education Service Center's Legal Framework IDEA 2004 Web site. Schools should incorporate the Procedural Safeguards into their referral process for special education evaluation. The Procedural Safeguards document reflects current requirements.

Both documents are available for download from the resources section of their website.Įach school is responsible for downloading, printing, and distributing the Procedural Safeguards. The Special Education Information Center (SpedTex) has translated the Procedural Safeguards and ARD Guide into several languages. If a parent’s native language or other mode of communication is not a written language, the school must translate the notice orally or by other means so that it is understood by the parent. Schools must provide the Procedural Safeguards to parents in their native language or other mode of communication unless it is clearly not feasible to do so. Documentation is subject to compliance review through the State’s monitoring system.

upon a disciplinary change of placement orĭistricts must continue to document the provision of Procedural Safeguards in a student’s eligibility folder.

upon the first occurrence of the filing of a due process hearing complaint or special education complaint during a school year.

upon initial referral or on request for evaluation.They must disseminate it once a year and on the following occasions: IDEA requires that school districts and charter schools provide the Procedural Safeguards to parents. The purpose of the ARD Guide is to encourage a common understanding of the individualized education program (IEP) process for parents, school personnel, and communities.

The ARD Guide is not a replacement for the Procedural Safeguards. The ARD Guide contains information that parents need to effectively participate in an ARD committee meeting for their child. When districts distribute this guide, other than adding local contact information in the designated space, they must not change the wording and format of the document.Ī companion document to the Procedural Safeguards is A Guide to the Admission, Review and Dismissal Process (ARD Guide). The Procedural Safeguards fulfills the current legal requirements for the federally prescribed content of this notice. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards: Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilities (Procedural Safeguards) explains parents’ specific rights and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).