PULSES
of the Mid-Hudson Valley NY
Parents United Learning the Special Education System
2013-14 NYS Special Education School District Data Profile
This report is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State’s efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA. States must report annually to the public on the performance of each school district against the State’s targets for 14 indicator areas. New York State’s SPP and the Annual Performance Report that describe these indicators in detail are available at: www.p12.nysed.gov
Top Ten Parental Rights in Special Education
Dennise Goldberg, Special Education Advisor Blog
www.specialeducationadvisor.com
10. Parents have the right to request that their child be assessed for
Special Education without delay.
9. Parents have the right to list all of their concerns in the IEP.
8. Parents have a right to request a new IEP meeting to be held
within 30 days of a written request when an IEP is already in
place.
7. Parents have the right to participate in the IEP meeting and have
their opinions heard and noted.
6. Parents have the right to bring any person to an IEP meeting with
knowledge of the child or the child’s disability including
advocates and attorneys.
5. Parents have the right to review and receive copies of their
child’s educational records.
4. Parents have the right to consent, refuse to consent or revoke
consent for special education for their child.
3. Parents have the right to receive Prior Written Notice when a
school district proposes a change in a child’s placement or
refuses a parent’s request.
2. Parents have the right to ask for an Independent Educational
Evaluation at public expense when they disagree with the school
district’s assessments.
1. Parents have the right to file complaints, including state
complaints and due process complaints, and disagree with parts
or all of the IEP.
The purpose of this website is to provide information related to special education issues. PULSES does not promote, endorse, or have related partnerships with any of the listed resources.
Service Guides
PULSES 6TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
November 7
6:00 - 9:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church
142 Stage Road
Monroe, NY 10950
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Michelle Dunn &
Mr. Larry Harris
Montefiore Autism Center
Click Here to View photos from the 6th Anniversary Celebration
Parent Support Group
“The Parent Support Group Online offers encouragement, hope, education, and assistance to parents in the Hudson Valley who have children who have special needs.”
New York State’s Dignity Act seeks to provide the state’s public elementary and secondary schoolstudents with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus, and/or at a school function. Click on the link below for more information about the Dignity Act:
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SAMPLE ADVOCACY LETTERS
The Family Resource Network is dedicated to supporting families through provision of information and support. Open the link to view sample letters such as “Sample Letter Requesting an Independent Evaluation” and “Sample Letter Requesting an IEP Team Meeting.”
New York State Education Department, Revised Sample Complaint Form
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To provide parents of children with disabilities with information and resources to ensure full participation in their children's educational program including:
• Information about specific disabilities
• Information about the special education
process
• Information about due process.
Connect special education families to existing resources and support systems in the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY.
Support positive change in the special education services across the school districts in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.