Dispute Resolution and Information
Dispute Resolution and Information
- Dispute Resolution Resources
- Parental Rights: The Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice
- Independent Educational Evaluations
Dispute Resolution Resources
The following procedures describe the processes available to parents and school systems for resolving disagreements regarding a child's early intervention or special education. These options include filing for mediation and/or due process , or filing a State Complaint. Below you will find information on all three processes as well as links to the available forms and additional resources.
Mediation
Due Process
State Complaint
Other Resources
The MSDE contact at the Family Support & Dispute Resolution Branch is:
Section Chief, Family Support Services
Parental Rights: The Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice
Parental Rights: The Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice
The procedural safeguards notice includes a full explanation of your rights in an easily understandable manner and in your native language. This procedural safeguards notice applies to children and families receiving services through an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and also to children/students receiving services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The protections included in this document are established by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) and the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).
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Native Language
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Electronic Mail
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Prior Written Notice
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Consent
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Surrogate Parents
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Independent Educational Evaluation
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Confidentiality of Information
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Discipline of Children with Disabilities
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Parental Unilateral Placement of Children in Private Schools at Public Expense
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Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority
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Resolving Disagreements
Click the link below for a copy of the Parent Rights: Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice - Updated July 1, 2021:
Parental Rights - Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice
If you require the Parental Rights document in another language other than English, please click on the link below.
Parental Rights - Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice - other languages
For children and families receiving services through an IFSP, parents are to receive a copy of Procedural Safeguards in conjunction with Prior Written Notice.
For children receiving services through an IEP, parents are to receive a copy of the procedural safeguards document one time a year, except a public agency is to give parents another copy of the document:
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Upon initial referral or parental request for evaluation;
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Upon receipt of the first written State complaint in a school year;
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Upon receipt of the first due process complaint in a school year;
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When a decision is made to take a disciplinary action; and
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Upon parent request.
If you have any questions regarding the Parental Rights, please contact your son or daughter's case manager or you may contact the CCPS Family Support Services at 410-751-3955.
Independent Educational Evaluations
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)
According to state and federal special education laws, parents/guardians have the right to an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) of their child at public expense if they disagree with an evaluation of the child conducted by the district. The Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) has established procedures for obtaining an IEE and criteria for the selection of an appropriate evaluator. Click on the link below to review CCPS' IEE Criteria.