Santa Barbara County
Special Education Local Plan Area______________A Joint Powers Agency
PARENT/GUARDIAN NOTIFICATION
OF A RESOLUTION SESSION
Date of Notice:
Student’s Name:
School:
District:
Dear Parent/Guardian:
On
, the
(date)
received written
(district and/or SELPA)
notice of your due process complaint.
A Resolution Session must be convened within 15 days of receiving the complaint where the parties can discuss the
complaint and its factual basis with a relevant member or members of the IEP Team who have specific knowledge of the
facts. The parties will have an opportunity to resolve the complaint, including the execution of a legally binding
agreement. (20 USC§ 1415)
Your Resolution Session has been scheduled as follows:
TIME:
(from)
(to)
DAY/DATE:
PLACE:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent – please check your response:
We will attend the Resolution Session without an attorney. The LEA cannot bring an attorney unless the parent is
accompanied by an attorney. (20 USC§ 1415)
We will attend the Resolution Session and will be accompanied by the following person(s) to assist us:
Attorney:
Advocate:
Other:
(Note: the law does not provide for reimbursement of your attorney’s fees for attending a Resolution Meeting)
We want to waive the Resolution Session. Both parties must agree in writing to waive the resolution session.
(20 USC§ 1415)
We cannot attend the Resolution Session. We agree to extend the 15-day timeline if the parties cannot meet within
15 days. Please call us during school hours to arrange a mutually agreeable date and time. I can be reached at
(phone #):
.
Signature of Parent or Guardian*
(*A copy of Parents’ Rights and Appeals Procedures (SELPA 4) accompanies this form.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please keep the second copy of this notice and return the other signed copy to:
Name/Title:
Address:
Please return the signed copy by the following date:
SELPA 17 (E) 10-02-06
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