Parent Resources

A list of links for parents

Is Special Education the Right Service?

http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/2001/eligibility.pps

Frequently Asked Questions about Special Education

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/ideapubs/lg1.pdf

IEP’s and Section 504, What’s the Difference?

http://www.livoniacsd.org/CSE/504%20vs%20IDEA.pdf

A Parent’s Guide to Special Education

http://www.fcsn.org/parentguide/pgintro.html

A Glossary of Special Education Terms

http://www.usu.edu/teachall/text/iep/IEPglos.htm

Person-Centered Planning

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/pcp/index.html

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

http://www.ncset.org/

Special Olympics

http://www.specialolympicsma.org/index.htm

Interim Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Parents Rights Brochure, English Version)

http://www.fcsn.org/parentguide/pgintro.html

Interim Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Parents Rights Brochure, Albanian Version)

http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/prb/al_prights.pdf

Interim Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Parents Rights Brochure, Russian Version)

http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/prb/rus_prights.pdf

Program Quality Assurance

http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/

United States, Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html?src=mr