OSPI Special Education Guidance for Families

Overview

For an overview of special education and to learn more about how the different components of special education fit together to provide your student with an education, start here:

• OSPI Special Education Guidance for Families
• What Is Special Education?
• How Special Education Works
• Laws and Procedures
• Parent and Student Rights (Procedural Safeguards)

Topics

• Making a Referral for Special Education
• Eligibility for Special Education
• Prior Written Notice
• Evaluations
• Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
• Placement Decisions and the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• Transition (Ages 16-21)
• Behavior and Discipline
• Disagreements and Disputes related to Special Education
• Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
• Need Assistance?