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The following information details important special education rights you have as a parent. The rights protect you and your child. You are a part of the individualized education program (IEP) team that makes decisions about your child. School staff will work with you to make decisions that are best for your child. Whenever you have a concern, be sure to talk to your school staff.
Special Education Terms:
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Child with a disability is a child who is eligible for special education.
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DPI is the Department of Public Instruction.
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Day means calendar day.
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Business day means Monday through Friday, except for state and federal holidays.
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Due Process Hearing is a hearing to decide special education disputes between a school and a parent.
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FAPE is a free appropriate public education.
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IEP is an individualized education program. It is a written plan for a child with a disability. The IEP includes the child's services and the child's special education goals.
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IEP team is a team of school staff, the parents, and others. The team evaluates the child, decides the child's special education eligibility, and develops an IEP and placement.
View the Illinois State Board of Education's Notice of Procedural Safeguards for parents/guardians of students with disabilities, updated in January, 2008.
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