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      • Procedural Safeguards Notice Audio
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Office For Dispute Resolution

Resources and options for parents & educational agencies to resolve disputes for students with special needs.
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Consultline

A toll free help line for families and advocates who have questions or concerns about special education.
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Early Dispute Resolution

Local alternative dispute resolution options and services available for parents and educational agencies.
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Mediation

A free, voluntary, and confidential alternative to a formal due process hearing.
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Due Process

A protection and a right for parents and educational agencies regarding special education disputes.
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ODR provides the resources for parents and educational agencies to resolve disputes concerning the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities, students who are gifted and children with disabilities served by the early intervention system.

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  • Important Email Address Change Effective March 1, 2012
  • New Hearing Officer Decisions added - 2/21/2012
  • Certified Hearing Official
  • Hearing Officer Training, July - December 2011
  • Parent Resource Library

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  • Procedural Safeguards Notice Video
  • IEP Facilitation
  • Productive Conversation
  • Unproductive Conversation
  • Mock Mediation

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Frequently Requested Items

  • Annual Report
  • Appeals Decisions
  • Decision Timelines
  • For Parents
  • Gifted
  • Hearing Officer Decisions now available on line
  • Hearing Officer Training
  • IEP Facilitation
  • ODR Activity Highlights & Reports Archive
  • ODR Business Hours (PDF)
  • ODR Procedures/Timelines (PDF)
  • ODR Publications available upon request (PDF)
  • ODR Request Forms
  • ODR Statistics
  • PA Profiles
  • Special Education Dispute Resolution Manual
  • Stakeholder Council

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Office for Dispute Resolution
6340 Flank Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
800-222-3353

 

 

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