My workshop will briefly cover decision points in the IEP process and who is responsible for making them if there is disagreement, such as placement. I will go through each of the dispute resolution options, describe what they look like, how to access them, and what the result of using that option would be.

Learning objectives:

• Parents will understand the decision-making process within the IEP team.
• Parents will understand the different dispute resolution options and how to access them.

Presenter: Michael T. Hickey

Mike is a School Administration Consultant for the Department of Public Instruction. He has been with the department for ten years and is a member of the Special Education Team since 2019. He has spent his career working on monitoring and compliance issues surrounding education. Initially working on federal fiscal monitoring for ESEA programs and now focusing on special education legal compliance issues as an IDEA state complaint investigator. When he isn’t investigating complaints, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their dogs.