Parent and Family Resource Page
Welcome to the Oklahoma Department of Education’s Parent and Family Resource Page! This site is designed to support families who have children with disabilities and to support parent (guardian) and family involvement throughout a student’s educational career.
Policies & Procedures for Special Education in Oklahoma (pdf)
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Information
Spanish (pdf) Vietnamese (pdf) Chinese (pdf)
Dispute Resolution
What is Mediation? Mediation is a free and effective process to assist parents and schools in resolving disagreements. Mediation is a voluntary process in which parties meet with a neutral third party for the opportunity to resolve a special education dispute. Mediation is available at any time parties are unable or are struggling to resolve an educational dispute. Parties interested in mediation may download a Parent or School district request for mediation. The parent must also sign consent for release of information to accompany the request. SERC will notify the other party of the request. After both parties have voluntarily agreed to mediation of the issues, then a highly trained mediator will be assigned.
What is an IDEA complaint? The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), Special Education Services (SES), and local educational agencies (LEA) have procedures for filing and resolving specific written complaints regarding alleged violations of the requirements under Part B of the IDEA. The complaint must be written and include a statement that the LEA has violated a requirement under IDEA, Part B, the facts on which the statement is based; and th esignature of the person(s) filing the complaint.
What is Due Process? When disputes regarding special education cannot be resolved, a party may participate in a due process hearing. Special rules are in place for conducting the hearing process. Hearing officers are assigned at the time of filing for a hearing. The hearing officer, in the beginning, checks to make sure that the parties are meeting their responsibilities during the first thirty days. During the first thirty days, the parties are in a settlement period. Services are offered by SERC to the parent and school to help the parties resolve their dispute. If the entire dispute cannot be resolved, then the unresolved issues move forward to a hearing.
Oklahoma Parent Center
- Oklahoma Parent Center (external link)
- Newsletter (external link)
- OPC School Survey (external link)
Sooner Success
- Sooner Success (external link)
- Family Outreach (external link)
- County Coordinator (external link)
- Resource Guide (pdf)
- SibShops (external link)
Oklahoma Family Network
- Oklahoma Family Network (external link)
- Newsletter (external link)
- Regional Support (external link)
- Family Leadership (external link)
- Training (external link)
Additional Websites and Resources
- Partnering With Your Child’s School: A Guide For Parents (pdf) (Spanish Version) (pdf)
- Family Voices (external link)
- Family Village (external link)
- Oklahoma Respite Voucher Program (external link)
- Oklahoma Parent Advocates for Children with Special Needs (OPAC- Western, OK) (external link)
- Child Guidance Clinics (external link)
- Center for Learning and Leadership (external link)
- Family Support Assistance Program (pdf)
- Disability is Natural (external link)
- Do2Learn (external link)
- Oklahoma Yellow Page for Kids with Disabilities (external link)
- Right to Play (external link)
- Special Kids (external link)
- Special Quest (external link)
- Kaiser Family Foundation (Navigating Medicaid and Medicare)
- 2013 Resource Guide for Prevent Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being (external link)
Coping with Tragedy Resources
