I2400.01 - Notice of Procedural Safeguards

Rule: 
  1. The district will give parents a copy of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards, published by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE):
    1. At least once a year; and
    2. At the first referral or parental request for evaluation to determine eligibility for special education services;
    3. When the parent (or adult student) requests a copy;
    4. To the parent and the student one year before the student’s 18th birthday or upon learning that the student is considered emancipated.
  2. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards will be:
    1. Provided written in the native language or other communication of the parents (unless it is clearly not feasible to do so) and in language clearly understandable to the public.
    2. If the native language or other mode of communication of the parent is not a written language, the district will take steps to ensure that:
      1. The notice is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his/her native language or other mode of communication;
      2. The parent understands the content of the notice; and
      3. There is written evidence that the district has met these requirements.
Policy Category: 
I Instruction
Position Responsible: 
Deputy Superintendent
This Revision Edited by: 
K.C. Clark
Department: 
Instruction 790-7550