Listing of Parental Rights

It is a maxim that special education requires extensive paperwork comprising numerous checked boxes in addition to narratives on IEPs and related documentation. One very important box that must be checked on the Notification of Meeting (Invitation Letter) is the Listing of Parental Rights or what most of commonly refer to as the Procedural Safeguards Notice (PSN). The very first page, first paragraph, of the PSN explains that according to 34 CFR Section 300.504(a), a copy of the PSN must be given to parents only one time a school year, except that a copy must be given to the parents also: (1) upon initial referral or parent request for evaluation; (2) upon receipt of the first State complaint under 34 CFR Sections 300.151 through 300.153 and upon receipt of the first due process complaint under Section 300.507 in a school year; (3) when a decision is made to take a disciplinary action that constitutes a change of placement; and (4) upon parent request. In SDOC, we document proof of annually presenting the PSN to parents annually by checking the Listing of Parental Rights on the Notification of Meeting for all annual reviews and special reviews applicable to items 1-4 above. Please remember to check this very important box when appropriate. Thanks for all your hard work!