Hearings

Types of Hearings

Pendency Hearing

The student must stay in their current placement during administrative and judicial review. Disputes over the nature of a pendency placement should be brought to and resolved by the IHO assigned to the case. A pendency hearing may be held during the Resolution Period. 

Pre-hearing Conference

The purpose of a pre-hearing conference includes:

• Simplifying and/or clarifying the issues;
• Identifying witnesses;
• Identifying evidence;
• Establishing date(s) for the completion of the hearing; and
• Addressing other administrative matters.

The IHO enters a summary of the pre-hearing conference into the record.

Hearing

Both parties agree to participate, with their respective counsel or representative, in a hearing proceeding to present their evidence and witness testimony before the IHO.

When is a hearing entered?

School districts are asked to enter the date of any and all hearings scheduled for the impartial hearing process. A hearing may be entered any time after the date the IHO has been appointed. The IHO provides the district with the dates of all hearing activities. All pre-hearing conferences and hearings may be entered prior to the resolution period ending. However, extensions can only be entered after the resolution period ends.

Entering a Hearing

Step 1: Click Case Maintenance on the IHRS home screen. Open the case that needs a hearing entered.

Step 2: Click New under Hearings.

Step 3: Use the calendar feature to complete the Hearing Date field.

Step 4: Go to the Held field. Click the arrow and select Y if you are entering a date for a hearing that was held.  Select N if the hearing was scheduled but not held.

Note: You may enter a hearing ahead of time if it has been scheduled but not yet held. If you are entering a future meeting date, skip the Held field. This field needs to be completed before a case is closed.

Step 6: Click Save.

Step 7: Click the Case Identifier link at the top of the screen to return to Case Maintenance. The data you entered appears under Hearings.