A resolution period is an opportunity for the parent(s), member(s) of the committee on special education, and a representative of the school district who has decision-making authority to meet and discuss the complaint to reach a possible agreement before the impartial hearing takes place. A resolution period occurs when a parent initiates a due process complaint. It is a maximum 30-day period beginning the day the district receives the due process complaint from the parent(s). The resolution period for a parent-initiated expedited request is 15 days from receipt of the due process complaint. There is no resolution period with district-initiated requests, and the impartial hearing begins immediately.
Note: The IHRS automatically populates the Resolution Period Start Date and Resolution Compliance Date fields in Case Maintenance based on the request date entered by the district.