Board-Level Appeal Hearings
Participants should arrive 10-15 minutes prior to scheduled hearing
Present in the Board hearing:
- Board Panel
- Student Due Process Hearing Officer
- Area Assistant Superintendent
- School Administrator(s)
- Student and Parent(s)
- Student’s Advocate (when applicable)
- Attorneys for all parties when applicable
- Special Education Representative when applicable
Hearing Procedures
- Introductions
- Focus of Hearing
- Hearing Procedures
- Presentation of Information
- Student/Parent (10 minutes to present basis for appeal)
- Questions from Board
- School (10 minutes to present case)
- Questions from Board
- Final questions from Board
- Adjourn for Board Deliberation
Note: The student, parent and principal will receive notification within five school days by phone of the Board's final decision. Written notification will follow.
For the official definitions of terms, please see the glossary.