Parent and Family Resources
Special Education Parent / Family Resources
The challenges are great when students are struggling or have identified disabilities. Maneuvering through the world of special education can be difficult. Please see the resources below to assist parents, students and families.
- The Arc of Michigan (WEB)
- Arc of the United States (WEB)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (WEB)
- Blind/Visually Impaired-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (WEB)
- Bridges4Kids (WEB)
- Council for Exceptional Children (WEB)
- Due Process (PDF)
- Early Childhood (WEB)
- Early On (Early Intervention) (WEB)
- English Learner Program (WEB)
- Family Matters (PDF)
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (WEB)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (WEB)
- Michigan Alliance for Families (WEB)
- Mediation (WEB)
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (U.S. Department of Education) (WEB)
- Parent Center Hub (WEB)
Wayne RESA Resources
- Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) Directory (PDF)
- Parent Organizations Information (English) (PDF)
- Parent Organizations Information (Arabic) (PDF)
- Parent Organizations Information (Spanish) (PDF)
- Procedural Safeguards (English) (PDF)
- Procedural Safeguards (Arabic) (PDF)
- Procedural Safeguards (Spanish) (PDF)
- Wayne County Plan for the Delivery of Special Education Programs and Services (PDF)
Wayne RESA Forms
Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Resources
- MDE Office of Special Education Help Line/Information
- Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE) (WEB)
- Michigan Department of Education – Office of Special Education (WEB)
- Michigan Department of Education – Notice, Consent, and Procedural Safeguards (WEB)
- Parent Dashboard for Transparency (WEB)
- Procedural Safeguards - MDE (PDF)