--- title: 'Lista de verificación: Cómo prepararse para la resolución de una disputa' description: Use esta lista para orientarse en el proceso de resolución de una disputa con el colegio de su hijo. Esto incluye mediación, audiencia de debido proceso y presentar una queja estatal. slug: checklist-preparing-for-dispute-resolution author: Andrew M.I. Lee (JD) reviewer: Myrna Mandlawitz (MEd, JD) published: '2022-03-10T17:40:52.321Z' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/8620F2E8210E4284865E5987992B22B7/7562de8e65d4c1969f5c8240b442addb/465386035.jpg source_url: https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/checklist-preparing-for-dispute-resolution lang: es-mx --- # Lista de verificación: Cómo prepararse para la resolución de una disputa If you have a dispute with your child’s school, it’s important to understand and think through your options. ## Preparing for Mediation - Where and when will the meeting or mediation take place? - Do I have all my child’s important records? - Are these records organized? - What are my goals for the meeting or mediation? - What are the points I want to make? Do I have objective data backing me up? - How might the school respond to my points? - Do I know what the law says about my dispute? - Will I make an opening statement? (Some mediations start with this. Contact the mediator of your session if you’re unsure.) - Will I bring someone like a lawyer, an education advocate, or even just a friend? - What does the school want? What are the school’s interests? - What offers will I consider? What offers will I reject? Are there “win-win” options? - What’s my best option if we don’t reach an agreement? - After the meeting, will I send the school a letter about what was discussed? (This isn’t required, but it can be helpful to document what happened at the session.) ## Filing a Due Process Complaint - Am I filing within two years of the problem? (If not, the complaint might not be allowed.) - Do I need a lawyer or education advocate? - Have I looked at my state’s rules about due process complaints? - Did I put my complaint into writing (rather than just calling, for example)? - Does my complaint have my child’s name, address, and school information? - Does my complaint have my name, address, and contact information? - Did I sign the complaint? - Does my complaint describe the dispute and include facts about it? - Does my complaint have a proposed solution? - Have I included all issues in the complaint? (If it’s not in the complaint, it might not be allowed later at the due process hearing.) - Have I provided a copy to the school district and to the state department of education? ## Preparing for a Due Process or Impartial Hearing - Where will the hearing take place? When? Who is the hearing officer? - Do I need a lawyer or an education advocate? Will the school have a lawyer? - Have I looked at my state’s rules about due process hearings? - Do I want to have the hearing open to the public? - Do I want my child to come to the hearing? - What’s my legal argument for winning? What do I need to prove to win? - What evidence will my lawyer or advocate present at the hearing? - Do I have all my child’s important documents, such as evaluations and test results? Do I have all letters and emails with the school? - Are these records organized? Do I have a handy list of all the records? - What witnesses will my lawyer or advocate call at the hearing? Have the witnesses been notified? (State rules require this.) - Do all witnesses know how to get to the hearing and when? - What questions will be asked of each witness? - In what order will witnesses be called? - Is my attorney or advocate ready to give the school district and hearing officer a list of all possible witnesses and evidence at least five days before the hearing? - Has the attorney or advocate looked at the list of witnesses and evidence from the school district? Are we prepared to respond? Are we ready to question these witnesses? - Have opening and closing statements been prepared? ## Filing a State Complaint - Am I filing a state complaint within one year of the problem? (If not, the complaint might not be allowed.) - Do I need help from a lawyer or education advocate? - Have I looked at my state’s rules about state complaints? - Have I put my complaint into writing (rather than just calling, for example)? - Does the complaint have a statement that the school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)? - Does the complaint include facts that support the violation of IDEA? - Does my complaint have my child’s name, address, and school information? - Does my complaint have my name, address, and contact information? - Did I sign the complaint? - Does my complaint have a proposed solution? - Have I provided a copy to the school district and to the state department of education? Find out more about [mediation sessions](https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/what-to-expect-at-a-mediation-session) and [due process hearings](https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/due-process-rights-what-you-need-to-know). --- ## Revise temas relacionados y artículos - [9 consejos sobre cómo prepararse para la mediación](https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/9-tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-mediation) - En la mediacin, usted y la escuela colaboran para resolver una disputa con la ayuda de alguien neutral, es decir un mediador que no tomar partido por ninguna de las partes. Los siguientes consejos pueden ayudarlo a prepararse para la reunin. 1. Organice los informes de su hijo Estar organizado lo ay - [Derecho al debido proceso: Qué necesita saber](https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/due-process-rights-what-you-need-to-know) - - El debido proceso es una manera formal de resolver las disputas con la escuela acerca de la educacin de su hijo. - Usted puede presentar una queja de debido proceso solamente para disputas referidas a la educacin especial, no para las que estn relacionadas a la educacin general. - Usted tiene e - [Qué esperar en una sesión de resolución](https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/what-to-expect-at-a-resolution-session) - - Una sesin de resolucin es una manera en que la ley ayuda a los padres y las escuelas a resolver sus diferencias. - Esta sesin es una reunin obligatoria que se lleva a cabo al principio del debido proceso. - Durante la sesin, la escuela puede que intente negociar con usted y hacerle una propuest --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/checklist-preparing-for-dispute-resolution#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/es-mx/articles/checklist-preparing-for-dispute-resolution","description":"Use esta lista para orientarse en el proceso de resolución de una disputa con el colegio de su hijo. 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