Marie Jensen I feel that my child is not receiving an appropriate education. I have tried to resolve this on my own, but have been unsuccessful. I was told that I need to request a due process hearing.
Mediation is an optional alternative to a due process hearing.
OSPI, the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, contracts with Sound Options to act as mediator throughout the state. Mediation is voluntary for both parties, confidential, informal, of no cost to either party, and less time consuming than due process. Sound Options will then contact both parties to schedule a mutually agreeable time and place for mediation. They will also ask about some of the basic issues in dispute and gather a list of participants. Generally, mediation is scheduled within two weeks of the request.