Daily behavior logs or journals are persuasive in administrative hearings. This helps to make certain your information is correct and creates a paper trail you can use at the hearing. Read the case file. Make an outline to follow at the hearing. As you present your case, check off each point to ensure you have offered each document, legal citation, and argument.
Some parents seek legal advice before going into a hearing or hire an attorney to go the hearing.
Others ask spouses, friends, or colleague to attend the hearing to provide support. Although a fair hearing is an administrative process, not a court proceeding, the process is often new and a bit intimidating. Feel free to bring anyone with you. Some hearings are held over the phone. In these cases the hearing will be audio-taped.