Important Resources for Parents

Handbook on Parents' Rights

Parent Rights & Responsibilities in Special Education: NC Notice of Procedural Safeguards. This handbook is designed to support families with the understanding of the rights and responsibilities specific to the special education process. Acronyms and terms often used in special education and resources can be found in the appendices. If, at any time, you suspect your student may have a disability and is in need of special education and/or related services, you may request an evaluation, in writing, to your student’s school principal, teacher, or Newton Conover City Schools Exceptional Children's Department..

Multi-Tiered System of Support for Families

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for Families

What is NC MTSS?

  • Family engagement within an MTSS is defined as the active and meaningful partnerships that educators build and maintain with students' families for the purpose of supporting student learning. It embodies the idea that all parties are equally invested in the student's educational experience and all parties bring knowledge and skills of equal value to the table to work together.

What is "support"?

  • North Carolina schools that are implementing an MTSS may talk about support for students. To further define that support, North Carolina organizes these supports around the instruction, curriculum, and the environment.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Resources

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Exceptional Children Division [link] The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized program in the least restrictive environment.

NCDPI Exceptional Children

Dispute Resolution

From time to time, disagreements between families and schools may occur regarding the development and implementation a student’s individualized education program (IEP). It is highly recommended that the following steps be considered in order to resolve differences quickly.

  1. Address at Classroom Level: Talk to your child's teacher about your concerns.

  2. Address at School Level: Talk to the Principal at your child's school about your concerns.

  3. Address at LEA Level: If you still have concerns, contact the EC director at your district.