• Intervenção Precoce de Massachusetts e Você
• Aviso de Reunião do Plano de Serviços Familiares Individualizados
• Plano de Serviços Familiares Individualizados
• Notificação da Agência de Educação Local (LEA)

Families have important rights that follow them throughout their involvement in the Early Intervention system. Procedural and due process safeguards are provided pursuant to Federal law (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)) and under Massachusetts law (34 CFR 303.400 et. seq). The Massachusetts Early Intervention Operational Standards and Due Process Procedures for Early Intervention Programs, which have recently been revised also contain protections for families.

Would you like to learn more about family rights in the Early Intervention System? Mary Dennehy-Colorusso, Due Process Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will present a series of workshops on “Due Process-The Basics” to families throughout the state. The training provides an overview of the different procedural safeguards under Part C of IDEA including:

• the right to privacy (confidentiality and release of information),
• the right to review/examine your child’s record,
• the right to refuse some services and reject others (accept or decline without jeopardy),
• prior written notice,
• written and spoken communication in a parent’s native language,
• parental consent, and
• timely resolution of disputes

The workshop features examples of how these safeguards are built into the Early Intervention system and how they relate to all aspects of family participation including the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).

For more information on attending a workshop in your area, please contact the Parent Leadership Project, toll-free at (877)35-EI-PLP or by email at eiplp@yahoo.com.

• MDPH Family Rights Notice (pdf)
• Massachusetts Due Process Procedures (pdf)
• Early Intervention Operational Standards (July 1, 2006) (pdf)
• Fee System Brochure (pdf)
• Fact Sheet: FAQ on Annual Fee for EI Services (pdf)
• Fact Sheet: 2007 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (pdf)
• Form: Statement of Annual Income (pdf)
• Form: Notice and Consent for Intake/Type (pdf) (doc)
• Form: Notice and Consent for Evaluation/Assessment/Type (pdf) (rtf)
• Form: MDPH Local Education Agency Notification (pdf) (doc)
• Form: Notice of Individualized Family Service Plan Meeting/Type (pdf) (doc)