[Date]

[Hearing Officer]

[Address]

[Address]

            Re:      [Matter Name]

Dear [Hearing Officer]: 

            This letter is to inform you that you have been mutually selected by the parties in the above-referenced matter to serve as hearing officer in the due process hearing requested on (date requested) by the parents. We would appreciate your scheduling a prehearing conference call as soon as possible. For your review, I enclose a copy of the contested IEP dated __________. The names and addresses of the parties/advocates participating in the prehearing conference are as follows:

            Parents:

            Telephone:

            Parents’ Counsel:

            At this time, we are unaware of any advocate/attorney for the parents.

            School District:

            Telephone:

            Facsimile:

            School District's Counsel:

            LaPointe & Associates, P.C.

            2143 Commons Parkway

            Okemos, MI 48864-3987

            Telephone: 517/349-4121

            Facsimile: 517/349-4356

            Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

                                                                        Sincerely yours,

                                                                        LaPOINTE & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

                                                                        [Attorney]

Enclosure

cc        James Rowell, Department of Education

            [Other Appropriate Persons]

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