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Virtual Training: The Impartial Hearing Reporting System (IHRS)

A Helpful How-to for School District Staff

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is hosting virtual trainings to provide information on the Impartial Hearing Reporting System (IHRS) and guidance to school districts for handling special education due process complaints. There will be two separate training options: IHRS Basics and IHRS Advanced. These trainings are specifically for school districts other than New York City.

IHRS Basics will include information on:

  • due process impartial hearing timelines;
  • monitoring for late cases and implementation of hearing officer decisions;
  • a review of the IHRS main menu and help file features; and
  • recording due process cases in the IHRS, including entering a case record, impartial hearing officer contacts and  appointments, resolution period and resolution meeting data, mediation, hearings, case issues, and closing a case.

IHRS Advanced will include information on:

  • how to provide a new user access to IHRS;
  • appointing an impartial hearing officer out of rotation when there is a potential refile or consolidation;
  • amendments; and
  • case closure types.

Training Dates

Pre-registration is required. Registration information is available below:

IHRS Basics

IHRS Advanced

Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the virtual trainings should notify the Office of Special Education at specedih@nysed.gov or (518) 473- 0170 no later than two weeks prior to the date of the session they plan on attending. Live captioning will be available through Zoom. Questions about the upcoming virtual trainings for the Impartial Hearing Reporting System may be directed to specedih@nysed.gov.