Click on the links below to access pages in the IHRS Help File.

• Getting Started
  • Logging On IHRS
  • Helpful Information
  • IHRS Basics
  • Modifiable Fields
  • Using Basic Data Analysis
  • Getting Help


• Opening a Case
  • What is a Case?
    • What is an Expedited Case?
    • What is a CSE Case?
    • What is a CPSE Case?
  • How to Enter a Case
    • Required Fields
    • Additional Fields
  • How to Open a Case
  • How to Find a Case


• Appointing an IHO
  • Access Rotational List
  • Contact IHO
  • Appoint IHO
  • Rescind or Recuse Appointments


• Maintaining a Case
• Case Issues
  • What is a Case Issue?
  • When to Enter an Issue Decision
  • When to Enter a Case Issue
• Resolution Period
  • What is a Resolution Period?
  • How to Close a Resolution Period
  • Does Mediation Affect the Resolution Period?
• Hearings
  • What is a Hearing?
  • When to Enter a Hearing
• Amendments
  • What is an Amendment?
  • When to Enter an Amendment
• Extensions
  • What is an Extension?
  • How to Enter an Extension


• Closing a Case
  • How to Close a Case
  • What is Entered After the Case is Closed?


• IHO Help
  • IHO Responsibilities
  • Accessing IHRS
  • Username and Password
  • Change Password
  • Reset Password
  • Logging On
  • Timelines
  • IHO Responsibilities
  • SED Responsibilities
  • Hearing Timelines
  • IHO Toolbox
  • Extension Calculator
  • Extension Form
  • Extension Errors
  • List of Active Cases
  • IHO Decision Cover Sheet - May 2011 ( PDF format - 45.1 KB)
  • IHO Decision Cover Sheet - May 2011 ( Word format - 34 KB)
  • Redaction Standards - May 2016 (HTML format)


• Forms
  • Case Extension Form ( PDF format - 83.1 KB)
  • IHRS Hearing and Case Issue Information Form ( PDF format - 110 KB)


• Technical Assistance
• Data Change Request
• IHRS Quick Reference Guide ( PDF format - 1.08 MB)
• Impartial Hearing Process for Students with Disabilities Guide (2001)
• Changes in IHRS, August 2011 ( PDF format - 58.1 KB)
• Summary and Guidance on Regulations Relating to Special Education Impartial Hearings, Feb. 2014 ( PDF format - 733 KB)


• Site Map