• October 13 at 9:00 am – 11:00 pm Mountain
  Zoom Registration link
• October 18 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Mountain
  National Indian Education Association Convention
  401 2nd Street, NW
  Room Ruidoso – Convention Center
  Albuquerque, NM 87102
• October 25 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Central
  Courtyard by Marriott Bloomington Mall of America
  7800 Bloomington Avenue
  Bloomington, MN 55425

The Bureau of Indian Education (“BIE”) is responsible for ensuring that its implementation of
Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”)1 is consistent with federal law
including requirements at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1411(h)(2)(A) and 1412(a) and 34 C.F.R. § 300.708(a).
Accordingly, BIE is proposing to update its IDEA policies and procedures that apply to BIEfunded
schools.
The proposed policies cover ten topic areas as summarized below:

1. Parental Consent, Involvement and Procedural Safeguards
2. Referral and Determination of Eligibility
3. Individual Education Program, IEP Development and Least Restrictive Environment
4. Dispute Resolution
5. Child Find
6. Early Intervening Services
7. Discipline
8. Transition Services
9. Exiting Special Education

In addition to joining one of the consultation sessions listed above, please submit any written comments to consultation@bia.gov or mail to Juanita Mendoza, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 3609, Washington, D.C. 20240 by November 13, 2023.

If you have any questions regarding the Tribal consultations, please contact Juanita Mendoza at 202-208-3559 or Juanita.mendoza@bie.edu.