Parent and Student Appeals

Some district decisions have a specific appeal process. Examples include student discipline decisions, transfer requests, special education services, gifted and talented placement, and other program decisions.

If you disagree with a district decision, please review the appeal process below that applies to your situation.

Bullying/Prohibited Harassment

Discipline Appeals

Plano ISD Discipline Appeals Process

FO (LOCAL)

Campus-Level Appeals

All campus-level discipline decisions may be appealed directly to the principal and no further. Examples of campus-level discipline include (detention, in school suspension, out of school suspension, etc). Request for an appeal by parents to the principal must be done in writing within 5 days.

Campus Team ⇑ ⇓	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action
Campus Administrator ⇓	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action
Principal	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action All decisions are final and cannot be appealed further

Campus Team

⇑ ⇓

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

Campus Administrator

⇓

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

Principal

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

All decisions are final and cannot be appealed further

Special Programs Center Appeals

All appeals regarding placement at the Special Programs Center require a Central Intervention Meeting before being appealed to the District Appeal Panel. Request for an appeal by parents must be done in writing within 5 days after the Central Intervention Team meeting to the Executive Director of Student and Family Services.

Campus Team ⇓	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action
Principal ⇓	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action
Central Intervention Team ⇓	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action
District Appeals Panel	Accept appeal and reduce action Denial of appeal Add to action Other appropriate action All decisions are final and cannot be appealed further

Expulsion Appeals

Expulsion recommendations require a hearing at the campus level. Final recommendation of an expulsion must be made in writing by the campus with a copy to the Executive Director of Student and Family Services Services. The parents then have 5 school days after receipt of the written notification to appeal to the Executive Director Student and Family Services in writing.

Extracurricular Discipline Appeals

Extracurricular Activity Appeals Process

FO(LOCAL)

_{Violation of Extracurricular Code of Conduct}

_⇓

_{Coach/Sponsor}

⇓

Example of Action:

Conference with student and/or parent
Suspension of activity
Dismissal from activity
Other appropriate action EX.: Community service

Campus Appeal Committee

⇓

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days.

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

Principal

⇓

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days.

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

District Appeals Panel

Note: Only appeals of a permanent removal from the extracurricular activity may reach this level of the process. Permanent removal includes any removal that is the rest of the season or longer.

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days.

Accept appeal and reduce action
Denial of appeal
Add to action
Other appropriate action

All decisions are final and cannot be appealed further.

Transfer Appeals

Transfer Appeals Process

FDB (LOCAL) & FDA (LOCAL)

Manager Student Administrative Services Denies Transfer Request

District Appeals Panel ⇓	Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services. Accept appeal and grant transfer Deny appeal
Board of Trustees	Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services. Accept appeal and grant transfer Deny appeal Decision are final and cannot be appealed further.

District Appeals Panel

⇓

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services.

Accept appeal and grant transfer
Deny appeal

Board of Trustees

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services.

Accept appeal and grant transfer
Deny appeal

Decision are final and cannot be appealed further.

Transfer Revocation Appeals

Transfer Revocation Appeals Process

FDB (LOCAL)

Campus revokes transfer

Principal ⇓	Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days. Accepts appeal Deny appeal
District Appeals Panel ⇓	Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services. Accept appeal Deny appeal
Board of Trustees	Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services. Accept appeal Deny appeal Decision are final and cannot be appealed further.

Principal

⇓

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days.

Accepts appeal
Deny appeal

District Appeals Panel

⇓

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services.

Accept appeal
Deny appeal

Board of Trustees

Request for appeal must be done in writing within 5 days to the Director of Campus Support Services.

Accept appeal
Deny appeal

Decision are final and cannot be appealed further.

Residency Appeals

Appeals shall be considered only for students who have resided within the District and who have attended school in the District during the current school year. Within five days of the notice to withdraw from the District, the parent may submit a written petition to appeal a residency decision to the grievance coordinator who will designate an appropriate review panel to hear the appeal. The decision of the review panel shall be final.

FD (LOCAL)

Admission, Placement or Services provided for a Homeless Student

Selection/Exit from Gifted and Talented Program

Identification, Evaluation, Educational Placement under Special Education

Complaints concerning identification, evaluation, educational placement, or discipline of a student with a disability within the scope of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be submitted in accordance with EHBAE, FOF, and the procedural safeguards handbook provided to parents of all students referred to special education.

EHBAE (LEGAL)

FOF (LEGAL)

Procedural Safeguards

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In this Section...

Parent and Student Appeals

Bullying/Prohibited Harassment

Board Policies

Discipline Appeals

Plano ISD Discipline Appeals Process

Campus-Level Appeals

Special Programs Center Appeals

Expulsion Appeals

Extracurricular Discipline Appeals

Extracurricular Activity Appeals Process

_{Coach/Sponsor}

Transfer Appeals

Transfer Appeals Process

Transfer Revocation Appeals

Transfer Revocation Appeals Process

Residency Appeals

Admission, Placement or Services provided for a Homeless Student

Selection/Exit from Gifted and Talented Program

Identification, Evaluation, Educational Placement under Special Education

Identification, Evaluation, or Educational Placement under Section 504

Concerns Regarding Instructional Resources