Want to Take a Peek: Templates and Forms Used by Other States and Hearing Officers for Managing Hearings and Writing Decisions!

Three different professionals share insight and forms that may assist you in your official capacities as hearing officials or managers of hearing systems. One, a former court clerk in the Northern District of Oklahoma prepared a template for HO decisions. Her template was created from the perspective of what a federal judge would expect to review if the matter came before his court. One, a former manager of a Due Process program will share templates and forms used by hearing officers in her state. And finally, one was a hearing officer, as well as a manager of programs in the Louisiana Department of Education. The insights presented might help fill in the blanks or provide alternatives for your current practice.