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Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC

South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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👨‍🎓 16 students 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (207)822-2732
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC isn't giving your child the services they're legally owed, you have a clear, federally-protected path. Under IDEA these steps are the same everywhere — work them in order and put everything in writing.

Step 1

Request an IEP meeting — in writing

Email your child's case manager and the district's Director of Exceptional/Special Education. State the problem and the services you're requesting, and ask for a formal IEP-team meeting. Keep a copy of everything. District office: (207)822-2732.

Step 2

File a state complaint

If the district violated an IDEA rule in the last year, file a signed written complaint with your state's special-education dispute-resolution office (below). The state must investigate and issue a decision — usually within 60 days.

Step 3

Ask for mediation

Request free, voluntary mediation through the state — a neutral, trained mediator helps you and the district reach a written agreement. It's faster and less adversarial than a hearing.

Step 4

File for a due-process hearing

For serious disputes over identification, evaluation, placement, or FAPE, file for a due-process hearing — a formal legal proceeding. Consider getting an advocate or attorney first (see Protection & Advocacy below).

⚖️ Where to file & get free help in Maine

Maine Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
· 🔗 visit site

File a written state complaint within 1 year of the violation, request free mediation, or file for a due-process hearing. Start here if the district is out of compliance.

Disability Rights Maine
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 207-626-2774 · 🔗 visit site

Your state's federally-funded disability rights agency. Free information, advice, and sometimes legal representation for IEP and special-education disputes.

📚 Know-your-rights resources

Your legal footing: Under IDEA every eligible child is entitled to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and an IEP built to their needs. Section 504/ADA also bar disability discrimination.

• Parent Training & Information Center (PTI): free coaching for your state — find your center »

• CADRE (national dispute-resolution center): cadreworks.org »

• U.S. Dept. of Education OSEP (administers IDEA) & Office for Civil Rights for 504/ADA complaints.

Tip: bring a written list of requests to every meeting, ask for the district's response in writing, and never sign an IEP you don't agree with — you can consent to parts and dispute the rest.

💪 Not just your child? Use strength in numbers.

If other Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC families are hitting the same wall, it's a district problem — and numbers change the outcome. Send this page to your social-media contacts and Facebook parent groups, and ask other parents at drop-off and pickup: is this happening to you too? Gather the stories here so the pattern is documented. Once you can prove a bigger issue: wear matching-color shirts for solidarity, protest peacefully, pack school-board meetings, reach out to government officials, give interviews, and send press releases to the local newsrooms below to bring the media in.

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📣 Take action for Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC

Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Cumberland County.

📰 Local newsrooms

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WCSH (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
3 mi
· 🔗 site
WGME-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
3 mi
· 🔍 find “WGME-TV (CBS)” online
WPXT (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
3 mi
· 🔗 site
Maine Sunday Telegram
Local newspaper
3 mi
· 🔍 find “Maine Sunday Telegram” online
Portland Press Herald
Daily newspaper
3 mi
· 🔗 site
American Journal
Local newspaper
4 mi
· 🔍 find “American Journal” online
The Forecaster
Local newspaper
7 mi
· 🔍 find “The Forecaster” online
WMEA-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
13 mi
· 🔍 find “WMEA-TV (PBS)” online
York County Coast Star
Local newspaper
21 mi
· 🔍 find “York County Coast Star” online
The Weekly Sentinel
Local newspaper
27 mi
· 🔍 find “The Weekly Sentinel” online
Twin City Times
Local newspaper
32 mi
· 🔍 find “Twin City Times” online
Sun Journal
Local newspaper
32 mi
· 🔍 find “Sun Journal” online
The Bridgton News
Local newspaper
35 mi
· 🔍 find “The Bridgton News” online
The Boothbay Register
Local newspaper
38 mi
· 🔍 find “The Boothbay Register” online
York Weekly
Local newspaper
38 mi
· 🔍 find “York Weekly” online
Wiscasset Newspaper
Local newspaper
40 mi
· 🔍 find “Wiscasset Newspaper” online
The Advertiser Democrat
Local newspaper
42 mi
· 🔍 find “The Advertiser Democrat” online
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover)
Daily newspaper
42 mi
· 🔗 site
Rochester Times
Local newspaper
42 mi
· 🔍 find “Rochester Times” online
Foster's Daily Democrat
Local newspaper
42 mi
· 🔍 find “Foster's Daily Democrat” online
The Portsmouth Herald
Local newspaper
46 mi
· 🔍 find “The Portsmouth Herald” online
WENH-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
48 mi
· 🔍 find “WENH-TV (PBS)” online
The Conway Daily Sun
Local newspaper
48 mi
· 🔍 find “The Conway Daily Sun” online
The Lincoln County News
Local newspaper
48 mi
· 🔍 find “The Lincoln County News” online
Kennebec Journal (Augusta)
Daily newspaper
53 mi
· 🔗 site
WCBB (PBS)
PBS — TV
54 mi
· 🔍 find “WCBB (PBS)” online
Kennebec Journal
Local newspaper
54 mi
· 🔍 find “Kennebec Journal” online
The Livermore Falls Advertiser
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “The Livermore Falls Advertiser” online
The Laconia Daily Sun
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “The Laconia Daily Sun” online
The Weirs Times
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “The Weirs Times” online
Meredith News
Local newspaper
60 mi
· 🔍 find “Meredith News” online
The Daily News of Newburyport
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily News of Newburyport” online
Concord Monitor
Daily newspaper
68 mi
· 🔗 site
The Haverhill Gazette
Local newspaper
70 mi
· 🔍 find “The Haverhill Gazette” online
WPFO (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
71 mi
· 🔗 site
Morning Sentinel
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Morning Sentinel” online
Derry News
Local newspaper
72 mi
· 🔍 find “Derry News” online
Gloucester Daily Times
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Gloucester Daily Times” online
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)
Daily newspaper
73 mi
· 🔗 site
The Berlin Daily Sun
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “The Berlin Daily Sun” online

🏛️ Officials for Cumberland County

Maine Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · ME
· 🔗 site
Office of the Governor of Maine Janet T. Mills
Governor · ME
· 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — Office for Civil Rights
Disability discrimination complaints (504/ADA) · National
✉️ OCR@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-421-3481 · 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — OSEP
Federal special-education oversight (IDEA) · National
✉️ OSEP@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-872-5327 · 🔗 site