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RSU 78

Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine
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👨‍🎓 192 students 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (207)864-3311
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If RSU 78 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)864-3311.

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 RSU 78 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 RSU 78

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

📰 Local newsrooms

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The Livermore Falls Advertiser
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “The Livermore Falls Advertiser” online
The Berlin Daily Sun
Local newspaper
43 mi
· 🔍 find “The Berlin Daily Sun” online
The Advertiser Democrat
Local newspaper
53 mi
· 🔍 find “The Advertiser Democrat” online
Coos County Democrat
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “Coos County Democrat” online
WPFO (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
58 mi
· 🔗 site
Morning Sentinel
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “Morning Sentinel” online
WCBB (PBS)
PBS — TV
63 mi
· 🔍 find “WCBB (PBS)” online
Kennebec Journal
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “Kennebec Journal” online
Kennebec Journal (Augusta)
Daily newspaper
63 mi
· 🔗 site
The Bridgton News
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “The Bridgton News” online
Twin City Times
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “Twin City Times” online
Sun Journal
Local newspaper
65 mi
· 🔍 find “Sun Journal” online
The Conway Daily Sun
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “The Conway Daily Sun” online
The Chronicle
Local newspaper
76 mi
· 🔍 find “The Chronicle” online
The Newport Dispatch
Local newspaper
76 mi
· 🔍 find “The Newport Dispatch” online
Caledonian-Record
Local newspaper
76 mi
· 🔍 find “Caledonian-Record” online
Wiscasset Newspaper
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Wiscasset Newspaper” online
The Lincoln County News
Local newspaper
86 mi
· 🔍 find “The Lincoln County News” online
The Forecaster
Local newspaper
88 mi
· 🔍 find “The Forecaster” online
Hardwick Gazette
Local newspaper
90 mi
· 🔍 find “Hardwick Gazette” online
American Journal
Local newspaper
90 mi
· 🔍 find “American Journal” online
WLBZ (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
92 mi
· 🔗 site
WABI-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
92 mi
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WVII-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
92 mi
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WMEB-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
92 mi
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The Maine Edge
Local newspaper
92 mi
· 🔍 find “The Maine Edge” online
Bangor Daily News
Daily newspaper
93 mi
· 🔗 site
The Boothbay Register
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “The Boothbay Register” online
WCSH (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
93 mi
· 🔗 site
WGME-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
93 mi
· 🔍 find “WGME-TV (CBS)” online
WPXT (CW)
CW affiliate — TV
93 mi
· 🔗 site
Maine Sunday Telegram
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “Maine Sunday Telegram” online
Portland Press Herald
Daily newspaper
93 mi
· 🔗 site
Midcoast Villager
Local newspaper
94 mi
· 🔍 find “Midcoast Villager” online
The Penobscot Times
Local newspaper
97 mi
· 🔍 find “The Penobscot Times” online
Bradford Journal Opinion
Local newspaper
99 mi
· 🔍 find “Bradford Journal Opinion” online
News & Citizen
Local newspaper
100 mi
· 🔍 find “News & Citizen” online

🏛️ Officials for Franklin 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