This page provides information related to the class action lawsuit, Petties v. District of Columbia, et al., a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Petties was filed in 1996 and is concerned with the transportation and payment for instruction and related services for District children with special education needs.

Files available on this site usually are in PDF format and will require users to have Adobe Reader installed on their computer systems.

Useful Documents

• Petties Payment Dispute Flow Chart. This document outlines the steps to be taken by special education providers and DCPS in the event of a dispute over payment for instructional services.

• DCPS Residency Directive 509.1. This document provides the policies and procedures related to student residency requirements for qualification for special education.

• IRS W-9 Form:  Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. This document must be filed with DCPS by special education providers prior to payment for services.

• New Certificate of Approval and Rate-Setting Legislation, enacted by the DC City Council in December 2006

• Certificate of Approval Application for non-public providers (Spring 2007)

• District of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007

• DCPS Revised Payment Policies and Procedures (as of October 1, 2007)

• Final Proposed Rules: Rate Setting for Non-Public Schools, DCMR, Title 5, Chapter 51 (July 2007)

Court Opinions and Orders

• Petties Order of Class Certification (March 17, 1995)

• Petties v. District of Columbia, 881 F. Supp. 83 (D. DC 1995)

• Petties Order of Class Certification Modification (July 21, 1995)

• Petties Opinion and Order of Reference Appointing Special Master (July 8, 1997)

• Petties Modification of Order of Reference Appointing Special Master (October 11, 2002)

• Petties Opinion and Order on DCPS "60/40" Attendance Policy (December 24, 2003)

• Petties Consent Order Appointing Transportation Administrator (June 25, 2003)

• Petties Payment Order (November 8, 2004)

Other

• Documents distributed at October 9, 2007 Providers' Meeting (Special Master's Report and Order for Show Cause regarding DCPS Transition Plan; DCPS Draft Revised Payment Policies and Procedures; Certificate of Approval and Rate-Setting Legislation)

For further information, please contact:

Jackie Parker

Legal Assistant

Law Offices of Bradford P. Johnson

jparker@johnsonlawgroupintl.com

202-544-1515

202-544-1539 (fax)