Intended for parents, this booklet lists special education programs and services for exceptional children in Michigan, and discusses parent rights in the educational system. Specifically addressed are parents' rights in the referral process, in the evaluation procedures, to an independent educational evaluation, in the Individualized Educational Planning Committee Meeting Process, and to a due process hearing. Noted are both arbitration and mediation components of due process, the right to file complaints, and parent rights to education records. Suggestions are presented for preparing for the individualized educational planning committee meeting and obtaining information about the evaluation of the child's progress in school. Commonly asked questions by parents regarding identification and referral, evaluation, independent educational evaluation at public expense, programs and services, records, rights, notification, and arbitration and mediation are answered. A glossary of 20 special education related terms is included. (CB)