This document is intended to help school districts in Oregon develop procedures for the operation of local special education programs. The guide is formatted to show legal requirements in the left column of each page with sample procedures in the right column. The sample procedures are not required and are intended to work in conjunction with the Local Education Agency Comprehensive Application (the formal presentation of the district's policies and operating procedures for special education required by federal regulations). The document addresses the following 13 areas: (1) child identification; (2) confidentiality; (3) full educational opportunity goal; (4) comprehensive system of personnel development; (5) parent involvement; (6) participation in regular education; (7) individual education program; (8) procedural safeguards; (9) evaluation procedures; (10) private schools; (11) free appropriate public education; (12) application available to the public; and (13) nondiscrimination. Two appendices provide similar sample procedures for the areas of related services and discipline. A glossary completes the document. (DB)