Special Education Hearing and Mediation Calendar
Use the information below to search the Special Education calendar for hearing and mediation information.
Search Tips:
Below are the instructions for searching by each of the three categories. Although all three are available, the most reliable results will be obtained by using the case number as the search will result in only those dates for that single case.
To access the Calendar, please visit the OAH Web Calendar application or enter the following URL into your browser: https://www.applications.dgs.ca.gov/OAH/OAHCalendarWeb/SpecialEducation
How to search the hearing and mediation calendars (click on each step for additional information)
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Search the calendar by Hearing Date, Case Number, or School District
- To search by Hearing Date: Click on the “Hearing Date” option and enter in the blank field the date in numerical format. For example, April 18, 2018, should be entered as 4/18/18 or 4/18/2018.
- To search by Case Number: Click on the “Case Number” option and enter the case number in the blank field.
- To search by School District: Click on the “School District” option and enter the name of the school district in the blank field. The full name of the school district is not needed. For example, San Juan Unified School District dates will appear even if you only type in the field “San Juan”.
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Press the Search button, which is immediately below the date field.
This will search for hearings under the parameters you have entered. -
A list of all the hearings AND mediations for that date will appear in the following format:
Case Number: XXXXXXXXXX Hearing Type: (This will be “Hearing” or “Mediation”)
Case Status: Open Case Days Open: (Number)
Case File Date: (Date) Case Closed Date: (Usually blank)
Decision Issued Date: (Blank unless a decisions has been issued)
Agency Name: Department of Education – Special Education Division
Case Name: Student (The name will not appear)
School District: (Name of the school district)
Hearing Date: (This should be the same date as your search date) Time: (Date)
Judge Assigned to Hearing: (Name of Judge) Court Reporter: (blank)
Assigned Office: (OAH’s regional office assigned to this case)
Additional Calendar Related Resources
Scheduling Guide – This document provides the general guidelines OAH follows for setting mediations, prehearing conferences, mediations and status conferences for Special Education cases. For example: prehearing conferences are set on Monday and Friday only at specific times; Mediations are generally held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but special requests for a Monday or Friday mediation will be approved if space is available. Beginning January 1, 2022, half-day mediations are now available with the morning mediations beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the afternoon mediations beginning at 1:30 p.m. Full-day mediations, which begin at 9:00 a.m., are available in all cases other than Los Angeles Unified School District.
English
OAH Special Education Scheduling Guide
Arabic
دليل تحديد مواعيد جلسات التربية الخاصة التابعة لمكتب الجلسات الإدارية - العربية
Cantonese (Chinese Traditional)
粵語（繁體中文）- 行政聽證處 (OAH) 特殊教育時間安排指南
Mandarin (Chinese Simplified)
普通话（简体中文）- OAH特殊教育排期指南
SPANISH
Español - Guía de rogramación de Educación Especial de la OAH
VIETNAMESE
Tiếng Việt - Hướng dẫn về Lịch làm việc cho Giáo Dục Đặc Biệt OAH
2024
OAH's Special Education Division will be closed on the following holidays for the remainder of 2024:
- Monday, September 2 - Labor Day
- Monday, November 11 - Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, November 29 - Day after Thanksgiving
- Wednesday, December 25 - Christmas Day
ALJ Staff Meetings - 2024:
ALJ Staff Meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month, the remaining 2024 dates for which are listed below. On these dates no hearings will be held, and prehearing conferences will only be held at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.
2024
- September 9
- October 7
- November 4
- December 9
2025
OAH's Special Education Division will be closed on the following holidays in 2025:
- Wednesday, January 1 – New Years Day (Observed)
- Monday, January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, February 17 - Presidents’ Day
- Monday, March 10 – Friday, March14 - Administrative Law Judges – Training Dates (See "ALJ Training for 2025," below)
- Monday, March 31 - Cesar Chavez Day
- Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day
- Friday, July 4 - Independence Day
- Monday, September 1 - Labor Day
- Tuesday, November 11 - Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, November 28 - Day after Thanksgiving
- Thursday, December 25 - Christmas Day
ALJ Training for 2025 - No Hearing Dates Will Be Scheduled:
For 2025, the training dates are: Monday, March 10 through Friday, March 14. No hearings or prehearing Conferences will be held during this week.
ALJ Staff Meetings - 2025:
ALJ Staff Meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month, the 2025 dates for which are listed below. On these dates no hearings will be held, and prehearing conferences will only be held at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.
2025:
- January 6
- February 3
- March 3
- April 7
- May 5
- June 2
- July 7
- August 4
- September 8
- October 6
- November 3
- December 8
Having trouble finding your case dates?
Or contact OAH at (916) 263-0880