Main Library
This library contains CADRE resources as well as State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources. Please note that CADRE makes no endorsement of the State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources included here, nor of any policies, procedures, processes, or documents specific to any item.
CPAC - Breaking Down the IEP: Looking at the Key Pieces of an Effective Program
CPAC - Planning for Success: How You Can Make a Difference In Your Child's Individualized Education Program (IEP)
DE - 20 Questions You Should Answer Before Creating an IEP Facilitation System
Download DE-8 20Questions-1.pdf (166.89 KB)
FACT - State Complaint Toolkit
IN - Effective CASE Conference Processes - Introduction & Roles
IN - Effective CASE Conference Processes - Room Arrangement
OK - Why Use IEP Facilitation: Understanding the Usability, Credibility, and Versatility of the Process
PA - IEP Facilitation Video
PA - Voices From the Field IEP Facilitation Video
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to File a Complaint
TX - New Complaints Process Dispute Resolution Webinar 1
Cindy Swain coordinates special education complaint investigations for the Texas Education Agency. She currently manages the state's IEP facilitation initiative in Texas and serves on the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the State Task Force for Children with Special Needs. As a member of CADRE's Intensive Facilitated IEP Project, Cindy is especially interested in improving school outcomes for students with disabilities through facilitated IEP team meetings. She served as a classroom teacher, administrator, and college professor for 25 years before coming to the Texas...
Fran Fletcher is an Assistant Policy Scientist in the Conflict Resolution Program of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration. She manages Delaware's Special Education Mediation program and assists in the design and delivery of training and provides consultative services for parents and school districts on the topic of special education. Clip 1: You've done a lot of really wonderful work in the area of IEP and IFSP facilitation. Are there strategies that you believe work particularly well in those meetings? Clip 2: As you think about a new special ed teacher who is...