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.
ID - Dispute Resolution Guidance - Mediation
ID - Mediation Confidentiality Pledge
ID - Vendor Service Agreement - Lead Hearing Officer
This booklet, which is particularly aimed at parents and family members, provides an overview of due process complaints/hearing requests and how it works.
IN - Independent Hearing Officer Application
IN - Special Education Mediation Program Application
INCLUDEnyc - Special Education Mediation Guidelines and Procedures
There are a number of reasons for making mediation more accessible and responsive to families from culturally, economically and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This document is intended to provide educators with guidance that may help them understand why some families may not participate in mediation, and strategies for increasing the participation of families from diverse backgrounds. Most importantly, Keys to Access offers practical recommendations that school personnel, early intervention service providers, mediation providers, and families can use to develop the knowledge, positive...
KS - Agreement to Mediate (Pg2)
KS - Mediation Confidentiality Pledge (Pg3)
KS - Notice of Request for Part C Due Process Hearing
KS - Part C Infant-Toddler Services Request for Mediation
KS - Request for Mediation (Pg1)
LAUSD - Request for Due Process Form & Directions
MA - Advancement/Postponement Request Form
MA - So You Will Be Going To A Special Education Hearing Without A Lawyer
Download MA-1 prose_guide 2012.pdf (98.96 KB)
This article suggests that the adoption of a maximizing mediation approach by the mediator is permissible and advised. There are no barriers to mediators moving beyond the world of barely sufficient processes and barely sufficient results to stimulate maximized processes and maximized results.