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.
IA - Legally binding mediation agreement form
IA - Mediator's Guide to Special Education Preappeal Conferences June 2010
IA - Model Form to Assist Parents/Guardians in Requesting a Mediation Conference
IA - Preappeal Agreement Follow-up Survey to LEA
- Download IA-44 Preappeal follow-up survey.pdf (117.81 KB)
IA - Preappeal or mediation evaluation form
IA - Recommendation Notes for Improvement
IA - Request for Proposals: State Special Education Mediators
IA - Special Education Mediation Conference Procedures
IA - Special Education Mediator Standards
ID - Dispute Resolution Guidance - Mediation
ID - Mediation Confidentiality Pledge
IN - Special Education Mediation Program Application
INCLUDEnyc - Special Education Mediation Guidelines and Procedures
Video of Webinar: Introducing the Part C Dispute Resolution Family Guides About the Webinar: This webinar provides parent centers and families with ideas on how to use these new, family-friendly guides on mediation, due process hearings, and written State complaints designed with the Part C families in mind. This webinar also describes the collaborative process that CADRE used to develop the guides. The new family-friendly guides on special education dispute resolution are now available for download from the CADRE website, in addition to the new Quick Guide to Special Education Dispute...
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...