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.
BIE - School Agreement to Mediate
Breaking Barriers: Reaching the Hard to Reach - Webinar
CT - Request for Mediation
CT - School Family Community Partnerships_PolicyGuidance_PositionStatement
CT - Solicitud de Mediación (Mediation Request)
DE - Special Education Mediation for Families and Schools - Spanish
Download DE-7 SPARC-med_brochure-esp2019.pdf (470.78 KB)
DE - Frequently Asked Questions - SPARC Virtual Mediation
- Download DE-10 SPARC Virtual Mediation FAQ.pdf (218.82 KB)
DE - Special Education Mediation for Families and Schools
ECAC - 2020 Family Engagement Month Call for Proposal
ECAC - Race and Ethnic Background in Special Education
In partnership with Learning for Equity: A Network for Solutions (LENS-NC), ECAC spoke with families and educators from across the state to discuss the impact of race and ethnic background on students with learning disabilities. This 15 minute video explores: conversations about equity in special education with family members and educators across the state systems-level data displaying disproportionate representation among students of color the challenges of defining "normal" or "appropriate" in a complex and diverse society
Introduction The introduction to this sourcebook stresses the need for schools, communities, and families to work together to educate children to be productive and caring 21 st century citizens. American families are described as more diverse than ever before, spanning cultures, languages, levels of education, and socioeconomic and demographic differences. Family involvement is defined in an expansive way to include and recognize the value of a broad spectrum of activities that involve family members and/or guardians helping children to learn, both at home and at school. Barriers that limit...
This document was published in July 2002. More information on IDEA 2004.
Esta publicación ha sido desarrollada por el Consorcio para la Resolución Apropiada de Disputas en la Educación Especial (CADRE) para responder a las preguntas que tantos padres, profesores, administradores y otras muchas personas tienen acerca de la mediación.
FFF - Promoting Equity In Education Through Family Engagement (Fact Sheet)
FFF - Promoting Equity In Education Through Family Engagement (Video)
FL - Mediation Confidentiality Statement
FL - Mediation Fact Sheet - Parents and Schools Working Together
- Download FL-23 mediation-fact-sheet.pdf (26.9 KB)