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.
AFC - Special Education Mediation Program: A Manual of Guidelines and Procedures (Prepared by the Safehorizon Mediation program)
Download AFC-2 sp_ed_mediation_2010.pdf (10.11 MB)
AR - Special Education Mediation Project Video
BIE - Dispute Resolution in Special Education Through Mediation - Parent/School and Mediator's Manual (2009)
- Download BIE-8 Med Manual Rev. 2009.pdf (225.06 KB)
CT - School Family Community Partnerships_PolicyGuidance_PositionStatement
Bienvenidos a la presentación de CADRE sobre el entendimiento de las posturas y los intereses. CADRE, como quizás usted sepa, es el Centro Nacional de Asistencia Técnica para la Resolución de las Disputas en la Educación Especial. Nuestro objetivo es el de asistir al público a entender mejor una alternativa constructiva para la negociación de las posturas.
Bienvenidos a la presentación de CADRE sobre "Escuchar." CADRE, como quizás ud. sepa, es el Centro Técnico Nacional de Asistencia para la Resolución de las Disputas en la Educación Especial. Nuestro objetivo aquí es el de asistir a las personas a entender los tres elementos críticos para escuchar: Mantener el enfoque en la otra persona escuchar en forma afectiva y con empatía demostrar entendimiento
FFF - Promoting Equity In Education Through Family Engagement (Video)
GA - ASPIRE Parent Training Modules
IA - Checklist for legally binding mediation agreement
IA - Special Education Mediation Conference Procedures
INCLUDEnyc - Special Education Mediation Guidelines and Procedures
MO - Special Education - Mediation in Missouri
- Download MO-3 Mediation ProceduresMAR12.pdf (58.47 KB)
OKPC- Parent Rights Handout Spanish
PA - Disputes in Special Education: Why Attorney's Chose Mediation over Litigation (Video)
Understanding Positions and Interests
UPC Video - Cómo ayudar a nuestros hijos a desarrollar su auto determinación
Video of Cómo ayudar a nuestros hijos a desarrollar su auto determinación ¿Desea ayudar a su hijo(a) con discapacidad a tener una vida productiva y una vida de inclusión en su comunidad? Su hijo(a) necesitará desarrollar habilidades de auto determinación, tales como establecer metas, cómo tomar decisiones, y habilidades de auto abogacía. Este video sobre la auto determinación servirá de fundamento para enseñarles estas habilidades.
UPC Video - Parents Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills: Helping Your Child Toward Self-Determination
Video of Parents Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills: Helping Your Child Toward Self-Determination Do you want to help your child with a disability live an included and productive life? Your son or daughter needs self-determination skills such as making choices, setting goals, and self-advocacy. The Self-Determination video will provide you with a foundation of how to teach these skills to your son or daughter.
Art Stewart has trained mediators in 22 states, Kenya and Canada. He has testified before Congress on the use of mediation for special education issues. He wrote: “When Parents and Educators Do Not Agree: Using Mediation to Resolve Conflicts About Special Education 1995,” “Preparing for Mediation and Resolution Sessions 2009,” and contributed a chapter on “Building Trust and Resolving Conflict in Special Education” to The Handbook for Administration and Leadership in Special Education 2012. He coordinated the special education mediation program in Massachusetts for fifteen years and is...
Diana Autin is the Executive Co-Director of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), NJ’s Parent Training and Information Center. She also co-directs NE-PACT, the Region 1 Parent Technical Assistance Center, providing technical assistance and capacity-building to the federally-funded parent training and information centers and community parent resource centers in the Northeast United States. Clip 1: As you think about stakeholder involvement in decision making, are there particular benefits that you believe come as a result and any advice about how you can most effectively engage diverse...