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.
AR - Special Education Mediation Project Video
BIE - Resolution Session and Due Process Hearing Procedures in Special Education - Due Process Hearing Officer Manual (2007)
Download BIE-9 DPHO manual.pdf (1013.16 KB)
CT - Principles of Mediation Brochure (Part C)
- Download CT-5 Part C Mediation Brochure.pdf (94.97 KB)
FL - Hearing Officer Training Module (1)
FL - Hearing Officer Training Module (2)
FL - Hearing Officer Training Module (3)
IA - Mediator's Guide to Special Education Preappeal Conferences June 2010
IA - Recommendation Notes for Improvement
IA - Special Education Mediator Standards
OK - General Expectations of Hearing Officer
PA - Disputes in Special Education: Why Attorney's Chose Mediation over Litigation (Video)
PA - Special Education Due Process LEA Podcast
PA - Special Education Due Process Podcast
PA - Training Videos - What to Expect at a Due Process Hearing
During 2011-2013, staff members from seven Lead Agencies joined CADRE staff, along with representatives from ECTA, WRRC, and ITCA, to convene an Early Intervention dispute resolution workgroup. The group met quarterly by teleconference and web meeting, and focused on identifying and developing dispute resolution training resources, model policies, and forms specific to Part C of IDEA. This page is a repository of shared resources from the group's work together. Use or reproduction of any of the materials on this page is allowed and permission to copy is not required. Please give recognition...
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to Request a Due Process Hearing
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...