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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.
A Tale of Two Conversations
A Tale of Two Conversations is a two-part video, originally developed by the Pennysylvania Office for Dispute Resolution , showing actors playing a parent of a child with a disability and a school administrator. The meeting was requested by the parent and takes place in the administrator’s office. Take One shows the parent and administrator talking about the child’s special education program. They are talking, but not listening. Their communication is unproductive. Take Two shows each person using more effective communication skills. We recommend that you view the Understanding Positions...
PA - Disputes in Special Education: Why Attorney's Chose Mediation over Litigation (Video)
PA - Hearing Officer Settlement Conference
PA - IEP Facilitation Video
PA - Resolution Meeting Facilitation Video
PA - Resolution Meeting Video - English Version
PA - Resolution Meeting Video - Spanish Version
PA - Special Education Due Process LEA Podcast
PA - Special Education Due Process Podcast
PA - Training Videos - What to Expect at a Due Process Hearing
PA - Video - Frequently Asked Questions about the Procedural Safeguards Notice
PA - Voices From the Field IEP Facilitation Video
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to File a Complaint
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to Mediation and to Stay in Current Program
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to Receive Prior Written Notice
PEAL - The Rights Done Right: The Right to Request a Due Process Hearing
Arizona Department of Education and Raising Special Kids This Voices from the Field interview series features select OSEP federally-funded parent centers and state education agencies who have well-established and high-functioning collaborative relationships. In April of 2021, CADRE staff interviewed leaders from the Arizona Department of Education (Lori Bird) and Raising Special Kids (Chris Tiffany, Kathy Gray-Mangerson) to learn more about what makes their partnership so effective. This hour-long interview provides viewers with tips and takeaways that may help others improve their own...