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.
AC - Resolving Concerns About Your Child's Special Education
AFC - Advocacy Skills - A Guide to Help You Advocate for Your Child's Educational Rights
- Download AFC-1 advocacy_skillsApril2011.pdf (362.35 KB)
AFC - Short Guide to Impartial Hearings
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)
DREDF - A Guide for California Parents: Special Education Due Process and the Resolution Meeting
- Download DREDF-1 dueprocess_2008.pdf (1.53 MB)
DREDF - Special Education: Basics and Beyond
Engaging in Conflict Constructively: Tools and Skills
PEATC Advocacy Symposium 2021 presentation by Timothy Hedeen, Ph.D.
FFF - Becoming a Stronger Advocate for Children in Your Care
FFF - Promoting Equity In Education Through Family Engagement (Fact Sheet)
FFF - Promoting Equity In Education Through Family Engagement (Video)
I-NYC-2 - Mediation_and_Impartial_Hearings2017
I-NYC-3 - Tips for Encouraging Student Participation in IEP Meetings
Include NYC - IEP Facilitation Flyer for Web
- Download I-NYC-1 IEP_Facilitation_for_web.pdf (164.76 KB)
Matrix - Advocating for your child with special needs
- Download Matrix-1 advocating.packet.6.11.pdf (197.81 KB)
Matrix - How can I communicate better with my child's IEP Team?
Matrix - I don't thnk my child's IEP is working as well as it should, what do I do?
P2PNYS - Tips to Help Make Home and School Communication Go Smoother
Pathfinder - Indicator #8: Changing Perceptions
PEATC - How to Talk So Schools Will Listen...and Listen So Schools Will Talk
PEATC - Special Education Complaint Toolkit
Perfect Together: Aligning and Leveraging State Education Agencies and Parent Centers in Shared Work
Perfect Together: Aligning and Leveraging State Education Agencies and Parent Centers in Shared Work
Video of Perfect Together: Aligning and Leveraging State Education Agencies and Parent Cent This webinar focuses on practical, implementable strategies leading to effective and sustained collaboration between Parent Centers and State Education Agencies. The presenters provide examples of practices across the Collaboration Continuum that have led to successful, authentic engagement. Characteristics of a partnership that has continued over time, survived changes in personnel, and endured across short and long-term initiatives, are described. Presenters: Helen W. Post is the Executive Director...