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.
VA - Annual Report of the Dispute Resolution Systems and Administrative Services 2011-12
VA - Due Process Hearing System Questionnaire For LEA
VA - Due Process Hearing System Questionnaire For The Parent/Student
VA - Evaluation of Hearing Officer Form
VA - Managing the Timeline in Due Process Hearings
VA - Mediator Expectation Agreement
VA - Parent's Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution App on iTunes and on Google Play
Description: This App renders the “Parents' Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution” by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), for mobile devices. It covers “Mediation,” “Formal Complaint,” and “Due Process” and includes a section that defines relevant “Acronyms” and a “Glossary.” The application offers an easy to use question and answer format. Many answers include a direct link to the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia. It is designed to help parents and educators better understand their rights and responsibilities during...
VA - Parents' Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution
VA - Pre-Hearing Conference, Hearing Officer Evaluation Form
VA - Procedures for Evaluation of Hearing Officer
VFN - Communication and Collaboration within the IEP Process
VFN - Communication and Collaboration within the IEP Process
VFN - Communication and Conflict Resolution PPT
Download VFN-Conflict-Resolution-10.22.14.pdf (984.06 KB)
VFN - Fact Sheet Administrative Complaint
VFN - Parents' Rights in Special Education Fact Sheet
VFN - Resolving Disagreements between Parents and Schools
VFN - Understanding Parents' Rights in Early Intervention Part C
VFN - When You Have Concerns or Disagree
About the Webinar: Most agencies are made up of persons who are from dominant culture, mainstream communities. When many agencies and institutions engage other cultures, it can quickly become apparent that they are ill-equipped to effectively and successfully interact, communicate and work with non-dominant, non-mainstream communities. These interactions are complex, subtle and significant. They usually occur in settings and contexts arranged, organized and controlled by the agency or institution. It is a very different engagement when individuals from the agencies and institutions dare to go...
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...
Cindy Swain coordinates special education complaint investigations for the Texas Education Agency. She currently manages the state's IEP facilitation initiative in Texas and serves on the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the State Task Force for Children with Special Needs. As a member of CADRE's Intensive Facilitated IEP Project, Cindy is especially interested in improving school outcomes for students with disabilities through facilitated IEP team meetings. She served as a classroom teacher, administrator, and college professor for 25 years before coming to the Texas...