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
AZ - Mediation Evaluation Survey
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)
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)
PA - Mediation Data Entry Screens from ODR Database
SPAN - Policy re: Technical Assistance and In-Person Support and Advocacy
- Download SPAN-14 Policies re TA.pdf (128.05 KB)
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...