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.
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...
AK - Parent Guide - Education and the Exceptional Child
Download AK-5 2007_Parent Guide_English.pdf (442.35 KB)
AL - Quick Tips - Understanding Due Process
AL - Quick Tips - Understanding Mediation
AL - Quick Tips - Understanding the Complaint Process
- Download AL-6 Quick Tips-Complaints.pdf (46.29 KB)
AR - Special Education Mediation Project Video
AZ - Special Education Mediation System
AZ - Special Education Pitfalls, Myths, and Urban Legends
AZ- Part C Procedural Safeguards Brochure
AZ- Part C Procedural Safeguards Brochure - Spanish
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)
CA - How Are Early State Disputes Resolved?
- Download CA-19 ResolvingEarlyStartDisputes09.pdf (222.03 KB)