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.
IA - Special Education Mediator Standards
IA - Tips for LEA/AEA When Conducting a Resolution Meeting
IA - Ways to Resolve Differences in Iowa - Table that compares AEA Resolution Facilitator, Preappeal Conference, Complaint and Due Process Hearing
IA-110 RESPECT Training - Participant Manual
IA-157 Q & A Statewide AEA RF system8.10.pdf
IA-24 AEA ResolutionFacilitationBrochure10.08.pdf
ID - Comparison of the IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA
Download Comparison of the IDEA.pdf (186.06 KB)
ID - Dispute Resolution Guidance - Mediation
ID - Dispute Resolution Guidance - State Complaints
ID - Dispute Resolution State Complaint Quick Guide
- Download State-Complaint-Quick-Guide.pdf (474.62 KB)
ID - Procedures for Resolving Complaints under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Download Procedures for Resolving Complaints.pdf (205.58 KB)
ID - State Administrative Complaint in Special Education
Following OSEP’s release of a Q&A on IDEA Part B Dispute Resolution in July 2013, CADRE was asked to create a set of companion resources for parents and families. In response, CADRE developed six parent guides and a process comparison chart with the support of parent leaders from across the country. These guides explain facilitation , mediation , written state complaints , due process complaints , resolution meetings , and expedited due process complaints. You can access these parent guides by clicking on each process below or in the side navigation. Most of the guides are available in...
CADRE, in partnership with the Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education and the Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC), supported a two-day IEP Facilitation Training March, 2013 with Joyce and Doug Little, founders and lead trainers of Key2Ed . Trainees included representatives from six State Education Agencies who are involved with IEP facilitation programs, and CADRE staff. Objectives for the training included: Learning about the role of an impartial facilitator Learning about the IEP facilitation process Acquiring essential IEP facilitation skills...