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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.

About the Webinar: This webinar will focus on the IDEA due process procedures with attention to the complexities and inefficiencies inherent in the current system. The webinar will explore the following: How due process can be overly legalistic creating barriers for parents, especially those from marginalized communities How inequities in the system lead to disparities in the quality of outcomes How delays in hearings result in significant setbacks in the delivery of critical services How high costs and bureaucracy drain already depleted resources Recommendations will be offered for the next...
About the Webinar: This webinar will present the results of a systematic analysis of a representative sample of complaint procedure decisions and hearing officer decisions in five of the most active states. The comparison will be not only between these two systems for the total sample but also among the five state subsamples. The three dimensions of the comparison will be (a) the issue categories, (b) the outcomes, and, for the parent-favorable outcomes, (c) the remedies. About the Presenter: Perry A. Zirkel is university professor emeritus of education and law at Lehigh University, where he...

AFC - Advocacy Skills - A Guide to Help You Advocate for Your Child's Educational Rights

AFC - Guide to Early Intervention

AFC - Guide to Impartial Hearings

AFC - Short Guide to Impartial Hearings

AFC - Special Education Mediation Program: A Manual of Guidelines and Procedures (Prepared by the Safehorizon Mediation program)

AI - Preparing for Special Ed Mediation/Resolution

AJE - Facilitating Change

AJE - Fact Sheet

AJE - Parents Rights Under IDEA

AJE - The Special Education Process

AK - ILP Child and Family Rights (Part C)

AK - Notice of Procedural Safeguards - Parental Rights for Special Education

AK - Parent Guide - Education and the Exceptional Child

AK - Sample Resolution Session

AK - Special Education Mediation Services

AK PTI - IEP Meetings: What to Expect Before, During & After the Meeting

AL - A Guide for Families

AL - Facilitated Individualized Education Program (FIEP) Team Meeting Brochure

AL - Q&A About Mediation

AL - Quick Tips - Understanding Due Process

AL - Quick Tips - Understanding Mediation

AL - Quick Tips - Understanding the Complaint Process

Posted December 2017 (Rev May 2018) The summary below features data for school years (July 1-June 30) 2004-05 through 2015-16. For each data element, the number of events reported by the state is also provided as the number of events per 10,000 students enrolled in special education. This "per 10K" rate provides a way to compare the relative frequency across states – a more “apples to apples” comparison. For more information on dispute resolution data or this summary, contact CADRE .

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