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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.
PA - Procedures for Dept. of Public Welfare Early Intervention Program Due Process Hearings
Download PA-49 DPW EI DP Hearings.pdf (98.71 KB)
PA - Spanish - Dept of Education BSE Complaint Information Packet
PA - Spanish - Part C Procedural Safeguards Notice
PA - Spanish - Procedural Safeguards Notice
During 2011-2013, staff members from seven Lead Agencies joined CADRE staff, along with representatives from ECTA, WRRC, and ITCA, to convene an Early Intervention dispute resolution workgroup. The group met quarterly by teleconference and web meeting, and focused on identifying and developing dispute resolution training resources, model policies, and forms specific to Part C of IDEA. This page is a repository of shared resources from the group's work together. Use or reproduction of any of the materials on this page is allowed and permission to copy is not required. Please give recognition...
The following was presented July 30, 2012 at the IDEA Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Joining CADRE staff Marshall Peter and Amy Whitehorne were Joicey Hurth, Consultant/TA Specialist, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) and Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), and Linda Goodman, Director, Connecticut Birth to Three System, Department of Developmental Services. Session Summary: States are required to maintain a Part C dispute resolution system capable of administering procedures related to mediations, State complaints, and due process hearings. In...
CADRE undertook a qualitative inquiry of special education mediations in two states. In this exploratory research, CADRE's goal was to gain access to, examine, and compare the perspectives of parents, school personnel and mediators on several dimensions of the mediation experience—expectations, the process itself, outcomes, satisfaction with the process and outcomes, and long term outcomes. By identifying themes and patterns within and across cases, CADRE hoped to identify promising areas for future qualitative and quantitative research. A CADRE publication.
Procedural Safeguards: Understanding Dispute Resolution: State Complaint Procedures
This brief analysis is the result of a survey conducted of all state education agencies on the subject of alternate dispute resolution. Based on responses in that survey to questions about resolution meetings, eight states were selected for this study. Interview protocols were utilized for each state incorporating their reported current resolution meeting processes. The document addresses the available types of supports for resolution meetings and includes information about the experiences of the states in implementing resolution meetings. A joint effort of Project Forum at NASDSE and CADRE.