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In typical years in Massachusetts, the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) convenes nearly 800 mediations with an 85% agreement rate and facilitates approximately 130 Team Meetings. Massachusetts’s unique approach invites collaborative problem-solving between families and educators. While our numbers were lower during the pandemic, the BSEA faced the challenges of COVID-19 with sensitivity and creativity. As we navigated the pandemic, we revised our processes and practices to support the needs of our stakeholders. The presentation discusses Massachusetts’ unique model and how it was...
This workshop will cover the use of logic modeling in dispute resolution design and evaluation. Speakers and participants will engage in the design of logic models for program planning and evaluation [instruments and their application], and will review sources of comparative data for analysis of state systems of dispute resolution. Discussion, exchange, and problem solving among participants re-current practices and issues will be included.
Having a “Yes And” culture is an essential element for restoring focus on the child. This fast paced interactive workshop is for anyone who participates or facilitates challenging meetings (I.e. I.E.P.’s, Resolution Sessions, Mediations, etc.). This workshop will provide conflict resolution, negotiation and team building strategies using applied improvisation as a tool for positive communications and outcomes. While learning new valuable skills and techniques, participants will receive specific exercises that can be used in meetings as well as in trainings. The four key principles of this...
During the 5th National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education in October 2011, CADRE recorded keynote and plenary presentations as well as a number of breakout sessions. Topics range from Exemplary Practices, Mediation, Building Trust, and more. KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SESSIONS Symposium Opening Address from Hilary Tabor, Education Program Speciliast, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs: Video of HillaryTaborSymposiumOpeningAddress HillaryTabor - Transcript.pdf Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE CADRE & the Future of Exemplary Practices: Video of...
During the Sixth National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education in October 2015, CADRE recorded keynote and plenary presentations as well as a number of breakout sessions. Topics range from Appreciative Inquiry to IEP Meeting Facilitation, Restorative Justice, Ombudsing, and more. Welcome from OSEP Tina Diamond Video of Tina Diamond - Welcome from OSEP ******** Welcome from CADRE Marshall Peter Video of Welcome from CADRE - Marshall Peter ******** OSEP Update Ruth Ryder Video of Update from OSEP - Ruth Ryder Keynote Addresses Appreciative Inquiry: Harvesting a System’s...
During the Seventh National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education in October 2017, CADRE recorded keynote and plenary presentations. These four videos are available to view below. Keynote Addresses Ann Turnbull: Creating Win-Win-Wins through Trusting Family-Professional Partnerships Video of Ann Turnbull Keynote: Creating Win-Win-Wins through Trusting Family-Professional Partnerships ******** Howard Zehr: The Call of Service: A Restorative Vision to Sustain Us Video of Howard Zehr Keynote - The Call of Service: A Restorative Vision to Sustain Us - CADRE 2017 Symposium ********...
In this session, several dispute resolution studies conducted by Drs. Judy and Howard Schrag, as well as other national researchers will be reviewed. Findings from the recently completed National Study of the Use and Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution will be specifically discussed. Session participants will discuss the National Study recommendations as well as implications for improving practices.
Presenters: Howard Schrag , NASDSE and Education and Human Services Group, Port Orchard, WA Judy Schrag , NASDSE and Education and Human Services Group, Port Orchard, WA In this session, several dispute resolution studies conducted by Drs. Judy and Howard Schrag, as well as other national researchers will be reviewed. Findings from the recently completed National Study of the Use and Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution will be specifically discussed. Session participants will discuss the National Study recommendations as well as implications for improving practices.
This session will discuss leading cases on issues that special education hearing officers confront day to day. The focus will be on precedential opinions in the last twelve months from the U.S. Courts of Appeals, but some unpublished federal appellate opinions and a number of significant decisions from other courts will be covered as well.
This session will consider best practices for managing your special education dispute resolution program “in the cloud.” This session will include consideration of such issues as access, intake, assigning matters, scheduling, confidentiality, and reporting. Importantly, cloud-based case management allows for the easy development of “meta data” supporting ongoing program improvement.
Over the last five years Orange County Public Schools has demonstrated a concentrated effort on streamlining dispute resolution practices amongst district administrators and the legal department. As an integral part of the process, collaboration with key stakeholders including parents, school administrators, teachers, state level administrators, attorneys, and advocates has provided opportunities for improvement in dispute resolution practices district-wide. The OCPS presentation team, including two Exceptional Student Education Directors and an Attorney will share information demonstrating...
Lets become more aware about how our different cultural backgrounds and roles create barriers or build bridges in the special education process. This session focuses on possible strategies for families, educators and other professionals that draw upon their strengths to develop successful working relationships for the benefit of children with disabilities. Presenters will share baseline information and experience from the field as well as provide an opportunity for participants to share their own.
Communication in special education has always played an important role in building collaborative relationships between families and schools. When we communicate with each other we build better teams which result in improved educational outcomes for students. Covid-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity to create and improve family-school partnerships. Now more than ever we know and understand the importance of collaborative school and family relationships. This workshop, presented jointly by a parent of an exceptional student who navigated the special education system and a mediator...
This highly interactive session will integrate conceptual and practical insights about conflict coaching, an invaluable process to support decision-making and improve relationships among students, their parents, teachers, counselors, principals and others. Conflict coaching is training-for-one; a way to better understand conflict and to manage it effectively in special education and beyond. We will emphasize both classic and emerging coaching approaches, including peer coaching and reciprocal coaching, as well as programmatic considerations to integrate coaching with existing supports.
Over the past few years, we have heard from States that the frequency of phone calls, emails and State complaints coming from “frequent filers” has increased heavily. Frequent filers are individuals who file complaint after complaint after complaint (informal and formal), often on overlapping issues and with increasing frustration evidenced in each subsequent filing. They may be extremely difficult to talk to because they don’t just want a Cadillac, they want a Rolls Royce. However, if and when you are able to get past the angry façade and get to the underlying information, there are often...
Presenters: Sharman Davis Barrett , Co-Director, Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers, Minneapolis, MN Jan Serak , FACETS, Milwaukee, WI Parent perspectives are critical to both the effective provision of dispute resolution processes as well as informing and preparing family members to participate. This session is designed for parent leaders interested in creating a Dispute Resolution Community of Practice. Participants in this session will develop ways in which parent centers can leverage the experience and expertise of other centers in developing resources and methods that...
Parent perspectives are critical to both the effective provision of dispute resolution processes as well as informing and preparing family members to participate. This session is designed for parent leaders interested in creating a Dispute Resolution Community of Practice. Participants in this session will develop ways in which parent centers can leverage the experience and expertise of other centers in developing resources and methods that better inform and prepare parents for dispute resolution processes. Additionally, participants will explore ways they can apply their knowledge of...
The District of Columbia is characterized by historically high levels of special education disputes. Such disputes are compounded by the challenges faced by an urban community. This interactive session will explore the implementation of the Student-led Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) demonstration project in Washington, DC, the expansion of this initiative, and the impacts of self-advocacy and student engagement as a driver of change. As part of the initiative, the project team produced a film highlighting the efforts of DC students, families and schools to increase the involvement...
Presenter: Dudley Weeks , Trainer, Mediator and Consultant, Great Cacapon, WV Building and sustaining effective relationships, resolving conflicts, improving the workplace....these are only a few of the applications of the LifeSkills. Particpants in the workshop will also be able to practice the LifeSkills in role play scenarios taken from real life.
The workshop presents The Partnership LifeSkills , practical, proven tools for effective living. Building and sustaining effective relationships, resolving conflicts, improving the workplace....these are only a few of the applications of the LifeSkills. ParticIpants in the workshop will also be able to practice the LifeSkills in role play scenarios taken from real life.
How do IEP teams rebuild as school resumes post crisis? Schools, parents, and IEP teams have navigated the pandemic crisis and emerged on the other side. Acknowledging the emotional phases of working through crisis, now is the time to rebuild trust, teamwork, and IEPs. There must be a renewed focus on open communication, collaboration and innovation. Leave the session with ideas aimed to: 1. Foster and encourage resiliency in every team member. 2. Build trust and cooperation within the IEP team. 3. Integrate strategies to manage the frustration caused by the pandemic. Video of 2.1 Crisis...