Presenters:
Nissan Bar-Lev, Director of Special Education, Special Education Cooperative Education Service, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Chilton, WI
Jan Serak, FACETS, Milwaukee, WI
Eva Soeka, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Milwaukee, WI
The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education recommended using a facilitated IEP as a method of early conflict prevention between parents and educators. What is that and how is it implemented? The Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System reports on data collected in over 50 cases using a neutral facilitator at IEP meetings. The data also suggest the method for utilizing stakeholder feedback in designing the process and integrating the facilitation process with an existing mediation system.