Presenters:
Brenda Brown, Special Ed Parent, Washington, DC
Kelly Evans, Executive Director, State Enforcement and Investigations, DCPS Hearing Office, Washington, DC
Sheldon Krantz, Piper Rudnick LLP, Washington, DC
Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE, Eugene, OR
Deborah Spitz, DC Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Washington, DC
Joseph Tulman, Professor of Law, U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, DC
Ellen Wayne, Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
District of Columbia Public Schools have exceptionally high use of due process hearings when compared to other education agencies in the nation. Recognizing the resultant enormous costs and administrative challenges, a number of private individuals and entities conducted an extensive analysis of the underlying issues and developed an action plan to begin to shift conflict resolution to less adversarial processes. This session will trace the evolution of this effort and identify future directions.