CADRE is working with states to coordinate and improve their dispute resolution programs using a systematic, data guided process of planning for change. This session outlines the steps in that change process, emphasizing the initial steps of problem analysis and identifying areas with the highest potential for improvement. Walter is designed as a review of all aspects of the State's dispute resolution system, identifying what is working well, where problems exist and which problems are most amenable to solutions that will produce a desirable outcome. Explicit throughout CADRE's approach is this hypothesis: Family and school relationships will be more collaborative and effective in supporting positive educational outcomes for children with disabilities if state and local systems take a coordinated, data based approach to managing and improving dispute resolution processes and practices.
The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
Supporting the prevention and resolution of disputes through partnership and collaboration