[abstract] "The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the resolution meeting on due process in special education. The study focused on the impact of the resolution meeting on students and the school district by utilizing an analysis of data obtained from due process requests received over a seven-school-year period, 3 years prior to the implementation of the resolution meeting and 4 afterwards, by a large urban school district located in the southwestern United States.
Analysis of data collected from due process requests indicated that the school district significantly reduced due process expenditures after the implementation of the resolution meeting. Additional analysis indicated that there was no significant impact of the resolution meeting on parent satisfaction with settled agreements or the number of days taken to implement student services after a request is received. Results of this study may be used by the school district to develop and enhance due process procedures to continue cost reduction, parent satisfaction, and timelines for the implementation of student services."