Frequently asked questions to help direct districts to CADRE’s most relevant resources to prevent and resolve conflicts as early as possible.
Provides suggestions on how educators and service providers can effectively collaborate with parents, including specific recommendations for IEP meetings.
Five interactive self-directed courses that provide families and educators with strategies for working together and through conflict.
Two videos displaying unproductive and productive communication between a school administrator and a parent. Use the study guide to enhance learning.
CADRE has collected a variety of resources that may be useful to districts, parent centers, and states as they look to improve IEP meetings where interpreters are needed.
Including students in IEP meetings can positively impact the development and quality of their IEPs. When students participate, the focus of the meeting is more likely to remain on the individual needs of that student and encourages more collaborative conversations.
This self-assessment can be useful in determining current capacity in collaborative processes & early dispute resolution. It can lead to actions that can increase collaboration, enhance compliance & efficiency, boost participant satisfaction, and foster a culture conducive to the success of all students.
An archived collection of video conferencing presentations covering a wide range of topics related to dispute resolution. The following webinars may be of particular interest to districts:
The Transformative Power of Engaging Parents as Partners
Community-Led Systems Change in a Public School District through Parent Participatory Evaluation
This pamphlet describes, from an administrator’s perspective, the benefits of IEP facilitation.
This pamphlet describes, from an administrator’s perspective, the benefits of participating in mediation as a means to solve special education disputes between parents and educators.
CADRE has outlined some key considerations for designing local-level capacity-building supports to prevent and resolve special education disputes as early as possible.
This map portal allows website users to access contact information for state education agencies, early intervention lead agencies, and federally funded parent centers.
CADRE’s Continuum of Dispute Resolution Practices features several promising prevention and early dispute resolution practices districts or regional support systems have implemented.
CADRE’s System Improvement suite of resources provides assessment and planning tools, indicators, key considerations for implementation of an effective dispute resolution system, examples, and more.