Main Library
This library contains CADRE resources as well as State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources. Please note that CADRE makes no endorsement of the State, Lead Agency and Parent Center resources included here, nor of any policies, procedures, processes, or documents specific to any item.
LAUSD - Request for Due Process Form & Directions
LAUSD - Request for Informal Dispute Resolution
LAUSD - Resource Guide for School Site Administrators
This is the homepage for CADRE's technical assistance workgroup focused on increasing Awareness of Procedural Rights Safeguards & the Use of Collaborative Problem-Solving Processes in Early Intervention. This workgroup, started in July 2015, includes representatives from lead agencies and parent centers in three states. Use or reproduction of any of the materials on this page is allowed and permission to copy is not required. Please give recognition to the appropriate author/organization. Regulatory Resources Current Federal Regulations (September 28, 2011) IDEA Part C Regulations – 34...
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Posted December 2017 (Rev May 2018) The summary below features data for school years (July 1-June 30) 2004-05 through 2015-16. For each data element, the number of events reported by the state is also provided as the number of events per 10,000 students enrolled in special education. This "per 10K" rate provides a way to compare the relative frequency across states – a more “apples to apples” comparison. For more information on dispute resolution data or this summary, contact CADRE .
MA - Advancement/Postponement Request Form
MA - Early Intervention and You
MA - Early Intervention Dispute Resolution
MA - Reference Manual: A Resource for Parents and School Representatives Who Appear Before the BSEA
MA - So You Will Be Going To A Special Education Hearing Without A Lawyer
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Posted December 2017 (Rev May 2018) The summary below features data for school years (July 1-June 30) 2004-05 through 2015-16. For each data element, the number of events reported by the state is also provided as the number of events per 10,000 students enrolled in special education. This "per 10K" rate provides a way to compare the relative frequency across states – a more “apples to apples” comparison. For more information on dispute resolution data or this summary, contact CADRE .
This address provided a brief review of CADRE's past and the current context in which special education dispute resolution operates. It described four key areas of focus for CADRE and our community of practice for the future: How can we support early positive engagement between families and schools? How can we fully capitalize on the extraordinary opportunities that technology affords us? How can we do a better job of ensuring that families who are culturally and linguistically outside the dominant culture find opportunities and supports that let them positively engage in the special...
Posted December 2017 (Rev May 2018) The summary below features data for school years (July 1-June 30) 2004-05 through 2015-16. For each data element, the number of events reported by the state is also provided as the number of events per 10,000 students enrolled in special education. This "per 10K" rate provides a way to compare the relative frequency across states – a more “apples to apples” comparison. For more information on dispute resolution data or this summary, contact CADRE .
Matrix - Advocating for your child with special needs
- Download Matrix-1 advocating.packet.6.11.pdf (197.81 KB)
Matrix - How can I communicate better with my child's IEP Team?
Matrix - I don't thnk my child's IEP is working as well as it should, what do I do?
This article suggests that the adoption of a maximizing mediation approach by the mediator is permissible and advised. There are no barriers to mediators moving beyond the world of barely sufficient processes and barely sufficient results to stimulate maximized processes and maximized results.
MD - A Family Guide to Early Intervention Services in Maryland
MD - Facilitated IEP Team Meetings in Maryland - Introduction & FAQs for Parents & Public Agency/School Personnel
- Download MD-6 IEP FAQs Rev4.2017.pdf (190.56 KB)