Presenters:
Greg Abell, Sounds Options Group, Bainbridge Island, WA
Anita Engiles, Mediation Specialist, CADRE, Eugene, OR
Pamela Kraynak, Legal and Policy Program Associate, Northeast Regional Resource Center, Williston, VT
Michael Opuda, Special Education Consultant, Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon , Portland, ME
Edie Primm, Senior Advisor, Justice Center of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
While a variety of outcomes are a reflection of successful mediation, a written agreement remains the fundamental centerpiece of this process and is a requirement under the mediation provisions of the IDEA. This panel of experts will examine the various dimensions of mediation agreements and the relationship that well-written agreements have to implementation of the negotiated outcome. Additionally, aspects of advocacy, legal representation, monitoring and enforceability will be discussed.