Time

Activity – Title – Presenter

Strand

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Plenary

Welcome to Academy for Educational Development
Carol Valdivieso, Vice President, Academy for Educational Development

Welcome to Symposium & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Philip Moses, Symposium Chair

What Conditions for Good Results in Special Education?: From Advocacy to Mediation and Back Again
Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Professor of Law & A.B. Chettle, Jr., Chair in Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure, Georgetown University Law Center

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Professional Development Institute ~ Session #1

#1

“Alternative Mediation Strategies for the Advanced Level Practitioner”

Mary Jo DeSio, Special Education Consultation Services, Morro Bay, CA

M

#2

“The Facilitated IEP/IFSP Journey, the Process Stages from Start to Finish”

Trisha Bergin-Lytton, Independent Mediator & Facilitator, Tijeras, NM

IEP

#3

“Effective IEP/IFSP Facilitation: Reconnecting with the Purpose and Intent of the IEP/IFSP Process”

Greg Abell, Sound Options Group, Bainbridge Island, WA

IEP

#4

“What do You Bring to the Table? How to be an Effective Participant in IEP/IFSP Facilitation and Special Education Mediation”

Eva Soeka, Marquette University Center for Dispute Resolution Education & Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Milwaukee, WI

IEP/M

#5

“What Do I Do When…? (Adding Tools To Your Conflict Resolution Toolkit)”

Jonda Hamilton, Consulting & Mediation, Ltd., Wilmington, OH

IEP/M

#6

“Augmenting Face-to-Face Communication: Using Technology to Build Relationships, Create IEP/IFSP’s & Resolve Disputes”

Jim Melamed, Mediate.com & CADRE, Eugene, OR

IEP/M

#7

“Understanding IDEA ’04 and Changes to the Procedural Safeguards Requirements”

Kimberly Mitchell, OSEP, Lisa Pagano, OSEP

12:30 p.m. -
1:45 p.m.

Buffet Lunch

Welcome to Symposium & “The Road Ahead for CADRE"
Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE

Welcome to Symposium & Introduction of Featured Speaker
Peggy Cvach, CADRE Project Officer, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

Featured Speaker
John Hager, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

1:45 p.m. –
4:45 p.m.

Professional Development Institute ~ Session #2

#1

“Interest Based Mediation”

Sandra Burns, Attorney-Mediator-Collaborator, Dallas, TX; Michelle Sutton, General Practitioner of Law, Dallas, TX

M

#2

“Preventing Conflict in the Education of Children with Special Needs”

Nicholas Martin, The Center for Accord, Roanoke, TX

EA

#3

“Balancing Diverse Teams Through the IEP Facilitation Process”

Stacey Kaim & Sally Thrash, K12 School Solutions (Formally 4GL School Solutions), Towson, MD

IEP

#4

“A Simple Format and Practical Considerations for Resolution Meetings”

Catherine Nicoll, Contra Costa Special Education Local Plan Area, Concord, CA, Marianne Duncan, Solano County, Special Education Local Plan Area

RM

#5

“It’s Time! The Rationale for a National Special Education ADR Research Agenda”

Robert McKelvain, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX;  John Reiman, CADRE, Eugene, OR

RE

#6

“The Making of an IEP Meeting Facilitator”

Fran Fletcher, University of Delaware, Newark , DE

EA

Time

Activity – Title – Presenter

Strand

8:00 a.m.–
5:00 p.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m.–
9 :00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.–
10:30 a.m.

Plenary

Welcome & Introduction of Plenary Participants
Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE

CADRE/IDEA Partnerships ADR Workgroup Project
Joanne Cashman, IDEA Partnerships/NASDSE

Student Speakers
Moderator, Christine Cashman, IDEA Partnerships/NASDSE
(Student Panelists from IDEA Partnership Project)

10:30 a.m.-
11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00a.m.–
12:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session #3

#1

“Ethics in Mediation ”

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC

M

#2

“The Wisconsin Model: Evaluation in a Stakeholders-Designed System”

Eva Soeka and Jane Burns, Marquette University Center for Dispute Resolution Education & Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Milwaukee, WI; Nissan Bar Lev, CESA 7, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Chilton, WI; & Jan Serak, FACETS, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Milwaukee, WI

M

#3

“A Tale of Two Districts: Case Studies of System-Wide Change”

Tracy Gershwin Mueller, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; George H.S. Singer, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

EA

#4

“How the Facilitator Can Prepare the IEP/IFSP Team to be Resolution Oriented”

Trisha Bergin-Lytton, Independent Mediator & Facilitator, Tijeras, NM

IEP

#5

“I-Plan Management Made Easy: Relationships and Meetings”

Patricia McGinnis, Minnesota Department of Education, Roseville, MN

IEP

#6

“Successful ‘Resolution Meetings’ Under IDEA”

Nicholas Martin, The Center for Accord, Inc., Roanoke, TX

RM

#7

“Coming Together Across Differences “

Anita Engiles, CADRE, Eugene, OR; Pamela Kraynak and Lucy Ely Pagan Menendez, Northeast Regional Resource Center, Williston, VT

EA/M/P

12:30 p.m.-
2:00 p.m.

Buffet Lunch

Introduction of Featured Speaker
Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE

Featured Speaker
Alexa Posny, Director, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

2:00 p.m. –
3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session #4

#1

“Making Sense of Dispute Resolution Options After IDEA 2004”

Lyn Beekman, Special Education Solutions, Okemos, MI

M/RM

#2

“Computer-Based Tracking as a Prevention Tool: A Case Study”

Jennifer Perella, Cesar Chavez Schools for Public Policy, Washington, DC; Gerold Milledge, District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC

P

#3

“Iowa’s Special Education Mediators: Potted Plants Negotiating for a Place in the Sunlight, a Qualitative Examination of Personal Philosophy and Perceived Power”

Amber Benedict, University of Northern Iowa, Tucson, AZ

M/P/RE

#4

“Oregon PTI’s IEP Partners Program”

Karen Ripplinger & Robin Wortman, ORPTIC, Salem OR

EA/IEP

#5

“Practical and Legal Lessons Learned from Early Resolution Meetings”

Judy Harvey & Kathleen Sullivan, Cobb County School District, Marietta GA

RM/RE

#6

“Observing Mediator Performance - An Essential Tool for Building Quality into State Special Education Mediation Systems”

John Reiman, CADRE, Eugene, OR; Art Stewart, Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA

P/RE

#7

“The Protean Negotiator”

Peter Adler, The Keystone Center, Keystone, CO

EA/M

3:30 p.m.-
4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m.-
5:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session #5

#1

“50 Ways to Leave Your Impasse: The Resolution Facilitation Process in Iowa”

Gregory Buntz, Conflict Resolution Center of Iowa, Grinnell, IA; Dee Ann Wilson, Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services, Des Moines, IA; Leslee Sandberg, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, IA

P

#2

“Independent Child Advocate Program – Statistics, Strategies and Success Making a Difference for Children, Families and Districts”

Carlo Rossi, Sonoma County SELPA, Sebastopol, CA; Carol Gonsalves, Solano County Special Education Local Plan Area, Vallejo, CA

EA

#3

“Looking in the Rear View Mirror…Three Years of APR/SPP Data”

Richard Zeller & Aimee Taylor, CADRE, Eugene, OR

P/RE

#4

“Improving Due Process in Paradise”

Jean Johnson, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; Jasmine Williams, Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; Sue Brown, Early Intervention Services Section, Honolulu, HI; Ivalee Sinclair, Community Children’s Councils, Honolulu, HI; Susan Rocco, Special Parent Information Network, Honolulu, HI

P/RE

#5

“Survivor ~ Special Ed Edition: The New Resolution Meeting – IDEA '04”

Jim Gerl, Consultant & West Virginia Department of Education, Lewisburg, WV

RM

#6

“LEA-Based Facilitated IEPs that Prevent Conflict: Knowing the IEP Meeting Essentials”

Patricia McGinnis, Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service, Roseville, MN

IEP

#7

“Resolution Meetings and Informal Resolution Activities: Strategies for Special Education Advocates”

Candace Cortiella, Jamie Ruppmann; The Advocacy Institute, Vienna, VA

EA/IEP

5:30 p.m.

Reception in Academy Hall

Time

Activity – Title – Presenter

Strand

7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.

Plenary

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Philip Moses, Symposium Chair

Keynote Speaker
Peter Adler, President, The Keystone Center
“Eye Of The Storm Politics”

10:00 a.m.-
10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30a.m.–
12:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session #6

#1

“Academic Improvement Through Truancy Mediation”

Dena Hook and Angela Reiff, Family & Children First Council, Marion, OH

M

#2

“Forging Partnerships for Improving State System Performance”

Kathy Clayton, Texas Education Agency, Austin, TX; Darla Griffin, Southeast Regional Resource Center, Norman, OK; Marshall Peter & Richard Zeller, CADRE, Eugene, OR

P/RE

#3

“Alternative Dispute Resolution: A California Perspective”

Michael Warych & Betsy Verras, California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA

EA/P/RE

#4

“Mission (Not) Impossible: Reducing Due Process Through Early Dispute Resolution Activities”

Kerry Voss Smith, Dixie Rider & Suzanne McDougall, Pennsylvania Office for Dispute Resolution, Harrisburg PA

EA/P/RE

#5

“Resolution Meeting: A New Option to Resolve Disputes in Special Education”

Nissan Bar-Lev, CESA 7, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Chilton, WI; Jan Serak, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, FACETS, Milwaukee, WI; Nelsinia Ramos, WIFACETS, Milwaukee, WI; Eva Soeka, Marquette University Center for Dispute Resolution Education & Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System, Milwaukee, WI; Patricia Williams, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI

RM

#6

“Defining and Marketing IEP/IFSP Meeting Facilitation Services/Programs”

Kathy Wian, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

IEP

#7

“South Dakota Navigator Program”

Nathan Anderson, South Dakota Parent Connection, Sioux Falls, SD

EA

12:00 p.m. –
1:30 p.m.

Banquet Lunch

Keys to Access Award Presentation
Anita Engiles & Marshall Peter, CADRE

Award Recipient
Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals

Closing Remarks
Philip Moses, Symposium Chair, CADRE