"Working Together" is a collection of CADRE resources designed to support effective collaboration between parents, schools, and early childhood programs. Marshall Peter, Director of CADRE, gives a brief introduction to "Working Together: Building Improved Communication" in the following video.
Click on any Lego building block below to begin exploring these resources. We recommend viewing the "Listening" video first, "Understanding Positions & Interests" Video second, and then "A Tale of Two Conversations" (a two-part video from Pennysylvania's Office for Dispute Resolution). Those of you who would like more in-depth exploration of these skills can visit "A Tale of Two Conversations Study Guide".
THESE VIDEOS CAN BE USED BEFORE OR DURING: Informal Resolution Processes; IEP/IFSP Meetings; Resolution Meetings; Mediation Sessions; Staff Trainings; Pre-Service Training for Administrators and Teachers; Co-Populated Trainings with Parents and Educators; and, Training for Secondary Students with Disabilities.

"Working Together" is a collection of CADRE resources designed to support effective collaboration between parents, schools, and early childhood programs.
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Facilitated IEP Meetings: An Emerging Practice This guide provides an introduction to IEP facilitation for parents and other family members to help orient them to this emerging practice. This document was published in November 2004. For more information on IDEA 2004, please click here.
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Parents and Educators Working Toward Mutual Solutions This is an online streaming video "Parents and Educators Working Toward Mutual Solutions" developed by the Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers (the Alliance) and Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE). This video was completed in November 2002. For more information on IDEA 2004, please click here.
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Families and Schools: Resolving Disputes through Mediation Many questions have been raised on exactly what mediation is and how it is done. This publication has been developed by the Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) in partnership with the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)to respond to some of the questions that so many parents, teachers, administrators, and others have about mediation. Through the presentation of real life stories, the reader will gain a better understanding of the mediation process and its inherent flexibility. As different as these stories are, each ends with a successfully negotiated agreement making it possible for the children involved to get the services they need and the parents and schools to work together with renewed collaboration and partnership. A CADRE Publication. This document was published in July 2002. For more information on IDEA 2004, please click here.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Mediation This publication has been developed by the Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)in partnership with the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) to respond to the host of questions that many parents, teachers, administrators, and others have about mediation. A CADRE Publication. This document was published in July 2002. For more information on IDEA 2004, please click here.
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Special Education Mediation: A Guide for Parents This booklet, which is particularly aimed at parents and family members, provides an overview of the mediation process and how it works. Included is information on the benefits of mediation and how to prepare for mediation. It was jointly developed by the Alliance and CADRE. This document was published in July 2001. For more information on IDEA 2004, please click here.
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