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The Alternative Dispute Resolution Project at CDE
In 2013, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) recognized, from parent and educator feedback, the need for more options to prevent IEP’s from moving into contentious and costly dispute processes AND result in better outcomes for students. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Board was formed to look at best practices across the United States in alternative dispute resolution and decide where Colorado should start. As a result of the Advisory Board work, it was decided that Special Education Facilitation was a highly promising practice that could work well in Colorado’s local control model. Use the buttons below to learn more about the project.
ADR Office Hours
Have you taken CDE’s Improving IEP Teams: Skills for Resolving Conflict training, or the Special Education Facilitator training? Do you need support in using the tools from either training? Drop in to our Alternative Dispute Resolution Office Hours, every Tuesday, from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. and ask your questions! We can also support you in using the tools/skills in your virtual Special Education meetings. These office hours will run weekly. Upcoming 2020-2021 dates TBD. See you there!
Additional Resources
- The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Education (CADRE) is a national center that has many resources for "Encouraging the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs."
- Working Together is a collection of CADRE video resources on Listening, Positions & Interests, and a Tale of Two Conversations that are designed to support effective communication and collaboration between parents, schools, and early childhood programs.
- Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators/Facilitators
- PEAK Parent Center
Our Partners Who Help Us Help You:
Contact
Mary Anne Fleury, Ph.D.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist
Exceptional Student Services Unit
1560 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-6649
Email Mary Anne Fleury
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