During the Sixth National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education in October 2015, CADRE recorded keynote and plenary presentations as well as a number of breakout sessions. Topics range from Appreciative Inquiry to IEP Meeting Facilitation, Restorative Justice, Ombudsing, and more.
Welcome from OSEP
Tina Diamond
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Welcome from CADRE
Marshall Peter
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OSEP Update
Ruth Ryder
Keynote Addresses
Appreciative Inquiry: Harvesting a System’s Strengths to Ignite a Student’s Positive Core
Miriam Novotony & Pru Sullivan
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Lessons Learned from Abraham Lincoln
Tom Stipanowich
Plenary Presentation
Lessons Learned from 40 Years in the Trenches
Connie Hawkins, Nora Thompson, Marshall Peter
Concurrent Sessions
IEP Meeting Facilitation – Using Facilitation to Change District Culture
Kathy Clayton, Robin Keim, Cassie Velasquez
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Proposals to Reform the IDEA’s Due Process Structure
Elizabeth Shaver
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Using an Ombudsman Model to Resolve Conflict in Public Schools
Jennifer Harris
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Applying Restorative Justice Practices to Special Education Disputes
Cristian Belshe, Jim Belshe, Chip Coker, Candace Hawkins, John Inglish
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Collaborative Practices Between Districts and Stakeholders to Enhance Dispute Resolution
Latonia Green, Kimberly Steinke, Sarah Wallerstein Koren
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Restorative Justice: Where Dispute Resolution Meets Discipline
David Gruber, Cheryl Levine
Note: Transcripts available upon request.