Quick Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution Processes for Parents

From CADRE, this chart makes it easy for parents to compare the different approaches to dispute resolution that are available to them: IEP facilitation, mediation, resolution meeting, written state complaint, due process complaint/hearing request, and expedited hearing request & resolution meeting. These options are compared across many different dimensions, including but not limited to:

• how the dispute options differ;
• when to use one versus another;
• who initiates each process;
• outcomes or desired results of each;
• benefits and considerations;
• who pays for the process; and
• many other dimensions.

The chart is available in both English and Spanish, and black-and-white version is also available. Find all at:
http://www.cadreworks.org/resources/cadre-materials/quick-guide-special-education-dispute-resolution-processes-parents