The National Center on Dispute Resolution (CADRE) serves as the National Center on Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education on behalf of the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education. CADRE works to increase the nation’s capacity to prevent and resolve special education and early intervention disputes by fostering productive home/school/provider partnerships and the use of collaborative processes to improve outcomes for children and youth with disabilities. CADRE assists states with implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) procedural safeguards provisions and the development of high-performing dispute resolution systems through the identification and dissemination of exemplary practices related to program design, implementation, evaluation and improvement.
Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
Director(s): Melanie Reese, Ph.D.
Website: https://www.cadreworks.org/
Specialty Area
- Alternative Dispute Resolutions
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- Families
- School Districts
- State Education Agencies
Services
- Assessment Tools
- Consulting
- Content Expertise
Regions/States
NationalAll States
Level of Support
TieredAdditional Information
Other Services Provided: Communication; relationship building workshops; and trainings; Systems analysis and improvement
Other Specialty Areas: Dispute Resolution; Conflict Prevention
Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (RPTACs)
The Regional PTACs help OSEP’s funded network of Parent Centers address administrative/management challenges and increase their capacities to provide information and training to families of children with disabilities. This resource takes you to the Center for Parent Information & Resources site where you can find more information about the four Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers.
Some of the Technical Assistance (TA) Services RPTACs provide to Parent Centers include:
- One-to-one consultations
- Training/Webinars
- Training for non-profit board training members
- Help with needs assessment
- Peer-to-peer mentoring
- TA using technology to enhance programs and services
- Regional meetings and conferences
- Site visits
- Non-profit management tools
- Newsletters
- Family- and Youth-centered service strategies
Director(s): Carolyn Hayer, Director
Specialty Area
- Parents, Families, & Youth
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- State Education Agencies
Services
- Consulting
- Content Expertise
Regions/States
NationalAll States