Universally Designing Systems of Support Learning Series | 2022-23
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Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Options for Resolving Conflicts During the IEP Process
Spring Series: March 6 | March 13 |@ 3:30 - 4:30 PST
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Universally Designing Systems of Support Learning Series
Universally Designing Systems of Support�Learning Series - Mondays @ 3:30
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Accessibility - From Assessment to Instruction
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Alternative Dispute Resolution�
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Individualized Education Plans
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CAST’s West Coast PL Team
Sylvia Rodriguez Douglass
srodriguezdouglass@cast.org�The Far North Literacy Development Consortium
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scoyle@cast.org�CCIL Director
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Today’s Goal
Participants will understand how Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) can help during the IEP process to
(Methany, 2018)
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Conflict is inevitable. Combat is optional.
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What approaches do you use to handle disagreements with or between other people?
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Documents that may be used to support your learning today
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What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?
ADR is an informal method of settling disagreements using techniques to promote understanding, open communication, and arrive at satisfying solutions to conflicts. ADR is designed to strengthen relationships and meet the interests of all parties involved to reach a mutually agreeable outcome, rather than having a decision made by a third party such as a hearing officer or judge.
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ADR for Special Education
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IDEA can be reauthorized to include mandates for training staff, communicating effectively, and using ADR activities prior to using due process hearings. The alternative is to continue with a due process system that gives clear advantage to the privileged while costing public education greatly in terms of fiscal and emotional collateral. (Metheny, 2018)
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SELPA Partnership with Pepperdine
Special Education Local Plan Area
Training for administrators and other professionals:
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The ADR Continuum
Keeping negotiations in the hands of parties rather than going to arbitration or litigation, retains the control and agency over the outcome and process.
-Straus Institute, Pepperdine University
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ADR Mediator
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From Dispute to Due Process
In the special education realm, the need for dispute resolution can be prevented in the early stages of developing an IEP.
In what ways have these assistance and intervention options helped or hindered you in your role or within the system you work?
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