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to top This document describes the project that received funding in Fiscal Year 2004 from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, under its competition 84.326D, National Center on Dispute Resolution. This funding is authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), our nation's special education law.
The Bigger Picture
NICHCY is pleased to make this listing available to you online. The listing comes from a longer publication with the incredibly long title of: Volume 3 of Discretionary Projects Supported by the Office of Special Education Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fiscal Year 2004: Technical Assistance, Dissemination, Parent Information, and State Improvement.
Interested in what other Technical Assistance and Dissemination grants have been funded by OSEP in 2004? Please visit:
www.nichcy.org/directories/tad.aspFor an overview of OSEP's discretionary funding programs, and to find complete listings of all its program areas, competitions, and funded projects, please visit:
www.nichcy.org/directories/intro.aspFor a print copy of the complete Technical Assistance, Dissemination, Parent Information, and State Improvement directory (Volume 3), or any of the other directories (while supplies last), please contact Todd Fisk, the Directory/Database Manager, at:
tfisk@aed.org
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Peter, Marshall Direction Service, Inc. P.O. Box 51360 Eugene, OR 97405-0906 Voice: ; 541-686-5060 Fax: 541-686-5063 E-mail: mpeter@directionservice.org Web: www.directionservice.org/cadre |
Beginning Date: 10/1/2003 OSEP Contact: Peggy Cvach |
Purpose: The Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), a national technical assistance and dissemination project, will emphasize elevating the capacity of educators and parents to engage in collaborative problem-solving and other positive, non-adversarial processes that ultimately result in better educational programs and outcomes for students with disabilities. Direction Service, Inc. will continue CADRE as the National Center on Dispute Resolution and extend its capacity to deliver high quality technical assistance and informational support to state education agencies (Part B), early intervention lead agencies (Part C), parent centers, local education agencies, local early intervention providers, and dispute resolution practitioners.
Method: CADRE activities will facilitate increased and effective use of mediation and other alternative dispute resolution forms that result in a reduction in the financial, relational, and emotional costs of more adversarial procedures. The activities of the project derive from three critically significant factors: the promise of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), the nascent knowledge of and difficulty in measuring effectiveness and outcomes in ADR programs, and the roles and functions of technical assistance (TA) as a bridge between system need and effective practice. CADRE's major objectives are to: (a) conduct annual assessments of the technical assistance needs of states and other entities to ensure that CADRE identifies TA activities that improve system performance; (b) develop and maintain a database of information from states and related entities on the use and outcomes of the full range of dispute resolution processes in special education; (c) develop agreements and deliver technical assistance based on identified needs and on information derived from research on dispute resolution practices; (d) increase the availability of research-based knowledge on alternative dispute resolution in special education; (e) promote informational exchanges about dispute resolution among key stakeholders (state systems, TA and dissemination systems, parents, practitioners, and others); (f) coordinate and collaborate with key partners and participants in the national effort to develop high quality and accountable dispute resolution systems and practices; and (g) manage CADRE to ensure efficient operations, accomplishment of key tasks, evaluation of impact, and continuous quality improvement.
Products: CADRE's Web site will continue as the principal source of information and resources on dispute resolution and special education. CADRE's Web site, publications, listserv, and other technical assistance will result in a nationwide web of information dissemination resources and will ensure access for all stakeholders. CADRE clientele interactions will promote impact at state system and local levels.
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NICHCY publishes the OSEP Directories
of Funded Projects annually, as part of our larger work in maintaining the
database of all OSEP-funded discretionary projects. Project Director: Suzanne RipleyNICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Peggy Cvach, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. We also would like to thank Doris Andres and Robin Murphy of OSEP's Research to Practice Division for all their help, support, and diligence, without which this information would not be available online and in print. |
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| Publication of this document is made possible through a Cooperative Agreement between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. | NICHCY P.O. Box 1492 nichcy@aed.org www.nichcy.org |