Rose, bud, thorn by Stephanie B Blondell

stephanieblondell — 2024-06-10 15:35:28 UTC

What are barriers to resolution?

stephanieblondell — 2024-06-10 15:35:28 UTC

What is working well in the resolution of disputes in your system?

stephanieblondell — 2024-06-10 15:35:28 UTC

What are you excited about? What's something you're looking forward to or could change?

ezimmermann1 — 2024-06-10 17:04:10 UTC

We have partners who are unwilling to budge regarding the settlement agreement and are challenging to work with.

2024-06-10 17:04:14 UTC

Building more capacity in staff and providing training to our families

2024-06-10 17:04:29 UTC

Most of my directors have some training in dispute resolution so they can resolve things faster and without attorneys. They come to me of advice and to bounce ideas off of before they blow up.

2024-06-10 17:04:36 UTC

Rose: When issues reach a person they are handled with respect and knowledge and patience.

2024-06-10 17:04:41 UTC

Parents are aware of the district's desire to work with and parents are requesting ADR

2024-06-10 17:04:42 UTC

Open, honest communication between parties

2024-06-10 17:05:05 UTC

ADR process is very siloed

2024-06-10 17:05:10 UTC

Collaborative conversations are leading to settlement agreements and resolution without OAH filings

2024-06-10 17:05:13 UTC

Having a more formal way with more and different ways to solve issues in our dispute resolution process.

2024-06-10 17:05:14 UTC

Our leadership has ADR training and believes in it.

rgilligan1 — 2024-06-10 17:05:15 UTC

Building trust first, by listening and gathering information at the onset of ADR

2024-06-10 17:05:16 UTC

Building new skills that will improve relationships

2024-06-10 17:05:25 UTC

I am looking forward to conducting more facilitated IEPs and engaging in ADRs more often

2024-06-10 17:05:30 UTC

Bud: The fact that this training is being offered is acknowledgment that issues are important and alternative paths are needed

2024-06-10 17:05:39 UTC

Buy in from districts and other general education staff

2024-06-10 17:05:49 UTC

My districts each do their own ADR and it works fairly well

2024-06-10 17:06:03 UTC

Having the training myself allows me to speak their language and gives me more credibility with all players.

2024-06-10 17:06:11 UTC

Thorn: Issues falling through the cracks, unreasonable lateness in responding.

2024-06-10 17:06:13 UTC

The barriers are the things that cannot be changed and how to navigate those times. Ex. removing a principal...

2024-06-10 17:06:14 UTC

We are just developing systems and knowledge around ADR. How can we train more folks? How can we make ADR more accessible?

2024-06-10 17:06:27 UTC

Shift from district culture

2024-06-10 17:06:29 UTC

Families often get lawyers before their child even starts school. AND the general education system doesn't always support the special education system in resolving issues before they become bigger issues.

rgilligan1 — 2024-06-10 17:06:30 UTC

Navigating the hard to reach parent (seeking justice), and then building back the team with the parent.

ezimmermann1 — 2024-06-10 17:06:43 UTC

We have colleagues that are skilled and successful in the ADR process.

2024-06-10 17:06:52 UTC

Leadership at times will not budge

rgilligan1 — 2024-06-10 17:06:54 UTC

Seeking justice vs collaboration

2024-06-10 17:07:17 UTC

Some folks are hesitant to engage in a collaborative conversation and insist on getting an attorney

2024-06-10 17:10:19 UTC

Our office is required to offer mediation to each of our complainants. Most of the complainants decline mediation. Often times the complainant wants to know what will happen if they mediate - they want to make sure the school district is found out of compliance that there is a record of this. They think it will benefit future families if the districts are held accountable.

2024-06-10 17:11:09 UTC

barriers to resolution are parents not wanting to mediate if it "lets the school district off the hook"

2024-06-10 17:15:22 UTC

A new office is being developed at the SPED division at CDE that will focus on mediation/resolution to complaints.