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Building a Foundation for Special Education Mediation in Virginia's High Schools.

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Shortt, Thomas; Douglas, Judith; McLain, Jennifer – NASSP Bulletin, 2000

In response to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments (1997), the Virginia Department of Education implemented a statewide mediation system that includes eight mediators to resolve parent-school conflicts involving special-education issues. An impartial third party helps disputants reach agreement in a nonthreatening atmosphere.…

Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, High Schools, Individualized Education Programs, Principals

Are Principals Prepared To Manage Special Education Dilemmas?

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Patterson, Jean; Bowling, Denise; Marshall, Catherine – NASSP Bulletin, 2000

Principals of site-based managed schools face numerous special-education program implementation challenges, such as appropriate committee compositions, inconsistent service delivery decisions across schools, interschool isolation, deflection of advocates, and policy guidance problems. Principals are ill-trained for inclusion and special-education…

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Definitions