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Parent Participation
in WI Facilitated IEPs
October 29, 2005
Presented by
Patricia Williams, WI Dept. of Public Instruction
Don Rosin, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
Charlotte Price, Nelsinia Rojas & Jan Serak, WI FACETS
Parents as
Stakeholders in
WSEMS Jan Serak
Parent & Co-Director,
WI FACETS (PTIC/CPRC)
Nissan Bar-Lev
Special Education Director,
CESA #7
Eva Soeka
Mediator & Director,
Marquette University Center
for Dispute Resolution
Education
Stakeholders’ Council
Mediation in WI Since 1997
• Agreements Withdrawn:
87 DPH requests, 12 IDEA &
4 OCR complaints
• Participant Evaluations
– 89% satisfied with agreement
(N-390)
– 88% satisfied with process (N=519)
– 89% would use mediation
again (N=515)
541 requests – 341 held
84% reached agreement
Dispute Resolution Options
NO
WITH
NEUTRAL
C
A NEUTRAL
O Negotiation Facilitation Mediation Arbitration LitigationExtreme
N
Informal
Facilitated
IDEA
Slander
F
Formal:
IEP
Complaint
Hate Mail
L
IEP Meeting
I
Resolution
Resolution
Due Process
C
Session
Session
Hearing
T
© WSEMS 2005
Violence
Least coercive
Most coercive
Most self-determination
Least self-determination
Presidential Commission
View of IEP Facilitation
“Early processes such as expert IEP
facilitation. . .to increase collaboration
and problem solving skills of school
staff and parents can help avoid
expensive disputes and promote efforts
to help students.”
-The President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education
www.marquette.edu/wsems/
WDPI
Facilitated IEP
Project
WDPI Supports FIEP
“DPI supports IEP facilitation,
increasing the number of
options available to parents
and schools to resolve their
disputes. Such options will
assist the parties in building
long-lasting, trustful and
collaborative relationships.”
-Dr. Stephanie Petska, Director,
Special Education Team, Wisconsin DPI
• Not required in IDEA 2005
FIEP Pilot Data
100
100
96% Agree
90
96% Agree
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
30
20
4% No
Opinion
10
0
40
30
0%
Disagree
20
10
4% No
Opinion
0%
Disagree
0
(n=51)
• 96% agree FIEP will improve
future meetings
(n=36)
• 96% satisfied with IEP developed in
the FIEP meeting
• 51 requests as of 4/15/05
•86% of participants would use FIEP again
•96% believe it is important to be part of
FIEP process
Viewpoints Understood in FIEP
100
92% Agree
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
0% No
Opinion
20
10
8% Disagree
90% Agree
90
80
0
S1
(n=51)
I Understood the Viewpoints of Others
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
•4% No
Opinion
•6% Disagree
0
S1
I Believe that Others Understood
My Viewpoint
Participants’ View of Facilitator
100
80
90
75% Agree
70
80
60
70
50
60
50
40
40
30
20
10
0%
4%
No Opinion Disagree
0
30
20
10
15%
No Opinion •10%
Disagree
0
N=51
S1
Participants Believe
Facilitator was Respectful
(N=51)
S1
Participants Would Use
the Facilitator Again
Preparing & Supporting
Parents for Facilitated IEPs
Perceptions Impact
Relationships
Them Vs. Us
What’s the Difference?
Facilitation
Mediation
Help improve process for
Help the parties negotiate a
generating
ideas,
solving
Objective
settlement to a particular
problems, making decisions,
dispute
increasing team effectiveness
Timing
Before any impasse is
identified
Entire group works
together to develop
Method
IEP
After impasse
Entire group or with
specific parties to get a
written agreement
 2003 Eva M. Soeka. All rights reserved. No materials may be reproduced, duplicated, and/or distributed in any form or format without the prior written authorization of the author.
When Do I Request a FIEP?
• When you think an IEP will be
difficult to manage to due lack of
trust or expected communication
problems
• Most effective in early IEP stages
– before impasse.
• Any IEP: Initial, Annual,
Re-evaluation, Review/Revision
How Do I
Request a FIEP?
 Call WSEMS Intake Coordinator
 Joint or single request
 Parent & school must both agree to participate
 Neutral intake system
 Free
Who Are the Facilitators?
• WSEMS roster of neutrals (33 mediators/facilitators)
• Trained on communication & working knowledge IDEA
• Facilitator acceptable to parents & school
What is the Facilitator’s Role?
 “The person from the district in charge of the
IEP meeting: focuses on the process of
developing the IEP document.”
 “The IEP facilitator asks any participant to
clarify their intentions and meanings as well as
raise issues to build consensus.”
What is the Parent
Advocate’s Role?
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Organize concerns and issues.
Help parents be willing to consider other options.
Suggest ways for meaningful communication.
Help bridge communication and
and build trust.
• Suggest brief, frequent check in
meetings.
Perceptions Impact RelationshipsFixing the perceptions fix
relationships
Barriers & Strategies to
Encourage Participation by
Culturally Diverse Parents