If you are not able to find an answer to your question about the mediation process on this website, you may contact Professor Eva Soeka at Eva. Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party assists persons in a dispute to resolve that dispute. Special education mediation is free, voluntary, and confidential.
Mediation is facilitated negotiation.
A neutral party, a mediator, helps parents and school districts resolve their disputes in an informal meeting. Mediation is voluntary. The mediator does not make a decision for the parties, like a judge or a due process hearing officer. When parties resolve all or some of the issues, then they work together to write an agreement. They both sign the agreement.