Dr. David Bateman

David Bateman, PhD, is a nationally recognized authority on special education law, IDEA compliance, dispute resolution, and due process, with extensive experience as a hearing officer, appellate hearing officer, state complaint investigator, mediator, and neutral factfinder. He is the author or coauthor of leading books and resources on special education dispute resolution, IEPs, specially designed instruction, Section 504, and school leadership; serves as president-elect of CEC’s Division for Learning Disabilities; and is a senior consultant to CADRE and frequent keynote speaker. A former special education teacher, building-level administrator, and professor of special education, Dr. Bateman also brings the perspective of a parent of two adult children, one of whom had an IEP and the other a Section 504 plan.