Information and resources to help courts develop, maintain, evaluate, and improve their ADR programs can be found in these pages. Rules Nuts & Bolts includes a set of exemplary court ADR rules from across the United States. Forms Nuts & Bolts includes annotated sample forms for court ADR programs. Monitoring and Evaluation is an introductory guide to tracking program effectiveness. Elements of a Successful Mediation Program and Other Secrets to Success discuss some of the main issues that courts need to keep in mind when developing or improving mediation programs.

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For information about existing RSI programs to develop, monitor and evaluate court mediation, visit www.AboutRSI.org. For information about how RSI could assist with additional courts, email RSI.