Reaching consensus prevents meetings from turning adversarial. This episode focuses on the importance of meshing ideas during the compromise process so that parents and educators can support the decisions even if they don’t totally agree, which Bud and Jacobson define as “reaching consensus.” An example of the antithesis of reaching consensus is a school district telling parents ‘This is the program we offer for students with your child’s learning needs.’ In this case, parents feel their voices don’t matter and become ‘the unhappy minority.’ The goal is to find a path to consensus.