The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Policymaker Partnership (PMP) of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education have joined together to consider challenges and opportunities for coordinating special and compensatory education among states, districts, and schools. As part of this effort toward increasing collaboration, CCSSO and PMP hosted 2 peer technical assistance matches as vehicles for raising awareness and understanding among key stakeholders in the year 2000. The success of these consultations led to sponsoring organizations hosting another similar event, a peer consultation in late 2001. This report summarizes the proceeding and key lessons from that peer consultation. The peer consultation included two components. In the first component, three states (Illinois, Louisiana, and Wyoming) not previously involved in the network met together to develop their vision of the elements of successful collaboration and barriers to collaboration. In the second component, five states (Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Utah, and Washington) that had previously been involved in peer consultations that focused on the collaboration joined the three new states. Results from the discussion groups indicate that professional development is a key vehicle for furthering collaboration. A second commonly heard theme was the importance of using multiple communication strategies to foster collaboration. This document includes the following sections: Introduction; Three State Consultation; Eight State Consultation; and Next Steps. A list of participants is appended. (CR)