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Bridgewater
Banquet & Conference Center
10561 Sawmill Parkway
Powell, OH 43065
Program
Description
One-day
special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas:
- special
education law, rights and responsibilities
- tests
and measurements to measure progress & regression
- SMART
IEPs
- introduction
to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy
Wrightslaw
programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health
care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with
disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability
specific.
Agenda
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Introductions
- IDEA
History and Overview
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
- Section
1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion,
Private Placements, Statewide Assessments
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1414 Evaluations and IEPs
- Section
1415 Prior Written Notice, Procedural Safeguards Notice, Mediation,
Due Process Hearing, Appeal, Discipline, Age of Majority
- Section
504, ADA, FERPA
- NCLB
No Child Left Behind
- Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw
- S.M.A.R.T.
IEPs
- Special
Ed Advocacy for the Parent, Advocate, and Parent’s Attorney
- Legal,
systemic and “school culture” obstacles to compliance
with IDEA-04
The
Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
- Developing
the Master Plan
- Knowing
the Rules of the Game
- Recognizing
and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles
- How
to Deal with Conflict, a Healthy and Normal event
- Crisis,
Emergency, Help
- Organization
of the Child’s File
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
- Tactics
and Strategies
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
- Private
Evaluations
- Paper
Trails
- The
Letter to the Stranger
- 5
Ws + H + E
- Preparation
for Meetings
- Meeting
Strategies
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration
Fees |
On
or Before
March 18, 2010
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After
March 18, 2010
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| Individual |
$50
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$65
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| Couple* |
$75
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$100
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| Professional
(includes credits) |
$75
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$100
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No
out of state registrations will be accepted.
*
Register two members of the same family. Couples receive one set of
books.
Registration
includes continental breakfast, lunch and three books, Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition and
Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click
here to register online.
Credits: .6
CEUs (continuing education units) have been approved for this conference.
This course has been approved
by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education
for 5.25 total CLE Hour(s) instruction.
Scholarship Information:
A limited number of scholarships are available to family members.
Requests will be handled on an individual basis.
Cancellations: No refunds will
be given for cancellations after April 1, 2010
Questions? Contact Marge
Barnheiser or Nancy Brantner
by telephone 614-263-6020, fax 614-263-6094 or email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here
to access directions to the Bridgewater
Banquet & Conference Center.
Parking
Parking
is free.
Airports
Port
Columbus International Airport
(30 minutes to the conference center)
Accommodations
For a complete
list of local hotels click here.
We built
the Ohio Yellow
Pages for Kids with Disabilities so people can get reliable information
and support.
The State Yellow Pages
has many useful resources - evaluators, educational consultants, academic
tutors, support groups, grassroots organizations, advocates, attorneys
and others who help parents get services for their children.
If you provide a service, sign up to be listed on the Yellow
Pages for Kids with Disabilities - this is a free service from Wrightslaw.
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