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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
Livonia, MI
(Just Outside of Detroit)
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is
being sponsored by the Reading & Language Arts Centers (RLAC).
The program will be held at:
Laurel Manor
39000 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150
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 and Continental Breakfast |
| 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 Fee |
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| Individual * |
$115 |
| Walk-In (If space available) |
$125 |
* Register with a group of 10 or more and receive a 10% discount.
Conference
includes Continental Breakfast, boxed lunch, afternoon snacks and three books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click here to register online.
Download the printable registration form.
Credits: CEU's (continuing education units) through the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education have been approved. Units are available for an additional fee of $10.80. SB-CEU's (state board continuing education units) have also been approved. Units are available for an additional fee.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given until October 15, 2012, less a $25 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after October 15, 2013. You may give your ticket to someone else as long as they have written permission from you to attend.
Questions? Contact Tiffany Street by telephone at 800-732-3211, 248-645-9690, by fax 248-645-2335 or by email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Laurel Manor.
Parking
Parking is free.
Airports
Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW)
(approximately 20 miles to venue)
Accommodations
Suggested hotel for out of town guests is the Hyatt Livonia. Please visit their website or call 734-953-9224.
Click here for other nearby accommodations.
We built
the Michigan 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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