Houston Community College
West Loop Campus
5601 West Loop S
Houston, TX 77081
Program Description
One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four
areas:
- special
education law, rights and responsibilities
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- 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.
NOTE: Pete will discuss the McKinney-Vento Act and the two recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court spec ed cases and how he expects those two cases will be used to open more doors to the school house and the court house for our children with special needs.
Due to road cleanup and detours, the start will be delayed by a half hour, lunch will be shortened to forty-five minutes, and the program will end fifteen minutes later than the original schedule. That will provide the full six hours of continuing education so that the program will be in compliance with the accrediting agencies.
* * * * * Registration begins at 8:30! * * * * *
Agenda
| |
Registration |
| 9:30-11:00 |
IDEA
- IDEA
History, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases
- Section
1400 - Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 - Definitions: Disability, Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
|
| 11:00-11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15-12:30 |
- Section
1412 - ESY, Child Find, LRE, Private Placements
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent, Determining progress v. regression using Bar Graphs
|
| 12:30-1:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:15-2:45 |
- Section
1414 - Evaluations and IEPs
- Section
1415 - Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
- Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA
- Episodic Conditions, Allergies, Epilepsy, etc.
- Recent US Supreme Court Cases, OCR, USDOJ
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
|
| 2:45-3:00 |
Break |
| 3:00-4:15 |
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
|
| 4:15-4:45 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration Fee |
|
| Individual |
$135 |
| Professional (includes CLEs) |
$185 |
Conference fee
includes breakfast snack, coffee, water and lunch, a Wrightslaw highlighter pen and the three Wrightslaw books which retail for $62.85 - Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click here to register online.
Download and share the conference flyer.
Credits: 6.0 CLEs (continuing legal education) credits have been approved. ADDA-SR is an approved provider in Texas, 6.00 credits will be available for educators, social workers, psychologists, LPCs and LMFTs at no extra charge. Certificates will be emailed after the event.
Vendor Info: Contact Pam Esser by telephone at 281-894-4932 or by email addaoffice |at| pdq.net for details.
Refund Policy: Refunds are based on an individual case, if requested by August 1, 2017. A refund may be available minus a $25 fee. Substitutions are allowed.
Child Care: Child care is not available.
Questions? Contact Pam Esser by telephone at 281-894-4932 or by email addaoffice |at| pdq.net
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Click here for a map and directions to the Houston Community College.
Parking
Parking is free.
Hotel Accommodations
Click here for a list of local hotels.
Note: The sponsors have negotiated a limited number of discounted rooms for $74 plus 17% at:
Westchase Fairfield Inn & Suites
2400 W Sam Houston Parkway South
Houston, TX 77042
+1-713-334-2400
Call the Westchase Fairfield to reserve your room and note it is for the ADDA-SR Wrightslaw Conference. You must register by September 1, 2017 to receive the discounted rate.
Airports
Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
(approximately 30 miles to venue)
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
(approximately 26 miles to venue)
We built
the Texas 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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