Education - A - Must, Inc.

Schedule

Friday, September 8, 2000

Speakers

Time

9:00 - 10:30

IDEA 97, Special Education Regulations, Case Law, Recent Legal Developments, Section 504, ADA.

Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.

Pamela Darr Wright, MA, LCSW

1.5

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:45

Continued: IDEA 97 - Legal issues related to least restrictive environment, inclusion, mainstreaming, pull-out services, special education in regular education classrooms, “collaborative” model, “methodology,” statewide assessments, peer tutoring, and “best practices.”

Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.

Pamela Darr Wright, MA, LCSW

John O. Willis, ED.D., SAIF

1.0

11:45 - 12:15

Panel: Questions and Answers

Wrights and Willis

.5

12:15 - 1:30

Lunch on your own

1:30 - 3:00

Continued: Legal issues related to “best practices.” Evidence and use of evaluations, test instruments, IEPs.

Wrights and Willis

1.5

3:00 - 3:15

Break

3:15 - 4:15

Continued: IEPs and Evaluations.

John O. Willis, ED.D., SAIF

1.0

4:15 - 4:45

Panel: Questions and Answers

Wrights and Willis

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Saturday, September 9, 2000

8:45 - 10:15

For the Attorney and Child Advocate: Special Education Litigation, Tactics and Strategies, Preparation for Litigation, and Litigation Avoidance Techniques.

Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.

1.5

10:15-10:30

Break

10:30 - 12:00

Legal, systemic and “school culture” obstacles to compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997

Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.

Pamela Darr Wright, MA, LCSW

1.5

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch on your own

12:45 - 2:15

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the Hunter / Farmer metaphor, self-esteem, damage to ADD/ADHD children by school systems. Legal implications for the attorney and educator.

Thom Hartmann

1.5

2:15 - 2:45

Panel: Questions and Answers

Wrights and Hartmann

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