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- 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
Note: The training takes place from 9:00 am to 12 noon (EST) each day.
| First Day of Training |
Introductions |
| 9:00-10:30 |
- IDEA
History, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Disability, 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, 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
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| Second Day of Training |
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| 9:00-10:30 |
- Section
1414 Evaluations and IEPs
- Section
1415 Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
- Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA
- Episodic Conditions, Allergies, Epilepsy, etc.
- Recent 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
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
- Crisis,
Emergency, Help
- Organization
of the Child’s File
- SMART IEPs
- 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 |
* Early Bird
on or before
January 15, 2025
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Regular
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| Individual |
$130 |
$180 |
* Early Bird registrants will receive FREE adobe.pdf download of Wrightslaw: Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2017, which includes all of the 2017 U. S. Court of Appeals special education cases and the two 2017 U. S. Supreme Court cases, Fry and Endrew F.
Conference fee includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen, three Wrightslaw books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 3rd Ed., Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed., and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs. Wrightslaw will provide the three books to each attendee in the adobe.pdf format as well. The three print and pdf books retail for $103.70. A certificate of attendance for 6 contact hours will be offered.
Registration: Click here to register online.
Flyer: Download and share the Save-the-Date flyer.
Refund Policy: You may cancel your registration and receive a refund or transfer to another person. Cancellation or transfer requests must be received by 5 p.m. March 3, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST. Eventbrite's fee is non-refundable.
Questions? Contact the sponsors by email at partners |at| peatc.org or call 703-923-0010.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
We built
the 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.
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