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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp
Oklahoma City, December
2-3, 2005
This
two-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp is sponsored
by The
Oklahoma Disability Law Center -- and it's FREE
for parents, family members, and individuals who work with children
with disabilities.
 The
program will be held at:
Constitution
Hall - University
of Central Oklahoma
100 N University Drive
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
Program
Overview
This
two-day, 12-hour program uses two texts that you will receive when you
register. Registration
form
What
you don't know about IDEA 2004 CAN hurt you!
You will learn about changes in IDEA
2004 including:
* New requirements for initial evaluations, reevaluations & parental
consent
* New requirements for IEPs, IEP goals, IEP teams, IEP meetings
*
New eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
* New procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due
Process Complaint Notice” and “Resolution (IEP) Session.”
You will learn about requirements in No
Child Left Behind including:
* New requirements about research based reading instruction and testing
* New requirements for highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
* New parental rights and options
* High stakes testing
You will also also learn how to:
* Use tests and measurements to measure educational progress
* Write SMART IEPs
* Use tactics and strategies for effective advocacy
This program is designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health
care providers, advocates, and attorneys who represent children with
disabilities regarding special education, and is not disability specific.
Registration
This program is free to parents, significant family members, and individuals
who represent or work with children with disabilities. Registrants will
receive two books: Wrightslaw:
IDEA 2004 and the new 2nd edition of Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide
(value: $35.)
Registration
form
Questions?
Please call the Oklahoma
Disability Law Center at 405-525-7755.
Directions,
Accommodations, Logistics
Directions: The
University of Central Oklahoma is
in Edmond, Oklahoma, on the northern edge of Oklahoma City. To get to
the university, take Second Street in Edmond to Garland-Godfrey and
turn right. Follow the signs to visitor parking. The University's website
is http://www.ucok.edu/
Parking:
Free parking will be available in the visitors' parking lot at the
University Center.
Airport:
Will Rogers World Airport is
located in southwest Oklahoma City
Accommodations:
There
are several hotels, inns, and motels near the university. Here are a
few:
- Broadway
Suites, 1305 South Broadway, Edmond, OK (1.6 miles to University),
405-341-6068, or 800-200-3486, $36.99 to $38.99 for single; $42.99
to $45.99 for double; $75.00 for suite with four rooms, bath and kitchenette;
plus 11.85% tax
- Hampton
Inn, 300 Meline, Edmond, OK (2.3 miles to University), 405-844-3037,
or 800-HAMPTON, $99 one person; $109 two people, plus 11.85% tax
For information about the greater
Oklahoma City area, go to http://www.okccvb.org
Yellow
Pages for Kids with Disabilities
We built the Yellow Pages
for Kids with Disabilities so you can get reliable information and
support.
The Oklahoma
Yellow Pages for Kids has
many helpful resources - evaluators, educational consultants, academic
tutors, support groups, grassroots organizations, advocates, attorneys
and others who help parents get services for their children.
Help others!
To get the word out about the Yellow Pages for Kids, please print and
distribute your state Yellow Pages Flyer. Where? At schools, day care
centers, libraries, doctor's and psychologist's offices, community centers,
and hospitals. Get the flyer for the Oklahoma
Yellow Pages for Kids now!
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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