Ramada
Inn
20 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
Program
Description In
From Emotions to Advocacy training programs (one day, 6 hours), parent advocate
Pat Howey teaches
you how to take an active role in managing your child's special education, the
gentle art of disagreeing, and how to maintain healthy working relationships with
the school. You
will learn: - how
to assess your child's strengths and needs
- how
to prepare a Parent Report for the IEP team
- how
build healthy working relationships with school personnel
- how
document information that may prevent or resolve disputes
- how
to participate as an equal member of your child's IEP team
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.
Download the
information and registration form here. Agenda
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 | Overview
of agenda - Review
of Applicable Sections of Reauthorized IDEA 2004
- Preparing
for IEP Team Meetings–The Parent Report
- Taming
the Paper Trial
- Present
Levels of Academic Achievement Strengths, Challenges, Needs Goals/Benchmarks
- Words
of Advice to Parents and Schools
| | 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Tests
& Measurements & the Bell Curve | | 12:00-1:00 | Lunch
(included) | | 1:00-2:30 | Playing
the IEP - Understanding
the Power Structure
- The
Art of Negotiation
- When
the answer is “No”
- The
Rule of Threes
- The
Delphi Techniques
| | 2:30-2:45 |
Break | | 2:45-4:00 | The
Gentle Art of Disagreeing | | 4:00-4:30 | Questions
and Answers | Registration
Your registration includes Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition ($19.95 retail value) and lunch.
| Registration
| Fee |
| Individual/Parent/Professional | $25.00 |
Download
the information and registration form here. CLEs
pending. CEUs are available for an additional $9.00. Make checks for CEUs payable
to: UMKC School of Education
Mail your completed registration form to:
S.A.F.E.
237
Old River Road
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Questions?
Please contact Renee Laiuvara at (570)822-7259, (877) 510-SAFE
or rlaiuvara@autismsafe.org. Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions
The Ramada Inn, 20 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
From North
Take I-81 South to Exit 168. At the end of the exit, take
a left turn onto Highland Park Blvd. Follow Highland Park Blvd. to Coal Street
and continue until you can no longer go straight. Take a left turn on to Wilkes
Barre Blvd. and then the first right onto East Market Street; follow this road
to Public Square. This is the center of town and the hotel will be a block away
and on your right. The entrance to the hotel parking lot is right behind the hotel
on North Main Street.
South
Take I-81 North to Exit 168. At the end of the exit, take a left
turn onto Highland Park Blvd. Follow Highland Park Blvd. to Coal Street and continue
until you can no longer go straight. Take a left turn onto Wilkes Barre Blvd.
and then the first right onto East Market Street; follow this road to Public Square.
This is the center of town and the hotel will be a block away and on your right.
The entrance to the hotel parking lot is right behind the hotel on North Main
Street.
East
Take I-80 West to Exit 277 (in Pennsylvania). This is the PA
Turnpike Northeast Extension (Rt. 476 North) and you will need to follow it to
Exit 105. After exiting the toll booth, make a left hand turn onto 115 North towards
Wilkes Barre. Follow it to 309 North and take Exit 2 (Wilkes Barre Center City).
Make a left turn at the bottom of the exit ramp onto Wilkes Barre Blvd. At the
fifth traffic light, make a right hand turn onto East Market Street and follow
it to Public Square. This is the center of town and the hotel will be a block
away and on your right. The entrance to the hotel parking lot is right behind
the hotel on North Main Street.
West
Take I-80 East to I-81 North. Take I-81 North to Exit 168 At
the end of the exit, take a left turn onto Highland Park Blvd. Follow Highland
Park Blvd. to Coal Street and continue until you can no longer go straight. Take
a left turn onto Wilkes Barre Blvd. and then the first right onto East Market
Street; follow this road to Public Square. This is the center of town and the
hotel will be a block away and on your right. The entrance to the hotel parking
lot is right behind the hotel on North Main Street. Click
here for directions to the Ramada Inn.
Click here for directions from MapQuest. Parking
Parking is available
for free at the Ramada Inn.
Airports
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Approximately
12 miles from the Ramada Inn
100 Terminal Road
Avoca, PA 18641
Phone:
1-877-2-FLYAVP
Fax: 570-602-2010
Email: airport@epix.net
Web: http://www.flyavp.com/2003/directions.htm
Restaurants
There are two restaurants inside of the Ramada Inn.
There are also nearly a dozen other restaurants on the same "strip"
as the hotel or on the way to the hotel on Route 315. They include: TGI
Fridays, Burger King, Mark II, Friendly’s, Dough Company, Taco Bell, McDonald’s,
Leggio’s and Long John Silver’s Accommodations The
following hotels offer a special rate to Wrightslaw conference registrants. Be
sure to mention that you are attending the Wrightslaw program when you make your
registration.
|
Ramada
Inn
Conference Hotel
20 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
Phone: (570) 824-7100
Fax: (570) 823-6699 |
Best Western Genetti Hotel
1 block away from
Conference Hotel 77
East Market Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Phone: (800)833-6152
or (570)
823-6152 | |
Days Inn 4
miles from Conference Hotel
760 Kidder Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18702
Phone: (570) 826-0111 | | To
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