Wrightslaw
Special Education and Advocacy Conference with Peter Wright, Esq. and Pamela
Darr Wright Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, December 5, 2006
Wrightslaw
Special Education and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program, 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
Description One-day
special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas: - 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
8:00-9:00 | Registration
and Continental Breakfast | 9:00-10:30 | Introductions Review
of Agenda; Pre-test - Overview:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-97) and Reauthorized IDEA of
2004
- Section
1400 Findings & Purposes
- Section
1401 Definitions
- Section
1412 Catchall Statute Least Restrictive Environment
(LRE), 10 day notice re: private placements, Assessments, ESY
Review | 10:30-10:45 | Break | 10:45-12:00 | - Section
1414(d) Evaluations, Reevaluations, Individualized
Educational Programs
(IEPs) - Section
1415 Procedural Safeguards
- Review:
IDEA
- Section
504; No Child Left Behind Act
- Tests
& Measurements & the Bell Curve
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch | 1:00-2:30 | - Review:
IDEA & Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve
- SMART
IEPs
- Crisis!
Emergency! Help!
- Reasons
for Conflict; Obstacles to Success
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
Exam | 2:30-2:45 | Break |
2:45-4:00 | - Advocacy
Strategies
- Negotiation
Skills
- How
to Organize the Childs File
- Comprehensive
Psychoeducational Evaluation
- Paper
Trails & Letters; Letter to the Stranger
- Preparing
for School Meetings; Survival Strategies
| 4:00-4:30 | Questions
and Answers |
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 (or Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, if
published by conference date) and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition. Registration
Form (PDF)
Questions? Please call the Oklahoma
Disability Law Center at (405) 525-7755. Additional
Info: CLEs are pending. Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions University
of Central Oklahoma,
100 N University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034 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/.
Click here for directions from MapQuest.
Parking
Free parking will
be available in the visitors' parking lot at the University Center.
Airports
Will Rogers Airport
7100 Terminal Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73159-0937 Approx. 30 minutes from
conference location Restaurants
There are many wonderful restaurants to choose from
in the area. Accommodations
There are many hotels in the area, here are just
a few:
Broadway
Suites
1305 South Broadway
Edmond, OK
(405) 341-6068 or (800) 200-3486
1.6 miles to University
Holiday
Inn Express
3840 East 2nd Street
Edmond,
OK 73034
(405) 844-3700
Rates: $99-$144 per night
| Hampton
Inn 300
Meline Edmond,
OK (405)
844-3037 or (800) HAMPTON
2.3
miles to University
Best
Western
2700 East 2nd Street
Edmond, OK 73034
(405) 216-0300
Rates: $75-$86 per night
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