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Wrightslaw
Special Education and Advocacy Conference
with Peter Wright, Esq. and Pamela
Darr Wright
Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, December 5, 2007
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 and are residents of Oklahoma.
 The
program will be held at:
University
of Central Oklahoma
Constitution Hall
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
- IDEA
History and Overview
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
- Section
1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion,
Private Placements, Statewide Assessments
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
- Section
1414(a) Evaluations and Re-Evaluations
- Section
1414(d) IEPs, Present Levels of Performance, Goals and Objectives
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1415 Prior Written Notice, Procedural Safeguards Notice, Mediation,
Due
Process Hearing, Appeal, Discipline, Age of Majority
- Section
504, ADA, FERPA
- NCLB
No Child Left Behind
- Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw
- S.M.A.R.T.
IEPs
- Special
Ed Advocacy for the Parent, Advocate, and Parent’s Attorney
- Legal,
systemic and “school culture” obstacles to compliance
with IDEA-04
- 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
- Crisis,
Emergency, Help
- Organization
of the Child’s File
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
- 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
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:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.
Click
here for the registration form.
Additional Info: CLE credits
are pending. The fee for out of state registrants is $75. Please
contact the Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Certificates of attendance
will be available upon request.
Questions? Please call the Oklahoma
Disability Law Center at (405) 525-7755 or 800-226-5883 (within
Oklahoma only)
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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