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Midlands Technical College
Airport Campus
Academic Center
1260 Lexington Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170
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 |
| 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 (on your own) |
| 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
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Registration
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Fee
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Individual
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$50
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Professional
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$60
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Registration
deadline October 15, 2008
Click here
to register online.
Download
and share the brochure.
Download the printable
registration form and mail to:
Heather Watson-Kelley
Information & Referral Coordinator
PRO-Parents of South Carolina
652 Bush River Road
Suite 203
Columbia, SC 29210
Registrants
will also receive two books, Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.
Lunch is on your own.
Credits:
.6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been approved by the University
of South Carolina for an additional $8.00, payable at the conference.
The South Carolina Supreme Court, Commission on CLE and Specialization
has approved 6 CLE (continuing legal education) credits for this conference.
Additional Information:
Parent scholarships are available. Please contact PRO-Parents of South
Carolina for details.
Questions? Please call Heather
Watson-Kelley at (803) 772-5688 Ext. 103 or (800) 759-4776, Fax
(803) 772-5341.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions
Midlands Technical College, Airport Campus, 1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170.
Click here for directions from MapQuest.
Parking
Convenient
and free parking is available at the Midlands Technical College.
Airports
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
3000 Aviation Way
West Columbia, SC 29170
(Approximately 1 mile to conference location)
Accommodations
There are numerous hotels in the area.
For a complete list, click here.
We built
the South Carolina
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.
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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