IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! Chicago, IL (May 2, 2009)

IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You!
with Wayne Steedman, Esq.

Chicago, IL, May 2, 2009

IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! a Wrightslaw training program with Wayne Steedman, Esq. is being brought to you by DisabilityGoTo, Inc. and co-sponsored by the Arc of Illinois, Family Matters, North-East Illinois Autism Society and Rally For Autism.

The program will be held at:

IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! (one day, 6 hours) focuses on changes in IDEA 2004, the interrelationships between IDEA 2004 and No Child Left Behind, and how to use these laws to get better special education services for children with disabilities.

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.

7:15 - 8:00	Registration
8:00 - 9:30	Introductions; IDEA 2004: History and Overview; Section 1400: Findings & Purposes; Section 1401: Key Definitions in IDEA: Special Education, LD, etc.
9:30 - 10:00	Break
10:00 - 11:45	Section 1412: Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment, Private Placements, Statewide Assessments, Accommodations; Section 1414: Evaluations, Reevaluations, Parental Consent, Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs), IEP Teams, IEP Meetings
11:45 - 12:45	Lunch
12:45 - 2:15	Section 1415: Procedural Safeguards: Prior Written Notice; Resolution Session; Mediation; Requirements & Timelines for Due Process Hearings; Discipline. Proposed IDEA 2004 Regulations.
2:15 - 2:30	Break
2:30 - 3:15	No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): IEPs; Research Based Instruction; Reading; Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers
3:15 - 3:45	Questions and Answers

Registration

Registration Fees	On or Before April 15	After April 15
Individual	$100	$125

Download and share the printable registration form.

Click here to register online.

The texts for this program (also included in your registration fee) are Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind which includes the No Child Left Behind CD-ROM with dozens of publications, manuals, toolkits, and other useful resources ($60.00 combined retail value).

Credits: CLE's (continuing legal education) credits, CPDU's, QMRP's and NSW CEC's will be offered. Click here for additional information.

Additional Information: Exhibitor and sponsorship information is available. Click here to learn more.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations will be assessed a processing fee of $12. No refunds after April 15, 2009.

Questions? Please contact Kimberly Maddox-Reihl, by phone 517-420-3313, fax 309-304-4811 or email.

Directions

Click here for directions to the Meridian Banquet and Conference Center.

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