IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! Indianapolis, IN (September 18, 2009)

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

Indianapolis, IN, September 18, 2009

IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! a Wrightslaw training program with Wayne Steedman, Esq. is being co-sponsored by DisabilityGoTo, Inc. and the Autism Society of Indiana.

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.

7:45 - 8:30	Registration
8:30 - 10:00	Introductions; IDEA 2004: History and Overview; Section 1400: Findings & Purposes; Section 1401: Key Definitions in IDEA: Special Education, LD, etc.
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 12:00	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
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:45	Section 1415: Procedural Safeguards: Prior Written Notice; Resolution Session; Mediation; Requirements & Timelines for Due Process Hearings; Discipline. Proposed IDEA 2004 Regulations.
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 4:00	No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): IEPs; Research Based Instruction; Reading; Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers
4:00 - 4:30	Questions and Answers

Registration

Registration Fees	Early Bird On or Before August 21, 2009	After August 22, 2009
Parents	$110	$135
Professionals/Educators	$135	$160

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

Credits: CEU's will be available.

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

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations will be assessed a processing fee of $15. No refunds after August 21, 2009.

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

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