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Comfort Inn Conference Center
4500 Crain Highway
Bowie, MD 20716
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.
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
- Section
1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion,
Private Placements, Statewide Assessments
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1414 Evaluations and IEPs
- 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
| Registration
Fees |
On
or before March 31, 2010
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After
March 31, 2010
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| Parent |
$90
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$100
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| Couple
* |
$140
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$150
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| Professional |
$140
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$150
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Click
here to register online.
Click here
to download the printable registration form.
* Couples receive one set of books.
Credits:
.6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been approved for this
conference. The additional fee of $9.00 can be paid at the conference.
Accomodations: Please
inform Parents' Place of Maryland by April 1, 2010 if you require
sign language interpretation or are a person with a disability and
require accommodations.
Additional
Information: No registrations will be accepted
at the door. Registration deadline
is April 15, 2010.
Questions? Please contact Suzie
Shannon by email,
or by telephone 410-768-9100.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions
Click here for directions from MapQuest.
Parking
Free parking
is available at the Comfort Inn
Conference Center.
Airports
Baltimore Washington International (BWI)
(Approximately 25 miles from conference location).
Reagan
National Airport (DCA)
(Approximately 23 miles from conference location).
Accommodations
For
a list of local hotels click
here.
We built
the Maryland
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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