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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Wayne Steedman, Esq.
Waterford, MI
(near Detroit)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Wayne
Steedman, Esq., brought to
you by the My Great Kid, LLC.
The
program will be held at:
Program
Description
One-day
special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas:
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special
education law, rights and responsibilities
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tests
and measurements to measure progress & regression
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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
and Networking |
| 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 on your own |
| 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 |
Early
Bird
- First 100 Tickets Sold
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Regular
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| Individual |
$99
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$125
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Registration
fee includes refreshments and afternoon snack. Registrants will
also receive two books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.
Click
here to register online.
Credits: .6 CEU's (continuing education
units) have been approved for this conference.
Directions: Click
here for a map to the Oakland County Schools Conference Center.
Questions?
Contact My Great Kid, LLC by telephone 734-612-3934
or by email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
We
built the
Michigan 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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