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Tangeman
University Center
University of Cincinnati
2766 UC Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45221
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
and Breakfast |
| 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 |
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| Individual |
$40
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| Couple* |
$70
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| Professional
(includes credits) |
$80
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*
Couples
option includes one set of books.
Click
here to register online.
Download and distribute the conference flyer.
Registration
fee includes Continental Breakfast, boxed lunch, and three books
Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Credits:
.6 CEU (continuing education
units) have been approved for this conference. This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 5.75 total CLE hours instruction.
Scholarships: Scholarship opportunities are through the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. Click here for the application.
Special Needs: Please contact
the School Intervention Program at 513-803-0513 at least two weeks
prior to your arrival with any special needs.
Refund Policy: No
refunds are available for this conference.
Questions? Contact School Intervention
Program in the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute at Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center by telephone 513-803-0513, by
fax 513-803-0103 or by email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click
here for directions to Tangeman University Center (TUC).
Click here for
the University Map.
Parking
The CCM, Varsity Village, Calhoun, and Campus Green Parking Garages are available for all attendees for $9.
Airports
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International
Airport
(approximately
17 miles to venue)
Accommodations
Click
here for local accommodations.
We built
the Ohio 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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