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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
St. Petersburg, FL
Saturday, June 4, 2011
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is
being sponsored by the Family Network on Disabilities.
The program will be held at:
Campus Activity Center
USF St. Petersburg
199 6th Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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 Continental 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 is 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
is FREE!
Registration
includes Continental Breakfast and three books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Lunch is on your own or you can purchase a Subway sandwich on site for a $5 per person fee.
Click here to register online. - Registration Closed
Download
and distribute the conference flyer.
Credits: .6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been approved for this conference. There is a $9 fee and can be made payable at registration. 6.5 CLE's (continuing legal education) credits through The Florida Bar have been approved.
Scholarships: No scholarships
are available for this conference.
Refund Policy: No
refunds are available for this conference.
Questions? Contact Amy Vandenboogert
by telephone 727-523-1130, or email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click
here for directions to the Campus Activity Center.
Parking
Parking
is free.
Airports
Tampa
International (TPA)
(approximately 20 miles to venue)
Accommodations
Hilton
St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-894-5000
Special Rate Available: $92 per night for checking in
on June 3, 2011 and checking out on June 5, 2011. Be sure to mention
the Wrightslaw Conference for
the special rate. |
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