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Scottish Rite Temple
332 Centennial Mall
Lincoln, NE 68508
Program
Description
Participants
will learn about changes in IDEA 2004
including:
- New
requirements for initial evaluations, reevaluations & parental
consent
- New
requirements for IEPs, IEP goals, IEP teams, IEP meetings
- New
eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
- New
procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process
Complaint Notice” and “Resolution (IEP) Session.”
Participants
will learn about requirements in No Child Left
Behind including:
- Reading
and research based instruction
- Highly
qualified teachers
- Parental
rights and options
- High
stakes testing
Participants
will also learn how to:
- Use
tests and measurements to measure progress
- Write
SMART IEPs
- Use
tactics and strategies for effective advocacy
| Day
1: Special Education Laws |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration
and Refreshments |
| 9:00-10:30 |
- Introductions,
Agenda, Pre-test
- Overview:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-97) and
the Reauthorized IDEA of 2004
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
IDEA
(con’t)
- Section
1400: Findings & Purposes
- Section
1401: Definitions
- Section
1412: “Catchall Statute” – Least Restrictive
Environment
- (LRE),
ESY, Notice, Statewide Assessments
Review
|
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Measuring
Progress: Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve Demo:
How to Chart Test Scores
- Section
1414: Evaluations, Consent
- Individualized
Educational Programs (IEPs)
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
- Section
1415: Procedural Safeguards - Prior Written Notice, Procedural
Safeguards Notice, Mediation, Due Process Hearings, Appeal,
Discipline
- Section
504: Discrimination, Retaliation, Damages
- Review
and Homework Assignment
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
| Day
2: SMART IEPs, NCLB, Advocacy Strategies |
| 9:00-10:30 |
- Review:
Law, Tests & Measurements, Bell Curve
- No
Child Left Behind: Reading, Research Based Instruction
- Highly
Qualified Teachers
- Paraprofessionals
- Parent
“Right to Know”
SMART
IEPS
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
SMART
IEPs (cont'd) |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Advocacy
Strategies, Crisis Management
- Emotions,
Conflict
- Obstacles
to Successful Advocacy
- School
Culture
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
Advocacy
Strategies (con’t)
- Hazards
of Litigation & Outcome Prediction
- Comprehensive
Evaluations
- Negotiating;
Paper Trails & Letters
- School
Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration Fees |
Early Bird
On or Before
June 30, 2011 |
Late
Registration
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| Individual |
$90 |
$110 |
| Couple - receive one set of books |
$165 |
$185 |
| Professional |
$115 |
$135 |
Click here to register online.
Click here to download the conference brochure.
Your
registration fee includes lunch, break refreshments,
Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, Second Edition and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs ($63.00 combined retail value).
Credits: 1.2 CEU (continuing education units) and 11.0 CLE's (continuing legal education) credits have been approved for this conference.
Scholarships: Scholarships are available to Down Syndrome Association Families members only.
Refund Policy: In the event of an unforeseen circumstance such as death or illness, cancellations and refunds can be made up to 2 weeks prior to the enent. However, if you are unable to attend, please consider donating your reservation to someone who would not otherwise be able to attend.
Questions?
Please
contact Lori Tackett at 402-314-1731 or 402-421-1338 or by
email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today!
Logistics, Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Scottish Rite Temple.
Parking
Parking is available free for the first 50 attendees. There are parking garages on all sides of the Temple that offer reasonable parking prices.
Airports
Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)
(Airport is approximately 10 minutes to venue)
Eppley Airfield (OMA)
(Airport is approximately 1 hour to venue)
Accommodations
Click here for accommodations near the conference venue.
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