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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
Silver Spring, MD
Thursday, October 18, 2012
SOLD OUT
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is
being sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland.
The program will be held at:
The Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza *
One Veterans Place
GPS Address: 8525 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
* Click on above link to view location of parking garages
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 |
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| Parents |
$100 |
| Professionals |
$150 |
| Couples * |
$150 |
* Same family sharing one set of books.
Click here to register online. SOLD OUT
If paying by check or purchase order, payment must be made by sending PO's or checks made payable to the Parents' Place of Maryland and mailed to: PPMD, Attn: Suzie Shannon, 801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061.
Registration deadline is October 11, 2012.
Registration
includes lunch and three books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Credits: 0.6 CEU's have been approved for this conference (continuing education units). The .6 units will cost an additional $10.80.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.
Refund Policy: Refund requests must be received on or before October 4, 2012.
Questions? Contact Suzie Shannon by telephone 410-768-9100 ext. 108 or by email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Veterans Plaza.
Parking
Click here for parking information for Town Square Garage (Garage 61)
Click here for parking information for Wayne/Ellsworth Garage (Garage 60)
Click here for parking information for Public Parking Lot #29
Airports
Baltimore/Washington International
(approximately 23 miles to venue)
Accommodations
Courtyard Silver Spring Downtown (half a block from the venue).
Click here for a list of nearby accommodations.
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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