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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
Santa Clarita, CA
(30 miles North of downtown Los Angeles)
Friday, May 10, 2013
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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is
being sponsored by H & H Associates.
The program will be held at:
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook
University Center
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
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 Fee |
Early Bird
thru
March 11, 2013
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Regular
thru
May 9, 2013
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At Door
(If Available)
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| Individual |
$175 |
$200 |
$225 |
Conference
includes breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and parking. Also, three books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click here for online registration.
Download the printable registration form.
Credits: 0.6 CEU's (continuing education units) and 6 CLE's (continuing legal education) credits have been approved for this conference. Credits/Units are included with your conference fee.
Scholarships: Conference fees may be covered by Regional Center. Contact the sponsors for additional information.
Refund Policy: Refunds are available thru March 30, 2013 less a $30 processing fee. Registrants may appoint a substitute.
Questions? Contact the sponsors by email, telephone 661-362-0704 or fax 661-362-0701.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the University Center at the College of the Canyons.
Parking
Parking is included in the registration fee. Registrant will receive a parking voucher.
Airports
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
(approximately 40 miles to venue)
Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
(approximately 25 miles to venue)
Note: Metrolink offers light rail service to Santa Clarita with local bus connections to College of the Canyons.
Accommodations
For a list of local hotels click here.
We built
the California 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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