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First Presbyterian Church of Nashville (not "the downtown" Nashville FPC)
Children's Ministry Entrance, Courtenay Room
4815 Franklin Pike
Nashville, TN 37220
* * * * * Click here for campus map. * * * * *
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 |
| 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 |
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| Individual |
$100 |
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Click here to register online.
Conference
includes a Continental Breakfast, lunch, snacks and three books, Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Ed. ($29.95), Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed. ($19.95), and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs ($12.95). (Retail value of all three books is $62.85.)
Credits: 0.6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been approved for this conference. 6 CLE (continuing legal education) credits have been approved by the Tennessee Comission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.
Refund Policy: Registrations are non-refundable. No walk-in registration will be available.
Accommodations: Contact The Arc of Tennessee by March 3, 2014 if you need special accommodations.
Questions? Contact Carrie Hobbs Guiden, The Arc Tennessee by telephone 615-248-5878, ext. 14 or 480-236-9722 or by email to cguiden | at | thearctn.org .
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Parking
Parking is free at the venue.
Airports
Nashville International Airport (BNA)
(approximately 14 miles to venue)
Accommodations
For a list of local hotels, please click here.
We built
the Tennessee 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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