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Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center
5000 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50322
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, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Disability, 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, Private Placements
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent, Determining progress v. regression using Bar Graphs.
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1414 Evaluations and IEPs
- S.M.A.R.T.
IEPs
- Section
1415 Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
- Section 504, ADA, FERPA, NLCB
- Charter Schools, Food Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Epi-Pens
- Recent Cases - IDEA, 504 and ADA
- USDOJ cases and OCR rulings
- Legal,
systemic and “school culture” obstacles to compliance
with IDEA-04
- Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw
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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| Parents, Foster Parents and Primary Caregivers (includes IFAPA CEUs upon request at not charge) |
$175 |
| Individual with a disability |
$150 |
| Student |
$150 |
| Professional (includes certificate of completion and professional CEUs/CLEs) |
$200 |
| At the Door - Pending Available Space |
$250 |
Conference fee
includes morning coffee, lunch and four Wrightslaw books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs and Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments.
Click here to register online.
Download and share the conference flyer.
Credits: 6.0 CLE's (continuing legal education) credits have been approved for this conference. Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent CEUs (6.0) and Social Work CEUs (6.0)have also been approved. 1.0 Graduate Credit can be earned through Upper Iowa University (UIU). The cost (in addition to the registration fee) is $125, due with submission of the credit packet materials and assignment to UIU after the training. Please mark the correct box on your registration to indicate the credits you wish to receive. Your credit materials will be at the registration table the day of the training.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference. For a list of organizations that may help with the cost of attendance, please call Ashley Gill at ASK Resource Center at 515-243-1713 or by email Ashley | at | askresource.org
Refund Policy: There are no refunds available for this training; however you may transfer your ticket to another attendee with advance notice to ASL Resource Center by November 7, 2014. Tickets may not be resold at a higher rate.
Questions? Contact Ashley Gill by telephone 515-243-1713, 800-450-8667 or email ashley | at | askresources.org
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Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
The Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center is located directly off of Interstate 80/35 at Exit 131 on Merle Hay Road. From all directions, take Interstate 80/35 to Merle Hay Road. Exit heading South on Merle Hay Road. The hotel is immediately off of the Interstate and can be seen form the Exit ramp. Note: The hotel is offering 4 free water park passes to their in-house water park with each room. The total value of 4 passes is $60 and cannot be purchased separately. Only available to hotel guests.
Parking
Parking is free.
Airports
Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
(approximately 20 minutes to venue)
Accommodations
The Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center is offering a limited block of rooms at a special rate of $89 for a queen, double room. The special rate is for November 17, 2014 only. The block of rooms is reserved under the code "ASK Resource Center". Rooms must be reserved by October 31, 2014. After this date, guests will be accommodated on a space and rate available basis. Reservations can be made at www.ramadatropicsresort.com or by calling 515-278-0271 or 1-800-854-9517.
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