Holiday Inn and Suites Charleston West
Charleston Conference Center
400 Second Ave.
South Charleston, WV 25303

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
  9:00-10:30	Introductions Baseline Quiz Book Overview IDEA History - PARC + Mills Cases - US Supreme Court Cases
  10:30-10:45	Break
  10:45-12:00	IDEA (con’t) Section 1400: Findings & Purposes Section 1401: Key Definitions Section 1412: LRE, ESY, Child Find, Private Placements
  12:00-1:00	Lunch
  1:00-2:30	Measuring Progress: Understanding Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, % Ranks Demo: Charting Test Scores Section 1414: Evaluations and IEPs
  2:30-2:45	Break
  2:45-4:00	Section 1415 (cont'd) SMART IEPs
  4:00-4:30	Questions and Answers
  Day 2: Laws, Cases, Tactics & Strategies
  9:00-10:30	Section 1415 - Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline Other Statutes - Section 504 + ADA AA + NCLB Recent Cases + USDOJ cases and OCR rulings Legal issues regarding Charter Schools, Food Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Epi-Pens, Diabetes, Epilepsy The Journey - From Emotions to Advocacy The Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
  10:30-10:45	Break
  10:45-12:00	From Emotions to Advocacy (cont'd) 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
  12:00-1:00	Lunch
  1:00-2:30	Advocacy Strategies Emotions, Conflict, Normal Obstacles School Culture Rule of Adverse Assumptions
  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 Closing - In Summation
  4:00-4:30	Questions and Answers

  
  

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Logistics, Directions, Accommodations

Directions

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Parking

Parking is free at the Holiday Inn and Suites.

Airports

Yeager Airport (CRW)
100 Airport Road
Charleston, WV 25311
(Approximately 8 miles to conference location)
Complimentary local area shuttle provided by the hotel.


Accommodations

The Holiday Inn and Suites is offering a special rate of $102 for the nights of April 14, 15 and 16, 2015. The cut-off date to receive the discount is March 17, 2015. Mention AD1 promo code to receive the discount. For reservations, call 1-888-465-4329 or 304-744-4641. Registrants are responsible for handling their own reservations unless approved for participant support costs.

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