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Glenforest School
1041 Harbor Drive
West Columbia, SC 29169
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 - on your own |
| 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 |
Regular
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| Individual |
$50 |
Conference fee
includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen and the four Wrightslaw books which retail for $77.80 - Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs and Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments. Lunch is on your own. There are many eateries near the venue.
Click here to register online.
Registration closes September 8, 2015.
Click here for the flyer/registration form.
Credits: The Supreme Court of South Carolina's Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization has approved 6.0 (continuing legal education) credits for this conference. The University of South Carolina has approved 0.6 (equals 6 total course hours) of CEU's (continuing education units) for this conference. There is an additional $10 fee for both CLE's and CEU's.
Refund Policy: No refunds are available after August 30, 2015.
Accommodations: If you require special accommodations to attend this conference, please contact the sponsor by September 1, 2015.
Questions? Contact the sponsors by telephone 803-772-5688, 800-759-4776 or by fax 803-772-5341 or email mburnett |at| proparents.org
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Glenforest School.
Parking
Parking is free.
Airports
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
(approximately 5 miles to venue)
Accommodations
The Hampton Inn is offering a special conference room rate of $80.10 plus tax for the night of September 10, 2015. Rooms come with a free hot breakfast and wi-fi. Call 803-791-8940 and ask for the Sales Department. Request to amend confirmation #83426304 for the rooms under the Wrightslaw Conference reservation. Reservations must be made before August 20, 2015 to guarantee the $80.10 rate.
We built
the South Carolina 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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