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Augusta Civic Center
76 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
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, 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
- Section
1415 Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
- Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA
- 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
- SMART IEPs
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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 |
$210 |
Registration closed.
Conference fee
includes Continental Breakfast, Boxed lunch, a Wrightslaw highlighter pen and the three Wrightslaw books which retail for $62.85 - Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click here to register online.
Download the flyer/registration form.
Download and share the Save-the-Date flyer.
Credits: 6 CLEs (continuing legal education) credits have been approved by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. The CLEs are available for an additional fee of $50. 0.6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been approved. The units are provided by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education. They provide both graduate credit for practicing teachers and CEU's for a variety of professionals who need to document their professional development hours. The CEU's are available for an additional charge of $24.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.
Accommodations: Contact Rita Fullerton by email rita |at| skcdc.org no later than April 8, 2016.
Refund Policy: Refunds are not available, substitutions are possible.
Questions? Contact Rita Fullerton by telephone 207-582-3110 ext. 27 by fax 207-582-3115 or by email rita |at| skcdc.org
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Map and directions to the Augusta Civic Center.
Parking
Parking is available and free at the venue.
Accommodations (All less than 1 mile from the venue)
Fairfield Inn & Suites Augusta
14 Anthony Ave.
Augusta, ME 04330
207-623-2200
Contemporary quarters in a casual hotel with an outdoor pool, plus free breakfast and parking.
Comfort Inn Civic Center
281 Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
207-623-1000
Simple budget hotel offering an indoor pool, including free breakfast buffet & WiFi.
Best Western Plus Augusta Civic Center Inn
110 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
207-622-4751
Modest roadside lodging with a pool & an Italian restaurant, plus free WiFi, breakfast & parking.
Airports
Augusta State Airport (AUG)
(approximately 3 miles to venue)
Portland International Jetport (PWM)
(approximately 60 miles to venue)
We built
the Maine 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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