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Hilton Tucson East Hotel
7600 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85710
Program Description Participants
will learn about changes in IDEA 2004 including:
- Requirements
for initial evaluations, reevaluations & parental consent
- Requirements for IEPs, IEP goals, IEP teams, IEP meetings
- Eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
- Procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process Complaint Notice”
and “Resolution (IEP) Session.”
Participants
will learn about requirements in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
- Section
1415 (cont'd)
- SMART IEPs
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| 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 + ESSA
- 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
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| 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
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Advocacy
Strategies
- Emotions,
Conflict, Normal Obstacles
- School
Culture
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
Final Exam
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| 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 |
Registration
| Registration Fee |
Regular |
| Individual |
$175 |
| Professional |
$225 |
Click here to register online.
Download and share the brochure.
Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and break time snacks for both days, a deluxe Wrightslaw highlighter pen and 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.
Credits: 1.2 CEUs (continuing education units) have been approved for this conference. There is additional fee of $48. CEU's 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. A certificate of attendance will be available for attorneys for CLE submission.
Reasonable Accommodations: Translation services or menu items contact the Autism Society of Southern Arizona no later than July 25, 2016.
Scholarships:
Contact The Autism Society of Southern Arizona for details.
Refunds: No refunds after 5:00 p.m. July 25, 2016. A fee of $25 will be deducted from the refund.
Questions? Contact The Autism Society of Southern Arizona by telephone 520-770-1541 or email info |at| as-az.org
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Logistics, Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Hilton Tucson East Hotel.
Parking
Parking
is free at the venue.
Airports
Tucson International Airport (TUS)
(Approximately 12 miles to conference location)
Note: The typical minimum charge for taxi runs from the airport: Super Shuttle $35, Taxi $40.
Hotel Accommodations
The Hilton East is offering a discounted room rate of $63 (plus tax per night) for conference participants. Follow the link below to book your room or call 1-800-445-8667 to receive the discount. Mention the group code of ASSA or Wrightslaw Special Education and Law Advocacy Conference. Reservations must be made and confirmed by July 25, 2016 to take advantage of this discounted group rate. After this date rooms will be available at regular rate. The hotel requires 48 hour notification prior to arrival on cancellation with no penalty. For more details, please click here.
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