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Spencer Creek Library
Community Commons
427 Spencer Road
St. Peters, MO 63376
Program Description
One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four
areas:
- special
education law, rights and responsibilities
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- 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
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Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 |
IDEA
- 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 - ESY, Child Find, LRE, 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
- Episodic Conditions, Allergies, Epilepsy, etc.
- Recent US Supreme Court Cases, OCR, USDOJ
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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| Individual |
$175 |
| Couples |
$225 |
Conference fee
includes lunch, refreshments, 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 and share the conference flyer.
**Credits: 7.2 CLE (continuing legal education) credits for the state of Missouri have been approved for this conference. There is an additional fee of $75. 0.6 CEUs (continuing education units) have been approved for this conference. The units are provided by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education. They provide credit for practicing teachers and CEU's for a variety of professionals who need to document their professional development hours. There is an additional $25 fee.
Refund Policy: Refunds are available up to April 17, 2018. Registration can be transferred to another attendee with prior notice.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.
Special Accommodations: Please include any reasonable accommodations in your registration no later than April 1, 2018.
Child Care: No child care is available.
Questions? Contact Amey McAllister by email wrightslaw18 |at| missouriparentsact.org, by phone 1-800-473-7634, or by fax 1-636-387-6296. Email is perferred.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Click here for a map and directions to the Spencer Creek Library.
Parking
Parking is complimentary on site. Overflow parking is located within walking distance.
Hotel Accommodations
Click here for a list of local hotels.
Airports
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
(approximately 14.7 miles to venue)
We built
the Missouri 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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