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Mizzou University
S 102 Memorial Union
518 Hitt Street
Columbia, MO 65211
New Info - Parking: Important!
Cost is $5.00, paid online, in advance. You must park in the MU Hitt St. parking
garage in the SW corner of Hitt and Elm.
Go online to:
https://mu.nupark.com/events/Events/Register/78bad30f-1b2f-4c9b-a7e8-28990d8a7254
and register your vehicle in advance.
Link to a Map from garage to Memorial Union is below:
SW Corner Hitt and Elm, walking South on Hitt to Memorial Union on left.
Upon entering the Memorial Union, go to the left entrance under the arch
and then left to the conference room.
Program Description
One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on five
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
| 8:00-9:00 |
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 |
| *Couple |
$225 |
* Couples receive one set of books.
Conference fee
includes lunch and 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 CLEs (continuing legal education) credits through The Missouri Bar have been approved. The $75 fee is paid through online registration.
Refund Policy: A full refund is available before May 2, 2019. Ticket transfer is available.
Special Needs Accomodations: For accommodations contact Amey McAllister no later than April 1, 2019.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.
Childcare: No childcare is available for this conference.
Questions? Contact Amey McAllister, Operations Coordinator by telephone 1-800-743-7634 or email amcallister |at| missouriparentsact.org
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Click here for a map and directions to the Stotler Lounge.
Parking
Parking is available and free at the venue.
Hotel Accommodations
Click here for a list of local hotels.
Airports
Lambert St. Louis International Airport (STL)
(approximately 112 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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