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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp
with Pete Wright, Esq.
and Pamela Darr Wright, MA, MSW
Wakefield, MA
(Just Outside of Boston)
Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2019
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Two Day Boot Camp, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete and Pam Wright, is being sponsored by Abled Advocacy, Inc.
The program will be held at:
The Lakeside Inn
595 North Ave.
Wakefield, MA 01880
Program Description
Choose the schedule that works best for you. Friday's focus will be on special education law and Saturday will focus on advocacy skills.
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
| Day
1: Friday, October 4, 2019 - Special Education Law |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 |
- Introduction
- Overview of Book: Wrightslaw: Special Education Law
- IDEA History - PARC + Mills Cases - Past US Supreme Court Cases
|
| 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
|
| 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(a,b,c): Evaluations
Section
1414(d) IEPs
|
| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
Section
1414(d) IEPs (cont'd)
|
| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
| Day
2: Saturday, October 5, 2019 - Special Education Advocacy 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: Charter Schools
- Legal issues: Food Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Epi-Pens, Diabetes, Epilepsy, etc.
The Journey - From Emotions to Advocacy - Tactics
- The Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
|
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
From Emotions to Advocacy - Tactics
- 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
- Recognizing and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles
- Organization of the Child's File
- SMART IEPs
|
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Advocacy
Strategies
- Emotions, Conflict and Normal Obstacles
- School
Culture
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
|
| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
Advocacy Strategies (con’t)
- Hazards of Litigation & Outcome Prediction
- Comprehensive Evaluations
- Paper Trails & Letters
- School
Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies
Closing - In Summation |
| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
| Registration Fee |
|
| Both Days |
$349 |
| Friday Only |
$249 |
| Saturday Only |
$249 |
Conference fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, 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. Download and share the sponsorship opportunities flyer.
Special Needs Accommodations: Contact Dawn Connelly via email abledadvocacy |at| gmail.com no later than September 19, 2019.
Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this training. For Massachusetts residents MDDC may be able to provide some limited assistance. Please click here for details.
Refund Policy: No refunds will be given after September 19, 2019. Before September 19th refunds can be processed minus a $30 per registration processing fee. Substitutions are possible until October 1, 2019.
Questions? Contact the sponsors by email abledadvocacy |at| gmail.com by telephone at 978-905-8151 or by fax 978-224-1036.
Wrightslaw programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics, Directions and Accommodations
Directions
Map and directions to The Lakeside Inn.
Parking
Parking is free at The Lakeside Inn.
Airports
Boston Logan International (BOS)
(approximately 16 miles to venue)
Manchester-Boston Regional (MHT)
(approximately 43 miles to venue)
Hotel Accommotations
A block of rooms is being held at The Lakeside Inn. Single $99, Double $109. Cut off date to receive a discounted rate is September 19, 2019. Contact Al at 781-245-6100 or email alfredosenthal |at| lakesideinnwakefield.com.
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