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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Wayne Steedman, Esq.
Via ZOOM
Both Dates SOLD OUT
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 and Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Wayne Steedman, Esq., is being sponsored by Sooner SUCCESS.
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
| 9:00-10:30 |
- IDEA History, Book Overview
- 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 Test Data with the Bell Curve
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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, OCR, USDOJ
- Legal Research - how to find cases
- Endrew F. + Fry SCOTUS and other recent cases
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
From Emotions to Advocacy
- Developing the Master Plan
- Knowing the Rules of the Game
- Dealing with Conflict
- Crisis, Emergency, Help
- Organization of the File
- SMART IEPs
- Tactics and Strategies
- The Letter to the Stranger
- 5 Ws + H + E
- Meeting Strategies
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions and Answers |
Registration
| Registration Fee |
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| Care Giver and Professional |
$15 |
Conference fee includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen, training bag and three Wrightslaw books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed., Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed., and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs provided the morning of the conference. All attendees will receive adobe.pdf copies of each book after the training.
The three print and pdf books retail for $103.70.
Click here to register online for the September 14th date.
Click here to register online for the September 16th date.
Click here to print the conference flyer.
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships are available for parents of children with disabilites with financial need. The scholarship will waive or refund the registration fee for selected recipients. The deadline to apply for a Scholarship is August 31, 2021. For more information call 405-271-2710 or email sooner-success |at |ouhsc.edu. School Districts may use district level Project 615 funds to cover the registration cost.
Refund Policy: No refunds are available for this event. You can make arrangements for someone to attend in your place. You need to email sooner-success |at| ouhsc.edu with that update.
Questions? Contact Lori Wathen by telephone 405-698-6970 or email lori-wathen |at| ouhsc.edu
Wrightslaw programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
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