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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
ZOOM Presentation
Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. The program will be presented using Zoom video.
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
| Tuesday, Oct. 12 |
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| 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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| Wednesday, Oct. 13 |
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| 9:00-10:30 |
- 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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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
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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Questions and Answers |
Registration
| Registration Fee |
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| Individual |
$160 |
| Professional |
$210 |
Conference fee includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen, print and adobe.pdf copies of three Wrightslaw books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed., Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed., and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs. The three print and pdf books retail for $103.70. Note: If you register after September 28th, pdf's will be provided for this training. The hard copies may or may not be received in time.
Shipping of the pen and three books to registered attendees began in August.
Click here to register online.
Click here to download the conference flyer.
Scholarships: There are a limited scholarships available. Please click here for additional information and to register.
Questions? Contact Randi Hilfiger by email Randi |at| ppmd.org or by telephone 410-768-9100.
Wrightslaw programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
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