The Wrightslaw Way

10 Ways You Can Tell it is an IEP meeting in Texas……… (where sped is considered contact sport). 1.  At the annual IEP meeting, both the advocate and special ed director compliment each other on the camouflage color of their iPad. 2.  The LSSP’s tatoo that has the letters MDR is bigger than your COPAA […]

Subtitle: Why you may need a trip to a COPAA conference to relax. 1.    You thought the OSEP’s MOU on NCLB’s AYP came from CDC and was about another STD. 2.    You are were actually able to follow #1. 3.    You asked the Advocate Committee to research OCR guidance on the impact of the Albuquerque’s 5000 ft […]

–From one of our favorite advocates who loves the 4 seasons in TX – drought, flood, blizzard, & twister, is a COPAA member and a faithful conference attendee. We hope, in spite of “advocate overload,” he made it safely home from Miami. His latest Top 10 for 2012 – 1. You noticed that the words COPAA […]

I know that you get a lot of heat, but I can testify that it is very hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you are walking backwards. I really needed you to turn me around and show me the way. I’ve learned so much through your website and this […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, is seeking information about the use of restraints, seclusion, and aversives in public school day programs. The GAO is developing a report for hearings that will be held by House Education Committee Chairman George Miller on this issue.