Alert - Last Wrightslaw Programs in 2003 - Virginia, New York, Oklahoma!

Last Wrightslaw Programs in 2003 - VA, NY, OK!

Please join Pete and Pam Wright for a full day legal & advocacy training program in Northern VA/DC, Syracuse, NY or Cental Oklahoma. These are the last programs in 2003!

The programs focus on four areas; special education law, rights and responsibilities; tests and measurements to measure progress & regression; SMART IEPs; and an introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy. Agenda

Northern Virginia/Maryland/DC: November 12, 2003

This program will be held at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge, Virginia. For information about this program, including hotels, directions, and things to do, please visit the Virginia conference page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/03.11.va.htm

Note: This program was rescheduled from September 23 due to Hurricane Isabel. If you were registered for the September 23 conference in Annandale, your registration fee is FREE!

Registrants will receive two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90).

Approved for 6 CLE credits.

Questions? Please call (800) 649-8481 or E-mail: information@autismva.org

Download the flyer designed by TAP from the Wrightslaw site: https://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/03.11.va.pdf

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Syracuse, New York: November 15, 2003

This program will be held at the Corey Union Building at SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY. For more information about the New York program, including hotels, directions, and things to do, please visit the New York conference page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/03.11.ny.htm

Registrants will receive two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90). Books may not be available to last minute registrations and walk-ins.

Approved for 6.5 CLE credits.

Download the flyer designed by the Syracuse Asperger Autism Support from https://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/03.11.ny.pdf

Questions? Please call Mary Harrington (315) 637-4438 or E-mail Marpeth@Juno.com

Central Oklahoma: December 6, 2003 (FREE for Parents and Caregivers)

This Wrightslaw program will be held at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center in Edmond, Oklahoma on Saturday, December 6, 2003.

Registrants will receive two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90).

For more information, please visit the Oklahoma conference page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/03.12.ok.htm

Approved for 7 CLE credits.

Questions? Please call the Oklahoma Disability Law Center. In Oklahoma City dialing area: (405) 525-7755 v/tdd. Outside OKC dialing area: (800) 880-7755 v/tdd.
In Tulsa dialing area: (743) 6220 v/tdd. Outside Tulsa dialing area: (800) 226-5883 v/tdd

Program Agenda

Special Education Law

Overview of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA '97)
Findings and Purposes
Definitions
ESY, LRE, Inclusion, Private Placements
Evaluations, Re-evaluations, IEPs
Procedural Safeguards, Complaints, Notice, Placement in Alternative Educational Setting
Section 504 v. IDEA
Caselaw
IDEA Reauthorization (IDEA 2002)
Back to School on Civil Rights
No Child Left Behind Act

Tests & Measurements 101

Progress & Regression
Standard Scores, Subtest Scores, Percentile Ranks
How to Chart Test Scores

SMART IEPs

Specific, Measurable, Action Words, Realistic & Relevant
Time Limited
Strategies for Writing Present Levels of Performance
Annual Goals
Short-term Objectives & Benchmarks
IEP Checklists
Recognizing Common IEP Problems

Tactics & Strategies for Effective Advocacy

Parent-School Conflict: Why & How to Resolve
Obstacles to Successful Advocacy
Rules of Adverse Assumptions
How to Organize the Child's File
How to Use the Comprehensive Evaluation
Effective Negotiation Strategies
Letter Writing Strategies
Letter to the Stranger
How to Prepare for School Meetings
School Meeting Survival Strategies

Wrightslaw Seminars & Training Programs

To learn when we are scheduled to come to your area, please visit our Seminars & schedule page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/index.htm

Conferences are now being booked for 2004. To learn how you can bring Pete and Pam Wright to your area, please visit our FAQs page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/faqs.htm

What People Are Saying . . .

"Your boot camp was the most useful CLE I've ever attended. CLEs are notoriously boring and unpleasant. Your program was neither and I learned a lot, even as an experienced practitioner in the field." - Rob Mead, KU Wheat Law Library

"Thanks for the tools you've given us to advocate for our children! Kudos to Pete and Pam Wright - dynamic, interesting, informative and humorous speakers!" - Jeana from Louisiana

"Thank you for the wonderful conference in Oklahoma. Special ed was occupying every worry cell in my brain. Now that I have a roadmap, I worry less and accomplish more." - Carolyn in Oklahoma

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Contact Info

Pete and Pam Wright
Wrightslaw & The Special Ed Advocate
P. O. Box 1008
Deltaville, VA 23043
Website: https://www.wrightslaw.com
Email: newsletter@wrightslaw.com