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The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter
June 25, 2004


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Alert - Join Pete & Pam Wright in Sacramento, California for a Wrightslaw Boot Camp!

Saturday, July 17 & Sunday, July 18, 2004

In Wrightslaw Boot Camp, you learn how to find answers to your questions in special education laws and regulations; how to use tests and measurements to measure educational progress and graph test scores; how to write SMART IEP goals and objectives; and how to use tactics and strategies to get quality special education services. (See agenda below)

"Your program was informative and entertaining! I learned skills to help me advocate for my child that will help in other areas of my life. This was the best two days I have spent in a long time." - Debra from Florida (more comments)


Registration

You can download the registration form or informational flyer.

Registration Fees: by 6/30/04 $170.00, Late Registration after 6/30/04 $190.00.

Your registration includes two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90). (books may not be available for last-minute registrants and walk-ins.) Refreshments will be provided during breaks and lunch will be served on both day’s.

Download and distribute the registration/information flyer designed by Debra Pratt. To open this document, you need Adobe Reader installed in your computer. You can download this free program from the Adobe site.

CLE Credits have been applied for and are pending for this training program.

For more information about the California event, including hotels, directions, and things to do, please visit the California conference page.

Questions? Call Gordon Hall at (916) 381- 5270 or Email: GordMary@comcast.net


Agenda

Day 1 (Saturday, July 17, 2004)

Special Education Law

  • Overview of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA '97)
  • Findings and Purposes
  • Definitions
  • ESY, Child Find, LRE, Inclusion, Private Placements, Assessments
  • Evaluations, Reevaluations, IEPs
  • Procedural Safeguards, Notice, Due Process, Mediation, Appeal, Discipline, Transition
  • Section 504 & ADA
  • IDEA Reauthorization News
  • No Child Left Behind Act
  • Caselaw & recent legal developments

Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve

  • Overview of Tests & Measurements & Bell Curve
  • Standard Scores, Subtest Scores, Percentile Ranks, Grade & Age Equivalent Scores
  • How to Use Bell Curve to Chart Progress & Regression
  • Demo: How to Create PowerPoint Graphs of Progress & Regression

Day 2 (Sunday, July 18, 2004)

Review: Laws, Regulations, Tests & Measurements, Bell Curve

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
  • Common IEP Problems

Tactics & Strategies for Effective Advocacy

  • Rules of Adverse Assumptions
  • Parent-School Conflict: Why & How to Resolve
  • Obstacles to Successful Advocacy
  • How to Organize the Child's File & the Master Document List
  • How to Obtain and Use the Comprehensive Evaluation
  • Keys to Successful Negotiation
  • Letter-Writing Strategies
  • How to Prepare for School Meetings
  • School Meeting Survival Strategies
  • Strategies to Deal with Difficult People
  • How to Use 5 Ws + H + E Questions
  • How to Chose Your Battles Wisely; How to Market & Sell
  • Deadly Sins

For more info about these training programs, please visit the California conference page.


Wrightslaw: Seminars & Training Programs


To learn when we are scheduled to come to your area, please visit the seminars & schedule page.


Conferences are now being booked for 2005. To learn how you can bring a Wrightslaw program to your community, please visit our FAQs page.


What People Are Saying . . .

"Thanks for a wonderful conference. It was hard to get away for 3 days but soooooo worth it. Special ed was occupying every worry cell in my brain. Now that I have a roadmap, I worry less and accomplish more." - Diana, parent of 3 children

"Wow! I do advocacy training and got lots of great ideas from your presentation. The bell curve is powerful. I taught several people how to do this and they are amazed. I may even give your test!" - Michelle, advocate and trainer

"When I returned from your Bootcamp, I met with our Special Education Advocacy staff and was asked to explain discrepancy theory. Imagine my joy when I drew the bell curve with figures and accurate explanations!" - Cindy, attorney

"I want to thank you for the most informative seminar I have ever attended. I learned so much! Thank you for answering so many questions - you answered one of my questions and it helped!"


Subscription & Contact Info

The Special Ed Advocate is a free online newsletter about special education legal and advocacy issues, cases, and tactics and strategies. Newsletter subscribers also receive "alerts" about new cases, events, and special offers on Wrightslaw books. Subscribe

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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


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