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The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter
February 16, 2004


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Alert - Join Pete and Pam Wright in Indianapolis for a Special Education Legal & Advocacy Program!

Pete and Pam will do a full day of special education legal and advocacy training in Indianapolis on Tuesday, February 24, 2004.

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

"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!

For details about what you will learn, see agenda below.


Registration Information

Registration is $110.00. This includes morning coffee, danishes, a box lunch, and presentation materials listed below.

You will receive two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy by Pete and Pam Wright (value: $59.90) and Article 7. Books may not be available for last-minute registrants and walk-ins.

Please download and distribute the registration form designed by the Autism Society of Indiana.

To open this document, you need Adobe Reader installed in your computer. You can download this free program from the Adobe site.

6 CLE's have been approved for this program. Upon approval by the Indiana Professional Standards Board, Certification Renewal Units (CRU's) may be available.

This seminar is not disability specific. For more info about this training program, including hotels, directions, and things to do, please visit the Indianapolis conference page.

Questions? Contact Diana Stille or Donna Beasley at (812) 855-6508.


Agenda

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, Re-evaluations, IEPs
  • Procedural Safeguards, Complaints, Notice, Placement in Alternative Educational Setting
  • Section 504 v. IDEA
  • Caselaw
  • IDEA Reauthorization News & Updates
  • No Child Left Behind

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
  • How to Prepare for School Meetings
  • School Meeting Survival Strategies

For more info about this training program, please visit the Indianapolis conference page.


Wrightslaw: Seminars & Training Programs

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

Conferences are now being booked for 2004 and 2005. To learn how you can bring Pete and Pam Wright to your area, please visit our FAQs page.


What People Are Saying . . .

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

"I attended your Oklahoma Bootcamp. When I returned, I attended a meeting with our Special Education Advocacy staff where I was asked to explain discrepancy theory. Imagine my joy when I stepped up to the easel and drew the bell curve with accurate figures and explanations!"

"I want to thank Pam and Pete for the wonderful conference in Oklahoma. It was hard for me 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."


Subscription & Contact Info

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

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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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