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Alert
- Wrightslaw Special Education Legal & Advocacy Program in Troy,
Michigan!
Please
join Pete and Pam Wright for a full day of special education legal
and advocacy training in Troy, Michigan on Saturday,
February 28, 2004.
The program will 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.
"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)
For
details about what you will learn, see agenda below.
Registration
Information
You
can
register
online or download and print the mail-in
registration form.
Registration Fees: ASA Member:
$70; General Registration: $85 (an optional light luncheon will be
available in the MSU Center Dining Room for $10)
Your registration includes two
books - Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90). (vooks may not
be available for last-minute registrants and walk-ins.)
Pete and Pam Wright's new book, Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind, will be available at the conference.
This
conference has been approved for 5 SB-CEUs
(State Board Continuing Education Units), the maximum 5 contact hour
credit.
6
CLE credits were approved by Indiana & Ohio.
For more information about this program, including directions, hotels,
and things to do, please visit the Michigan
conference page.
Questions?
Please
call (248) 393-3131 or email N.Luyckx@asaoakland.org
Agenda
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Overview
of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA '97)
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ESY,
Child Find, LRE, Inclusion, Private Placements, Assessments
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Evaluations,
Re-evaluations, IEPs
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Procedural
Safeguards, Complaints, Notice, Placement in Alternative Educational
Setting
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- IDEA
Reauthorization (IDEA 2002)
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Standard
Scores, Subtest Scores, Percentile Ranks
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Specific,
Measurable, Action Words, Realistic & Relevant, Time-limited
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Strategies
for Writing Present Levels of Performance
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Annual
Goals, Short-term Objectives & Benchmarks
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- Common
IEP Problems
Tactics
& Strategies for Effective Advocacy
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Parent-School
Conflict: Why & How to Resolve
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Obstacles
to Successful Advocacy
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Rules
of Adverse Assumptions
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How
to Organize the Child's File
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How
to Use the Comprehensive Evaluation
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Effective
Negotiation Strategies
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Letter
Writing Strategies & Letter to the Stranger
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How
to Prepare for School Meetings
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School
Meeting Survival Strategies
For
more info about this program, please visit the Michigan
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 2004 and 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
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
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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