This email was sent by Wrightslaw.com per your request. To ensure delivery to your "Inbox" (not junk folders), please add newsletter@wrightslaw.com to your address book.


Wrights
law


The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter
October 28, 2005


Home  
ISSN: 1538-3202

Information


Program Overview

Registration

Help Get the Word Out

Wrightslaw Seminars & Training

Subscribe & Contact Info



Subscribe
Your Email:

Check Email for spelling
Your Name & Zipcode:


Alert - Navigating IDEA 2004 in Sarasota, FL on November 5, 2005

Please join Pete and Pam Wright for Navigating IDEA 2004 in Sarasota, FL on Saturday, November 5, 2005.

This program is sponsored by the Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/Sarasota, an alliance of families, community organizations and businesses. The program will be held at the Woodland Baptist Church, 9607 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34202. Directions

"I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation last weekend. Your delivery was so engaging that I lost all track of time. You gave me a great boost. Thank you for an enlightening and stimulating presentation!" - Marie, Florida

Program Overview

In Navigating IDEA 2004, you will learn about key changes in IDEA 2004 including:

* New requirements for initial evaluations, reevaluations, parental consent
* New requirements for measurable IEP goals, IEP teams, revising IEPs
* New eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
* New procedural requirements and timelines, including the Due Process Complaint Notice and Resolution (IEP) Session

You will also learn about NCLB requirements for research based instruction, highly qualified teachers, and how NCLB applies to children with disabilities.

You will learn how to use tests to measure educational progress and regression, SMART IEPs, and receive an overview of advocacy strategies for effective advocacy. Conference brochure & registration form.

This program is designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates, and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education, and is not disability specific.

"Thank you for sharing so much incredible information, and for sharing yourselves. I enjoyed your complimentary styles of getting information to your audience. You truly seem to be a Ying and Yang combo." - Barb, CT


Registration

Your registration fee includes two books, Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004 and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (Retail Value: $35.), morning goodies, lunch, afternoon snack, and a certificate of attendance.

You will also receive a complimentary copy of 10 Tips: How to Use IDEA 2004 to Improve Education for Children with Disabilities by parent attorney Wayne Steedman, Esq.

Fee: $65. per person; $80.00 per couple.*

*One set of books per couple. A couple is defined as both individuals living at the same address.

Conference brochure & registration form

To learn more about this program, including logistics, directions, and accommodations, please check the Sarasota FL conference page.

Scholarships - a limited number of parent scholarships are available.

Questions? Call Mary Smith at (941) 928-0682 or E-mail BSMITH22@TAMPABAY.RR.COM

"The Wrightslaw Special Education Law Seminar was a tremendously rewarding experience and will forever change our practice." - Bryan I. Eder, Esq., Chudnof & Eder, PLC


Help Get the Word Out!

If you know others who may be interested in attending this program, please send them this Alert or the conference info and registration form from https://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/05.11.fl.pdf

Post the brochure at school or work. Send copies to your friends, family members and your favorite teachers.

Send the link to the conference info page to friends and listserv members who live in the Connecticut area.

We hope to see you in Hartford!

"WOW! I had a wonderful time at the Boot Camp. Your presentation was not only incredibly informative ... but FUN! Time just flew by." - Stella from New York


Wrightslaw Seminars & Training Programs: 2005

To learn when we are coming to your area, please check the schedule.

Conferences are being booked for 2006 and 2007. To learn how you can bring a Wrightslaw program to your community, please check Seminars and Training. Program Descriptions

Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates, and attorneys who represent children with disabilities. Our goal is provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to advocate effectively for children with disabilities.


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

Law Library Seminars & Training
Advocacy Yellow Pages for Kids
IDEA 2004 Free Newsletter
No Child Left Behind Newsletter Archives

Contact Info

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



This newsletter was generated &*DATE;
This email was sent from the WRIGHTSLAW list to the email address: &*TO; To Unsubscribe