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Win River Casino
2100 Redding Rancheria Road
Redding, CA 96001
Program Description
One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four
areas:
- special
education law, rights and responsibilities
- tests
and measurements to measure progress & regression
- SMART
IEPs
- introduction
to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy
Wrightslaw
programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators,
health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children
with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not
disability specific.
Agenda
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration and Morning Refreshments |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Introductions
- IDEA
History and Overview
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
- Section
1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive
Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion, Private Placements,
Statewide Assessments
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1414 Evaluations and IEPs
- Section
1415 Prior Written Notice, Procedural Safeguards Notice,
Mediation, Due Process Hearing, Appeal, Discipline, Age
of Majority
- Section
504, ADA, FERPA
- NCLB
No Child Left Behind
- Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw
- S.M.A.R.T.
IEPs
- Special
Ed Advocacy for the Parent, Advocate, and Parent’s
Attorney
- Legal,
systemic and “school culture” obstacles to compliance
with IDEA-04
The
Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
- Developing
the Master Plan
- Knowing
the Rules of the Game
- Recognizing
and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles
- How
to Deal with Conflict, a Healthy and Normal event
- Crisis,
Emergency, Help
- Organization
of the Child’s File
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break - Afternoon snack will be provided |
| 2:45-4:00 |
- Tactics
and Strategies
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
- Private
Evaluations
- Paper
Trails
- The
Letter to the Stranger
- 5
Ws + H + E
- Preparation
for Meetings
- Meeting
Strategies
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration Fees |
Early Bird
thru
February
16, 2013 |
Regular
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| Individual |
$60 |
$75 |
| Couple* |
$95 |
$110 |
* Couples receive one set of books.
Registration deadline extended to Midnight, Monday March 11, 2013.
Walk-In (individual only) $100 upon availability. Lunch will be on your own.
Conference fee
includes morning refreshments, lunch, afternoon snacks and three books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
Click here to register online.
Download the printable registration form.
Download and distribute the conference information flyer.
Credits: 6 CLE's (continuing legal credits) and 0.6 CEU's (continuing education units) have been appoved for this conference. The $13 CEU and $25 CLE fee are made payable at the conference. 6 credits for LMFTs, LCSWs and LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences have been approved. 6 contact hours of continuing education credits for RN's as required by the Californiai Board of Registered Nursing have been approved. Both are an additional fee of $25.
Scholarships: Please contact the sponsor for information.
Refund Policy: All sales are final, non refundable. Registrants may appoint a substitute.
Exhibitor Information: Click here if you are interested in exhibiting at this conference.
Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability and require accommodations, please contact the sponsors no later than February 16, 2013.
Questions? Contact C.H.E.A.R. by telephone 530-710-8987, fax 530-221-8089 or by email.
Note: If you are interested on how you can support this conference, please click here!
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here for directions to the Win River Casino.
Parking
Parking is free.
Airports
Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)
(approximately 20 minutes to venue)
Accommodations
The Hilton Garden Inn Redding Hotel is offering a group room rate of $109 per night for March 15-16, 2013 only. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 530-226-5111, 1800-Hiltons, or via website. Reservations can be made through February 22, 2013. Enter Code Wright1 to receive the special room rate. Once this date passes, the group rate is no longer available.
Click here for the directions to the Hilton Garden Inn Redding Hotel.
We built
the California Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities so people can get reliable
information and support.
The State Yellow Pages
has many useful resources - evaluators, educational consultants, academic
tutors, support groups, grassroots organizations, advocates, attorneys
and others who help parents get services for their children.
If you provide a service, sign up to be listed on the Yellow
Pages for Kids with Disabilities - this is a free service from Wrightslaw.
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