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Advocacy
Training Schedule
One-day
Seminar l 2-day Mini-Boot Camp l 2-day
Boot Camp
One-day
Advocacy Training Seminar
The
one-day advocacy seminar focuses 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.
| 8:15
- 9:00 am |
Registration
and coffee. |
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
Special
Education Law: IDEA. Overview of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; Findings & Purposes; Definitions; ESY, Child Find,
Least Restrictive Environment, Private Placements; Evaluations, Reevaluations,
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); Procedural Safeguards, Complaints,
Notice, Placement in Alternative Educational Setting. |
| 10:30
- 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45
- 11:15 am |
Special
Education Law: Section 504, No Child Left Behind. Section 504
v. IDEA; Caselaw; IDEA Reauthorization (IDEA 2002); Back to School
on Civil Rights; No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. |
|
11:15 - 12:00 noon |
Tests & Measurements 101. Progress and Regression; Standard
Scores, Subtest Scores, Percentile Ranks; How to Chart Test Scores
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| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Lunch.
(If lunch is on your own, we list several restaurants and dining facilities
near the site.) |
| 1:00
- 2:30 pm |
Introduction
to 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 |
| 2:30
- 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45
- 4:00 pm |
Introduction
to Tactics & Strategies. Reasons for Parent-School Conflict;
Identify Common Obstacles to Problem Solving & Communication -
Emotions, Myths, Roles, School Culture; Rules of Adverse Assumptions;
How to Organize Your Child's File; How to Use the Comprehensive Evaluation;
Effective Negotiation Strategies; Letter Writing Strategies; the "Letter
to the Stranger"; How to Prepare for School Meetings; School
Meeting Survival Strategies. |
| 4:00
- 4:30 pm |
Review. Qs & As. |
Back
to speaking page
Wrightslaw
Mini-Boot Camp
| Day
1: Special Education Law & Tests & Measurements |
| 6:30
- 8:00 pm |
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act. History & Overview; PARC
and Mills cases; Section 1400 - Findings & Purposes; Section 1401
- Definitions; Section 1412 - ESY, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment,
Private Placements, High Stakes Tests. |
| 8:00
- 8:15 pm |
Break |
| 8:15-
9:45 pm |
Tests
& Measurements & the Bell Curve. Standard Scores, Subtest
Scores, Percentile Ranks, Grade Equivalent and Age Equivalent Scores;
How to Chart Test Scores; How to Recognize Progress and Regression.
Demonstration: How to Use Computer Software Programs to Chart Test
Scores. SMART IEPs. Section 1414 - Evaluations, Reevaluations,
Individualized Education Programs, Present Levels of Performance,
Goals and Objectives.
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| Day
2: SMART IEPs & Tactics & Strategies |
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (con't).
Section 1415 - Procedural Safeguards - Complaints, Prior Written Notice,
Procedural Safeguards Notice, Mediation, Due Process Hearing, Appeal;
Discipline & Placement in Alternative Educational Settings; Age
of Majority. Back to School on Civil Rights. Other Statutes:
Section 504, ADA, FERPA. Section 504 v. IDEA; Special Education Caselaw.
IDEA Reauthorization (IDEA 2002); No Child Left Behind Act. Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw, Legal, systematic and "school culture"
obstacles to compliance with IDEA-97. 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. |
| 10:30
- 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45
- 12:00 pm |
The
Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert (con't). Crisis, Emergency,
Help, Organization of the Child's file. Tactics & Strategies:
Overview, The Rules of Adverse Assumptions, Private Evaluations, Paper
Trails, The Letter to the Stranger. |
| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00
- 2:30 pm |
Tactics
& Strategies (con't). The Letter to the Stranger - examples,
5 W's + H + E, Preparation for Meetings, Meeting Strategies. Quiz
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| 2:30
- 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45
- 3:45 pm |
Tactics
& Strategies (con't). Picking your battles, Marketing and
Selling, Caselaw and Tactics, In Summation. Quiz Results
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| 3:45
- 4:30 pm |
Qs
& As. |
Intensive
2-day Training Program - Wrightslaw Boot Camp
Two-day
Boot Camps are more intensive and personalized. Participants have opportunities
to network.
In Boot Camp, you learn how to use special education statutes and regulations
to get answers to your questions; how to use tests and measurements to
measure educational progress and graph out test scores; how to write SMART
IEPs goals and objectives; and how to use tactics and strategies to get
appropriate special education services.
| Day
1: Special Education Law & Tests & Measurements |
| 8:15
- 9:00 am |
Registration
& coffee. |
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act. History & Overview; PARC
and Mills cases; Section 1400 - Findings & Purposes; Section 1401
- Definitions; Section 1412 - ESY, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment,
Private Placements, High Stakes Tests. |
| 10:30
- 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45-
12:00 pm |
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (con't). Section 1414 - Evaluations,
Reevaluations, Individualized Education Programs; How to cross-reference
law and regulations; Appendix A.
|
| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Lunch
|
| 1:00
- 2:30 pm |
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (con't).
Section 1415 - Procedural Safeguards - Complaints, Prior Written Notice,
Procedural Safeguards Notice, Mediation, Due Process Hearing, Appeal;
Discipline & Placement in Alternative Educational Settings; Age
of Majority. Back to School on Civil Rights.
Other Statutes: Section 504, ADA, FERPA. Section 504 v. IDEA;
Special Education Caselaw. IDEA Reauthorization (IDEA 2002); No Child
Left Behind Act. |
| 2:30
- 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45
- 4:00 pm |
Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve. Standard Scores,
Subtest Scores, Percentile Ranks, Grade Equivalent and Age Equivalent
Scores; How to Chart Test Scores; How to Recognize Progress and Regression.
Demonstration: How to Use Computer Software Programs to Chart Test
Scores. |
| 4:00
- 4:30 pm |
Review.
Q & A |
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| Day
2: SMART IEPs & Tactics & Strategies |
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
SMART IEPs. Essential Components of SMART IEPs. Review of special
education law, tests & measurements & bell curve. . |
| 10:45
- 12:00 pm |
SMART IEPs (continued). Present Levels of Performance; Strategies
for Writing SMART IEP Goals & Objectives; SMART IEP Checklists;
Identifying Common IEP Problems; How to Revise Inadequate IEP Goals
& Objectives |
| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00
- 2:30 pm |
Tactics & Strategies for Effective Advocacy. The Rules
of Adverse Assumptions; Six Common Reasons for Parent-School Conflict;
School and Parent Obstacles: Emotions, Myths, Roles, School Culture;
How to Organize Your Child's File and Master Document List.
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| 2:30
- 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45
- 4:00 pm |
Tactics
& Strategies for Effective Advocacy (continued). The Comprehensive
Evaluation; Keys to Effective Negotiation; Letter Writing Strategies;
How to Write a "Letter to the Stranger"; How to Prepare
for School Meetings; School Meeting Survival Strategies; Strategies
to Deal with Difficult People; How to Use 5 W's + H + E Techniques;
Picking Your Battles; How to Market and Sell.
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| 4:00
- 4:30 pm |
Review. Qs & As. |
Back
to speaking page
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