Alert - Join Pam and Pete Wright in Skokie, Illinois on February 21, 2004

Alert - Join Pete and Pam Wright for a Special Education Advocacy Program in Skokie, Illinois!

Pete and Pam will do a full day of special education legal and advocacy training in Skokie, Illinois on Saturday, February 21, 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.

"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

Registration is $55.00 for an individual, $75.00 for a couple (one set of books).
Registration fee for individuals who receive CEUs (teachers, social workers, counselors, etc):$65.00.
Walk-in registration: $75.00 for an individual; $95.00 for a couple; $90.00 with CEUs.

You will receive two books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (value: $59.90) and a copy of the Illinois Special Education rules. Books 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.

Please download and distribute the registration form designed by Special Connections.

Download the information flyer designed by Special Connections.

To open these documents, you need Adobe Reader installed in your computer. You can download this free program from the Adobe site at - http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

CLE's have been applied for and are pending.

For more info about this training program, including hotels, directions, and things to do, visit the Skokie conference page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/04.02.il.htm

Questions? Please e-mail Chuck Kusar at chastk482@comcast.net

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 (IDEA 2002)
Back to School on Civil Rights
No Child Left Behind Act

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
Recognizing Common IEP Problems

Tactics & Strategies for Effective Advocacy

Parent-School Conflict: Why & How to Resolve
Obstacles to Successful Advocacy
Rules of Adverse Assumptions
Effective Negotiation Strategies
Letter Writing Strategies
Letter to the Stranger
How to Prepare for School Meetings
School Meeting Survival Strategies

For more info about this training program, visit the Skokie conference page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/04.02.il.htm

Wrightslaw: Seminars & Training Programs

To learn when we are scheduled to come to your area, please visit our seminars & schedule page: https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/index.htm

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 at: https://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/faqs.htm

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!"

"When I returned from your program, I went to ttended a meeting with our Special Ed 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. It was hard for me to get away 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."

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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