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Double Tree by Hilton
1775 Cheyenne Mtn. Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Program Description
In the From Emotions to Advocacy training program (one day, 6 hours), you learn how to take an active role in managing your child's special education. You'll learn about the five key sections in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what our child's test scores mean, and how to develop SMART IEPs. You will learn how to prepare for meetings, the gentle art of disagreeing, and how to maintain healthy working relationships with the school. You will learn:
- about IDEA - Sections 1400, 1401, 1412, 1414 and 1415
- using the Bell Curve to understand your child's strengths and needs
- using a parent agenda
- how to build healthy working relationships with school personnel
- how to document information that may prevent or resolve disputes
- how to participate as an equal member of your child's IEP Team
All 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
| Schedule |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Introductions
- Section
1: Getting Started
- Creating the Advocate's IEP, the Master Plan
- Taming
the Paper Trail
- Goals
and Strategies for the Advocate
- The
Parent as Project Manager
- Advocacy
101: Learning the Rules of the Game
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 |
- Obstacles
to Success, Resolving Parent/School
- Conflicts,
Emergency, Crisis, Help
- Evaluations
and Your Child's Disability
- Tests
and Measurements 101
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
- The
Bell Curve
- Charting
Test Scores
- Smart
IEPs
- Overview
of IDEA - Findings, Purposes and Definitions
- Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- ESSA
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| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45 - 4:00 |
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
- Taming
the Paper Trail - Documenting and Writing Letters and using
the "Letter to a Stranger" Strategy
- IEP
Meeting Strategies and Common Problems
- Putting
it all together
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| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics and Directions
Directions
Directions to the Double Tree by Hilton.
Parking
Free parking is provided by the Double Tree by Hilton.
Airport
Denver International Airport is a 89 mile roundtrip to the venue.
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is 7 miles from the venue.
We built
the 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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