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SOLD
OUT!
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp
with Pete Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright
Columbia,
Maryland,
November 10-11, 2006
Special
Education Law & Advocacy Training, a Wrightslaw
training program with Pete
Wright and Pam
Wright, is being co-sponsored by The
Howard County Autism Society, the Family Advocacy & Parent Education (FAPE)
Program, & The Parents Place of Maryland.
 The
program will be held at:
Howard County
Community College
Instructional Lab Building
10901 Little Patuxent
Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Program Description Participants
will learn about changes in IDEA 2004 including:
- New requirements
for initial evaluations, reevaluations & parental consent
- New
requirements for IEPs, IEP goals, IEP teams, IEP meetings
- New
eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
- New
procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process Complaint Notice”
and “Resolution (IEP) Session.”
Participants
will learn about requirements in No Child Left Behind
including: - Reading
and research based instruction
- Highly
qualified teachers
- Parental
rights and options
- High
stakes testing
Participants
will also learn how to: - Use
tests and measurements to measure progress
- Write
SMART IEPs
- Use
tactics and strategies for effective advocacy
| Day 1: Special
Education Laws | | 8:00
- 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Introductions,
Agenda, Pre-test; Overview: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
and the Reauthorized IDEA of 2004 | | 10:30
- 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | IDEA
(cont'd) - Section 1400: Findings & Purposes; Section 1401: Definitions; 1412:
"Catchall Statute", Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), ESY, Notice,
Statewide Assessments; Review | | 12:00
- 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Measuring
Progress: Tests & Measurements and the Bell Curve; Demo: How to Chart Test
Scores; Section 1414: Evaluations, Consent, Individualized Educational Programs
(IEPs) | | 2:30
- 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 4:00 | Section
1415: Procedural Safeguards - Prior Written Notice, Procedural Safeguards Notice,
Mediation, Due Process Hearings, Appeal, Discipline; Section 504: Discrimination,
Retaliation, Damages; Review and Homework Assignment | | 4:00
- 4:30 | Questions and
Answers | | Day
2: SMART IEPs, NCLB, Advocacy Strategies | | 9:00
- 10:30 | Review:
Law, Tests & Measurements, Bell Curve; No Child Left Behind: Reading, Research
Based Instruction, Highly Qualified Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Parent "Right
to Know"; SMART IEPs | | 10:30
- 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | SMART
IEPs (cont'd) | | 12:00
- 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Advocacy
Strategies: Crisis Management, Emotions, Conflict, Obstacles to Successful Advocacy,
School Culture, Rule of Adverse Assumptions | | 2:30
- 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 4:00 | Advocacy
Strategies (cont'd): Hazards of Litigation and Outcome Prediction; Comprehensive
Evaluations; Negotiating; Paper Trails & Letters; School Meetings: Preparation
& Survival Strategies | | 4:00
- 4:30 | Questions and
Answers | Registration
Your
registration includes morning refreshments, lunch, Wrightslaw
IDEA 2004 and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, Second Edition ($35.00 combined retail
value).
Note: Lunches will be unavailable
for those registering after November 6, 2006.
| Registration Fees |
| | Parents/Advocates | $135.00 |
| Couples* | $235.00 |
| Professionals | $160.00 |
*Only
1 set of books for those registering as a couple.
Download the
informational flyer and printable registration form here (PDF). Mail
your completed registration form to: Howard
County Autism Society
c/o 7231 Cadence Court
Columbia, MD 21046 Make
checks payable to: Howard County Autism Society
SOLD OUT
- To register online Click here.
Questions?
Questions can be directed to
Catriona Johnson or by calling (410) 760-5595.
Additional
Information: The Parents’ Place of Maryland and the Howard County Autism
Society are offering a limited number of subsidies for this conference. Please
submit a letter requesting a registration subsidy for consideration to the address
above. Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions Howard
County Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 From
Silver Spring take Rt. 29 North. Take Exit 18 A-B. Veer Left at the fork in
the exit, towards Town Center. Turn left onto Broken Land Parkway. Go two lights
and turn LEFT onto Little Patuxent Parkway. Go two more lights and turn LEFT at
Harper's Farm Rd./Howard Community College onto the campus.
From Baltimore
take I-95 S. Take Exit 41A-B,RT. 175 West towards Columbia. RIGHT at the fork
in the exit ramp. Follow RT. 175 West for about 5 miles. Once you cross RT. 29
the road becomes Little Patuxent Parkway. Continue on for another 2.5 miles. There
are signs pointing towards the college. Turn LEFT at the intersection of Harper’s
Farm Road onto the campus. Please
click here for directions from MapQuest.
Parking
Parking is free on-site.
Airports
Baltimore-Washington
International Airport
Approximately 20 miles from conference location.
Accommodations
The following hotels are near the conference location.
Sheraton Columbia Hotel
10207 Wincopin
Cir
Columbia, MD 21044
(800) 444-6835 |
Courtyard by Marriott Columbia
8910 Stanford
Blvd
Columbia, MD 21045
(800) 664-6835 |
Hilton Columbia
5485 Twin Knolls Road
Columbia, MD 21045-3247
(410) 997-1060 | |
| Restaurants There
are many restaurants are near the conference location.
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