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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law & Advocacy Training
with Peter
Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright
Nashua,
New Hampshire, April 13-14, 2007
This
two-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Training, a Wrightslaw
training program with Pete
Wright and Pam
Wright, is being sponsored by Education-A-Must.
 The
program will be held at:
Sheraton
Nashua Hotel
11 Tara Blvd.
Nashua, NH 03062
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-97) and the Reauthorized IDEA
of 2004
| | 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | IDEA
(con’t) - Section
1400: Findings & Purposes
- Section
1401: Definitions
- Section
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 & 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 (con’t) - Hazards
of Litigation & Outcome Prediction
- Comprehensive
Evaluations
- Negotiating;
Paper Trails & Letters
- School
Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies
| | 4:00-4:30 | Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration
Fees | $249.00 | Individual
Rate | $269.00 | Professional
Rate for CLE or CEU Credit |
Click
here to download the brochure (PDF) and print
registration form (PDF).Click
here for online registration. It will take you to the Wrightslaw ShopSite
Store, scroll down to the very end of the page. Your
registration includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack, Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd edition and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, Second Edition ($50.00 combined retail value).
Additional Information: This program has been approved by the NHMCLE Board for 12 CLE credits; Continuing Education Units (CEUs) have been approved.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions Sheraton
Nashua Hotel, 11 Tara Blvd., Nashua, NH 03062 Experience
a true New England getaway. Located off scenic Route 3 in New Hampshire, the Sheraton
Nashua is set on 16 acres of manicured grounds and adjacent to several major high
tech corporations. From
Points North and Northwest: From Vermont and/or Northern New Hampshire follow
I-89 South. Stay on I-93 South just past Hooksett Toll Booth. Go straight on I-293
through Manchester where it becomes US Rt.3, Everett Turnpike. Follow the Everett
Turnpike all the way to Exit 1 (Spit Brook Road). Turn right at bottom of ramp.
Hotel is 1/4 mile on right. From
Points West: Mass Pike, (I-90) East to I-290 North/East to I-495 North. Take
Rt. 3 North to New Hampshire. Take first NH Exit 1 onto Spit Brook Road and turn
left at bottom of ramp. Hotel is 1/4 mile on right. From
Points South: I-495 North to Rt. 3 North (after Lowell) to New Hampshire.
Take first NH Exit 1 onto Spit Brook Road and turn left at bottom of ramp. Hotel
is 1/4 mile on right. From
Manchester Airport: Leaving airport follow main drive, turn right on Brown
Ave. Turn left on I-293 (&101 West). Take Rt. 3 (Everett Turnpike) South to
Exit 1 (Spit Brook Road). Turn right at bottom of ramp. Hotel is 1/4 mile on right.
Please
click here for directions from MapQuest. Parking
Parking is available
on-site free of charge.
Airports Manchester
Boston Regional Airport
Approximately 22 miles from conference location.
Accommodations There
are many hotels in the area, including:
Sheraton
Nashua Hotel (Conference Location)
11 Tara Blvd.
Nashua,
NH 03062
(603)
888-9970
There
will be a block of rooms reserved under "Education-A-Must" | |
| Restaurants There
are many restaurants in the area, including two on-site, along with those at Pheasant
Lane Mall, which is within 1 mile of the conference location. We
built the New Hampshire
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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