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2026
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March 26, 2026 - San Antonio, TX
May 9, 2026 - WV via ZOOM
July 7, 2026 - Buffalo, NY
Sept. 17, 2026 MD via ZOOM
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Crowne
Plaza Knoxville
401 W. Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902 Program
Description
IDEA 2004 & NCLB: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You!
(one day, 6 hours) focuses on changes in IDEA
2004, the interrelationships between
IDEA 2004 and No Child
Left Behind, and how to use these laws to get better special education services
for children with disabilities. You
will learn about: - new
requirements for evaluations, reevaluations, parental consent
- new
requirements for IEPs, IEP teams, IEP meetings
- new
eligibility requirements for students with specific learning disabilities
- requirements
for accommodations on high stakes tests, accommodations guidelines, alternate
assessments
- new
rules about discipline and manifestation reviews
- new
procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process Complaint Notice”
and “Resolution (IEP) Session”
- requirements
for reading programs, essential components of reading instruction, research based
instruction
- requirements
for highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
- new
options and choices for children who attend struggling schools
-
how
NCLB applies to children with disabilities
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
| 8:00
- 9:00 | Registration
and ASA-ETC Annual Meeting | | 9:00-
10:30 |
Introductions; IDEA 2004: History and Overview; Section 1400: Findings & Purposes;
Section 1401: Key Definitions in IDEA: Special Education, LD, etc. |
| 10:30
- 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45
- 12:00 | Section
1412: Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment, Private Placements, Statewide
Assessments, Accommodations; Section 1414: Evaluations, Reevaluations, Parental
Consent, Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs), IEP Teams, IEP Meetings |
| 12:00
- 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00
- 2:30 |
Section 1415: Procedural Safeguards: Prior Written Notice; Resolution Session;
Mediation; Requirements & Timelines for Due Process Hearings; Discipline.
Proposed IDEA 2004 Regulations. | | 2:30
- 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45
- 4:00 |
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): IEPs; Research Based Instruction; Reading; Highly
Qualified Special Education Teachers | | 4:00
- 4:30 | Questions
and Answers | Registration Download
the brochure here.
Note: PayPal accepted.
Use info@asaetc.org.
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Registration Fee
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| ASA-ETC/DSAG
Member |
$60
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| ASA-ETC/DSAG
Couple* |
$85
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| Non-member |
$80
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| Professional
Seeking Credits |
$90
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The
texts for this program (also included in your registration fee) are Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd edition and Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind which includes the No Child Left Behind CD-ROM
with dozens of publications, manuals, toolkits, and other useful resources ($50.00
combined retail value). Lunch is included for those who register and pay by April
10, 2007.
Other
Information: 6 CLE credits and .6 CEU's have been approved
for this conference.
*Couples
receive ONE set of books. Questions?
Please contact Cheri Howlett
or call 865-637-3914. Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions Crowne
Plaza Knoxville, 401 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902
Directions from
1-40 West: Take exit #389 Broadway/Hall of Fame Dr. (L) Left onto Hall of
Fame Drive. Turn (R) right at 5th light onto Summit Hill Drive, I-40 East exit
#388 Downtown/Henley Street. Stay (R) right when off ramp splits. Turn (L) left
at light. Hotel will be through 3 lights on (L) left.
Please
click here for directions from MapQuest. Click
here for custom driving directions from the conference hotel's website.
Parking
Parking is free of
charge on-site.
Airports
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) 2055
Alcoa Highway
Alcoa, TN 37701
About 14 miles away from training location.
Accommodations
The following hotels are near the conference location. We
built the Tennessee 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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