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Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp
with
Wayne Steedman , Esq. and Pat Howey
Toledo, Ohio, October 12-13, 2007

SOLD OUT

This two-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp, a Wrightslaw training program with Wayne Steedman and Pat Howey, is being sponsored by The Arc of Lucas County, Autism Society of NW Ohio, Family Information Network of NW Ohio, Lucas County Board of MR/DD, The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, Ohio Support Team, Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council.


The program will be held at:Toledo Public Library Main Branch

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library – Main Branch
McMaster Family Center for Lifelong Learning
325 N. Michigan St.
Toledo, OH 43604  Map

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
8:00-9:00Registration
9:00-10:30
  • Introductions, Agenda, Pre-test
  • Overview: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-97) and the Reauthorized IDEA of 2004
10:30-10:45Break
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

12:00-1:00Lunch
1:00-2:30
  • Measuring Progress: Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve Demo: How to Chart Test Scores
  • Section 1414: Evaluations, Consent
  • Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
2:30-2:45Break
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
4:00-4:30Questions 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

10:30-10:45Break
10:45-12:00SMART IEPs (cont'd)
12:00-1:00Lunch
1:00-2:30Advocacy Strategies, Crisis Management
  • Emotions, Conflict
  • Obstacles to Successful Advocacy
  • School Culture
  • Rule of Adverse Assumptions
2:30-2:45Break
2:45-4:00

Advocacy Strategies (con’t)

  • Hazards of Litigation & Outcome Prediction
  • Comprehensive Evaluations
  • Negotiating; Paper Trails & Letters
  • School Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies
4:00-4:30Questions and Answers

Registration

Registration Fee
Parent
$50
Couple (one set of books)
$80
Professional (Seeking CLE or CEU's)
$75

Note: Parking is available at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library for a $2.50 per day fee.

Download the brochure.

Click here to register online.

Your registration includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd edition and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd edition ($50.00 combined retail value).

Questions? Contact The Arc of Lucas County by phone at (419) 882-0941, by fax at (419) 517-5346, or by email at thearc@arclucas.org.

Additional Info: 1.2 CEU's have been approved for this conference. The Ohio State Bar has approved 12 CLE credits for this course.

Wrightslaw programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today!

Logistics, Directions, Accommodations

Directions

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library – Main Branch, The McMaster Family Center for Lifelong Learning, 325 N. Michigan St., Toledo, OH 43604.

From the East: Ohio Turnpike West to Exit 71. Merge onto I-280 North. Take Exit 10A. Left on Summit Street. Right on Adams. The Library parking lot is on Adams between Michigan and 11th.

From the West: Ohio Turnpike east to Exit 64 I-75 North. Take Exit 201B and merge onto State Route 25 North. Turn left on South Erie. Turn left onto Adams. The Library parking lot is on Adams between Michigan and 11th.

From the North: I-75 South to Exit 208. Merge onto I-280 South. Take Exit 11 onto the Greenbelt Parkway, State Route 25. Take a right on Adams. The Library parking lot is on Adams between Michigan and 11th.

From the South: I-75 North to Exit 201B. Merge onto State Route 25 North. Turn left on South Erie.
Turn left on Adams. The Library parking lot is on Adams between Michigan and 11th.

Please click here for directions from MapQuest.

Parking

Parking information available soon.

Airports

Toledo Express Airport
11013 Airport Highway
Swanton, OH 43558

Approximately 21 miles from conference location.

Detroit Metro Airport
2800 Midfield Dr.
Detroit, MI 48242

Approximately 44 miles from conference location.

Accommodations

There are many hotels in the area, including:

Toledo Riverfront Hotel
2 Seagate/Summit Street
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 241-1411
Several blocks from conference facility
* Park Inn
101 N. Summit Street
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 241-3000
Several blocks from conference facility
*Conference room rate of $89 - Offer ends October 4th.

Holiday Inn Express
10621 Fremont Pike
Perrysburg, OH 43551
(419) 874-3101

Nine miles from conference facility

Holiday Inn Express Oregon
3154 Navarre Ave
Oregon, OH 43616
(419) 691-8800
Five miles from conference facility

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