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2023
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The
program will be held at:
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
100
Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Program
Description One-day
special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas: - special
education law, rights and responsibilities
- tests
and measurements to measure progress & regression
- SMART
IEPs
- introduction
to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy
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 Breakfast |
9:00-10:30 |
Introductions
- IDEA
History and Overview
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
- Section
1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion,
Private Placements, Statewide Assessments
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10:30-10:45 |
Break |
10:45-12:00 |
- Understanding
Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores,
Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
- Section
1414(a) Evaluations and Re-Evaluations
- Section
1414(d) IEPs, Present Levels of Performance, Goals and Objectives
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00-2:30 |
- Section
1415 Prior Written Notice, Procedural Safeguards Notice, Mediation,
Due
Process Hearing, Appeal, Discipline, Age of Majority
- Section
504, ADA, FERPA
- NCLB
No Child Left Behind
- Litigation:
Special Ed Caselaw
- S.M.A.R.T.
IEPs
- Special
Ed Advocacy for the Parent, Advocate, and Parents Attorney
- Legal,
systemic and school culture obstacles to compliance
with IDEA-04
- The
Parent as the Special Ed Manager and Expert
- Developing
the Master Plan
- Knowing
the Rules of the Game
- Recognizing
and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles
- How
to Deal with Conflict, a Healthy and Normal event
- Crisis,
Emergency, Help
- Organization
of the Childs File
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2:30-2:45 |
Break |
2:45-4:00 |
- Tactics
and Strategies
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
- Private
Evaluations
- Paper Trails
- The
Letter to the Stranger
- 5
Ws + H + E
- Preparation
for Meetings
- Meeting
Strategies
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4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
Additional
Information: .6 CEU's (continuing education units) and 6
CLE's (continuing legal education) credits have been approved for this
conference.
Note: The conference is expected to sell out, but we will maintain a waiting list in case of cancellations. No Refunds (unless we are notified by September 10 that you cannot attend).
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today! Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions
From Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and points West:
Take I-40 East to Exit 273 (Hwy 54 West/Chapel Hill). Turn right at top of ramp. Proceed to the fourth stoplight, turn left onto Friday Center Drive (approximately two miles), and take the second right into the Friday Center parking area. Guest parking is on the left; the Friday Center is on the right.
From Durham:
Take I-85 South to 15-501. Take I-40 East to Exit 273 and follow the directions above.
From Charlotte:
Take I-85 North to Greensboro (I-85 and I-40 intersect in Greensboro) and follow the directions from Greensboro above.
From Raleigh:
Take I-40 to Exit 273A (Hwy 54 West/Chapel Hill). Proceed to the fifth stoplight, turn left onto Friday Center Drive (approximately two miles), and take the second right into the Friday Center parking area. Guest parking is on the left; the Friday Center is on the right.
From points south of Chapel Hill, arriving on Hwy 15-501 North:
Take the 15-501/54 East bypass as you approach Chapel Hill. Take the Hwy 54 East exit (approximately two miles) toward Raleigh. Proceed to the fourth stoplight, turn right onto Friday Center Drive, and take the second right into the Friday Center parking area. Guest parking is on the left; the Friday Center is on the right.
Click here for directions from MapQuest.
Parking
Free Parking
is available at the conference center.
Airports
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
(Approximately 15 miles from conference location).
Accommodations
We built
the North Carolina
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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