Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Training, Long Island, NY (November 6, 2008)

Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Training
with Peter Wright, Esq.
Long Island, New York, November 6, 2008

This one-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Training, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright is being sponsored by The Elija Foundation.

The program will be held at:

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.

8:00-9:00	Registration and Refreshments
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
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
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 Parent’s 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 Child’s File
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
4:00-4:30	Questions and Answers

Click here to register online.

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Your registration includes morning and afternoon refreshments, boxed lunch, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition ($50.00 retail value).

Credits: The New York State CLE Board approved a total of 7 credits for this conference. (Areas of professional practice: 4.0 CLE credit hours and skills: 3.0 CLE credit hours). .6 CEU's (continuing educaton units) have also been approved and available for an additional $9.00 fee, payable at the conference.

From LIE: Northern State or Southern State Parkways to Rt. 135. Exit 10 East (Old Country Road) off the Seaford/Oyster Bay expressway (Rt 135). Go aprox. one traffic light and make a right turn on Gehard Rd. (Hess Gas Station and Fire House). The hotel is immediately on the right and the parking lot is on the left.

There is limited parking in front of the hotel if you arrive early. There is a parking lot across the street from the hotel. The garage is reserved for hotel guests. There will be a parking attendant on duty. Arrive early. It is quite a walk from the parking lot, up a hill to the hotel. You can also park on the neighborhood streets.

Train: At Hicksville Train Station, if you take a cab, it is approximately a 5 minute ride.

Residence Inn by Marriott (Conference Hotel) 9 Gerhard Road Plainview, NY 11803 (516) 433-6200	Four Points by Sheraton 333 South Service Road Plainview, NY 11803 (516) 694-6500
Holiday Inn of Plainview 215 Sunnyside Blvd. Plainview, NY 11803 (516) 349-7400

Restaurants

There are many restaurants in the area.

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