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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Peter Wright, Esq.
Charlotte, NC
Thursday, February 5, 2009

Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, is being sponsored by The Arc of Mecklenburg County, the Council for Children's Rights and the Scottish Rite Masons.

The program will be held at:

Charlotte Scottish Rite
4740 Randolph Road
Charlotte, NC 28211


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
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 (on your own)
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

Registration


Registration
Fee
Individual
$50
*Couple
$75
Professional's seeking credits
$75

* Couples receive one set of books.

Registrants will also receive two books Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.


Click here to register online.

Download and share the flyer.

Download and share the brochure.

Lunch is on your own.

Questions? Please contact
Sabrina McCracken, Community Education Coordinator by Phone: 704-332-4535 ext. 103 or email sabrina@arcmeck.org.

Additional Information: .6 CEU's (continuing education units) and 6 CLE's (continuing legal education) credits have been approved for this conference.

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

Logistics, Directions, Accommodations

Directions

Click here for directions from MapQuest.

Parking

Free parking is available at Park Road Baptist Church.

Airports

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT)
(Approximately 12 miles from conference location)

Accommodations

The Blake Hotel
555 South McDowell Street
Charlotte, NC 28204
704-372-4100
Note: For a group rate of $109.00 for February 4 and 5, 2009, you must make reservations by January 4, 2009.
Group code is # 204.
(less than 4 miles from the venue)

For a list of local hotels click here.


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