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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.
New York City
Dobbs
Ferry, NY
Thursday, July 30, 2009
SOLD OUT
Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete
Wright, is being sponsored
by The Children's Hearing
Institute.
The program will be held a half hour North of NYC at:
Mercy
College
Dobbs Ferry Campus
Rotunda Hall
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
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 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
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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
| Registration
Fees |
Received
on or before June 21, 2009
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After
June 21, 2009
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| Individual |
$75
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$100
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| Couple
* |
$100
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$125
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| Professional
(includes credits) |
$125
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$150
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| Attorney
(newly appointed)** |
$85
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$125
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*
Couples receive one set of books.
** Attorney student discount
request
form. Registration must include proof of Graduation from Law
School or passing of the NYS Bar exam after July 30, 2007.
Registration
fee includes breakfast and lunch. Registrants will also receive
two books Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.
Print
and distribute the conference flyer.
Download
the printable registration form.
Click here to register online - SOLD OUT
Credits - The Children's Hearing
Institute (CHI) is an approved provider for ASHA (American Speech
& Hearing) CEUs and AAA (American Academy of Audiology) CEUs.
CLE's (continuing legal credits) are approved (4.0 credit hours
for Areas of Professional Practice and 3.0 credit hours for Skills).
CEUs for a variety of professionals who need to document their professional
development hours will also be provided.
Questions? Contact
Melissa A. Willis, Director of Educational Programming, by mailing,
The Children's Hearing Institute (CHI), 380 Second Ave, 9th Floor,
New York, NY 10010, by telephone 646-438-7858, or by email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations Directions
Click
here
for a map of Dobbs Ferry Campus. The Rotunda Hall is the round building
attached to Mercy Hall.
Parking
Free campus parking.
Airports
The
closest major airport is LaGuardia
Airport, (IATA) airport is in New York, New York and is 16 miles
from the center of Dobbs Ferry, NY.
John F. Kennedy International
Airport (JFK / KJFK), is located in New York and is 26 miles from
Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Newark
Liberty International Airport (EWR / KEWR) is in Newark, New Jersey
and is 27 miles from Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Long
Island MacArthur Airport (ISP / KISP) is in Islip, New York and
is 43 miles from Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Accommodations
For a complete
list of local hotels click here.
We built
the New York
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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