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Wrightslaw
Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp
with Peter
Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright
Long
Island, New York,
November 13-14, 2009
This
two-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Training,
a Wrightslaw
training program featuring Pete
and Pam Wright is being sponsored by The
Elija Foundation.
The program will be held at:
Residence
Inn by Marriott
Media Center
9 Gerhard Road
Plainview, NY 11803
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 |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:30 |
- Introductions,
Agenda, Pre-test
- Overview:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA of 2004)
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 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
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
- Measuring
Progress: Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve Demo:
How to Chart Test Scores
- Section
1414: Evaluations, Consent
- Individualized
Educational Programs (IEPs)
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 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
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
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
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
SMART
IEPs (cont'd) |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Advocacy
Strategies, Crisis Management
- Emotions,
Conflict
- Obstacles
to Successful Advocacy
- School
Culture
- Rule
of Adverse Assumptions
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| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-4:00 |
Advocacy
Strategies (con’t)
- Hazards
of Litigation & Outcome Prediction
- Comprehensive
Evaluations
- Negotiating;
Paper Trails & Letters
- School
Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration
Fees |
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| Elija
Members |
$275
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| Non
Elija Members |
$275
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Note:
Walk-In registration subject to availability. Call to confirm that
space is available.
Download the printable registration
form.
Click here
to register online.
Your
registration includes a light breakfast and lunch for both day's.
Also included are the books,
Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition ($50.00 retail value).
Credits: 1.2 CEU's (continuing
education units) have been approved for this conference. The $18 fee
can be paid at the conference. 14 CLE credits have been approved.
Areas of Professional Practice: 7.0 credit hours and Skills: 7.0 credit
hours.
Scholarship Info: Click here
to view the scholarship form.
Additional Information: Those
with dietary restrictions are kindly asked to bring their own lunch.
Questions?
Contact the Elija Foundation by phone 516-433-4321 or email.
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out! Register today!
Logistics, Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Residence
Inn by Marriott, 9 Gerhard Road, Plainview, NY 11803 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.
Please
click here for directions from MapQuest. Parking
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.
Airports
LaGuardia
International Airport
Kennedy
JFK MacArthur
Airport
All three
airports are approximately 1 hour from the conference location.
Train:
At Hicksville Train Station, if you take a cab, it is approximately
a 5 minute ride.
Accommodations
There are
many hotels in the area, including:
Restaurants There
are many restaurants in the area. 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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