Stonewall Resort
940 Resort Drive
Roanoke, WV 26447

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

Registration

Your registration includes continental breakfast and lunch, break refreshments, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, Second Edition and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs ($63.00 combined retail value).

Credits: 1.2 CEUs for Educators; 12 CEUs for Social Workers; 14.40 MCLEs for Attorneys have been approved.
CEU's (continuing education units) are pending.

Scholarships: Stipend funds are available for school age children with developmental disabilities and parents/guardians of school age children with developmental disabilities. This funding is provided by a grant from the WV Developmental Disabilities Council. Applications to request these funds will become available after January 2011. For children and parents with other disabilities or mental illness, scholarship funds are pending at this time.

Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability and require an accommodation to fully participate in this conference, please let us know as soon as possible, but no later than April 1, 2011.

Photo/Media Disclaimer: Registrants agree to appear in photographs taken at the Wrightslaw conference and understand that representatives of the news media may be present. Registrants understand that photos taken during the conference may be used for news, publicity or general information purposes and may be seen by the general public.

Other Info: For the safety and comfort of those with chemical and environmental illnesses and sensitivities, please refrain from using any perfumed grooming products such as scented soaps, deodorants, perfumes, and/or colognes.

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

Logistics, Directions, Accommodations

Directions

Click here for directions to the Stone Wall Resort.

Parking

Parking is included for both overnight and day guests.

Airports

North Central WV Airport
(Airport is approximately 45 minutes to venue)

Morgantown Municipal Airport
(Airport is approximately 1.25 hrs to venue)

Yeager Airport
(Airport is approximately 1.5 hrs to venue)

Pittsburgh International Airport
(Airport is approximately 2 hrs to venue)

Accommodations

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