Home  > Seminars & Training > Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, Valencia, CA (May 9, 2014)

Embassy Suites Hotel
28508 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, CA 91355


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. Pete Wright will also discuss special education and the military family. 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.
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	Section 1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment/Mainstreaming/Inclusion, Private Placements, Statewide Assessments Understanding Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:30	Section 1414 Evaluations and IEPs 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

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Logistics, Directions, Accommodations

Directions

Click here for directions to the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Parking

Parking is free.

Airports

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
(approximately 40 miles to venue)

Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
(approximately 25 miles to venue)

Note: Local Taxi or Shuttle connections. Metrolink offers light rail service to Santa Clarita also.


Accommodations

The Embassy Suites Hotel is offering a special conference rate of $119 for night of May 8, which includes a cooked-to-order breakfast, free in-room WiFi and evening receptions. There is no cut-off date to receive the special conference rate. When reserving your room, go to "Have a special code?" and use the "Group Code" of HHA.

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