Home  > Seminars & Training > Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (April 22, 2017)

The Children's Institute
1405 Shady Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217


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.

NOTE: Pete will discuss the two recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court spec ed cases and how he expects those two cases will be used to open more doors to the school house and the court house for our children with special needs.

Agenda

	Registration
9:00-10:30	IDEA IDEA History, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases Section 1400 - Findings, Purpose Section 1401 - Definitions: Disability, Special Education, Related Services, LD, etc.
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	Section 1412 - ESY, Child Find, LRE, Private Placements Understanding Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent, Determining progress v. regression using Bar Graphs
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:30	Section 1414 - Evaluations and IEPs Section 1415 - Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA Episodic Conditions, Allergies, Epilepsy, etc. Recent US Supreme Court Cases + OCR, USDOJ 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 and Accommodations

Directions

Click here for a map and directions to The Children's Institute.

Parking

Ample parking available free on site at the venue.

Hotel Accommodations

Click here for a list of local hotels.

Airports

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
(approximately 24 miles to venue)

We built the Pennsylvania 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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