Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp
with Peter Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright, MA, MSW

Lowell, MA

Friday and Saturday, October 27-28, 2017

This two-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp, a Wrightslaw training program with Pete Wright and Pam Wright, is being sponsored by ABLED Advocacy.

The program will be held at:

Day 1: Friday, October 27, 2017 - Special Education Law
8:00-9:00	Registration
9:00-10:30	Introduction Overview of Book: Wrightslaw: Special Education Law IDEA History - PARC + Mills Cases - Past US Supreme Court Cases
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	IDEA (con’t) Section 1400: Findings & Purposes Section 1401: Key Definitions Section 1412: LRE, ESY, Child Find, Private Placements
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:30	Measuring Progress: Understanding Tests & Measurements & the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, % Ranks Demo: Charting Test Scores Section 1414(a,b,c,d): Evaluations and IEPS
2:30-2:45	Break
2:45-4:00	Overview of book: Wrightslaw: All About IEPs Section 1415 Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline Other Statutes - Section 504 + ADA AA + ESSA Recent Cases + USDOJ cases and OCR rulings Two Recent US Supreme Court Cases Legal issues: Charter Schools Legal issues: Episodic Conditions i.e., Allergies, Epilepsy, etc.
4:00-4:30	Questions and Answers
Day 2: Saturday, October 28, 2017 - Special Education Advocacy Tactics & Strategies
9:00-10:30	Overview of book: Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy The Journey - From Emotions to Advocacy - Tactics 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
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	From Emotions to Advocacy - Tactics How to Deal with Conflict, a Healthy and Normal event Crisis, Emergency, Help Recognizing and Avoiding the Fatal Obstacles Organization of the Child's File Emotions, Conflict, Normal Obstacles
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:30	Advocacy Strategies School Culture Rule of Adverse Assumptions Hazards of Litigation & Outcome Prediction Comprehensive Evaluations
2:30-2:45	Break
2:45-4:00	Strategies (con’t) Paper Trails & Letters The "Letter to the Stranger" Negotiation Skills - "Getting to Yes" The "Gerry Spence" approach School Meetings: Preparation & Survival Strategies The 5 W's + H + E Closing - In Summation
4:00-4:30	Questions and Answers

Registration

Registration Fee	Regular	With CEUs
One Day - Law or Advocacy	$195	$225
Two Day Boot Camp	$295	$355

Click here to register online.

Download the registration form.

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks for both days, a deluxe Wrightslaw highlighter pen and three Wrightslaw books, which retail for $62.85 - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs.

Credits: 0.6 CEUs (continuing education units) have been approved for each conference day. An additional fee is required, please see registration form. CEU's are provided by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education. They provide units for practicing teachers and CEU's for a variety of professionals who need to document their professional development hours.

Reasonable Accommodations: Contact the sponsors by October 1, 2017 if you require accommodations.

Scholarships: A limited numer of scholarships can be acquired through MDDC.

Refunds: No refunds are available for this conference. Substitutions are allowed with prior notice to sponsors by October 1, 2017.

Questions? Contact Dawn Connelly or Laurie Keegan by telephone 978-905-8151.

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