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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
with Pete Wright, Esq.

Long Island, NY


Friday, January 25, 2019

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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference
, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being hosted by the Long Island Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and Half Hollow Hills SEPTA.


The program will be held at:

Touro Law Center
Auditorium
225 Eastview Drive
Central Islip, NY 11722


Program Description


One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on five areas:

  • special education law, rights and responsibilities
  • McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
  • 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.

Agenda

7:30-8:00 Registration/Breakfast
8:00-10:00

IDEA

  • IDEA History, Book Overview, US Supreme Ct Cases
  • Section 1400 - Findings, Purpose
  • Section 1401 - Definitions: Disability, Special Education, Related Services, LD, etc.
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30
  • 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
11:30-12:00 Working Lunch and Question & Answer Session
12:00-1:30
  • 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
1:30-1:45 Break
1:45-2:30 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

Registration


Registration Fee



Individual $225
Groups of 3 or more $200 each

Conference fee includes breakfast, refreshments, a Wrightslaw highlighter pen and the 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.

Click here to register online.

Download and share the conference flyer.

Credits: 5 Continuing Teacher and Leadership Education (CTLE) credits have been approved. There is no charge for CTLEs.

Refund Policy: Refunds up to 30 days before the event.

Scholarships: No scholarships are available for this conference.

Childcare: No childcare is available.

Questions? Contact Dr. Connie Russo by email info@lidyslexia.org

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

Logistics, Directions and Accommodations

Directions

Click here for a map and directions to the Touro Law Center.

Parking

Parking is free at the Touro Law Center.

Hotel Accommodations

Click here for a list of local hotels.

Airports

LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
(approximately 34 miles to venue)

Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)
(approximately 20 miles to venue)



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