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

Denver, CO (Virtual)

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Every Child Reading.

This online training program will be held using ZOOM and attendance will be capped at 100.

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.

Agenda

8:45-11:00

    Philippe Ernewein - So All May Learn - The Legal Arc of Inclusion

  • Introduction, Pete's story, IDEA History, Book Overview
  • Section 1400 Findings, Purpose
  • Section 1401 Definitions: Disability, Special Education, Related Services, LD, etc.
  • Section 1412 ESY, Child Find, LRE, Private Placements
  • Section 1414 Evaluations and IEPs

  • Kaden Forsha - The Chatterbox Ninja
11:00-11:45 Break
11:45-2:15

  • Section 1415 Due Process, Rules of Procedure, Discipline
  • Section 504, ADA, FERPA, ESSA, OCR, USDOJ
  • SCOTUS: Endrew F. + Fry
  • Legal Research - how to find cases
  • Other recent cases
  • COVID, US DOE and Comp Ed

  • Dyslexia: Every Child Reading - Student Panel Discussion
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-5:00
From Emotions to Advocacy
  • Developing the Master Plan
  • Knowing the Rules of the Game
  • Dealing with Conflict
  • Crisis, Emergency, Help
  • Organization of the File
  • Understanding Test Data with the Bell Curve
  • SMART IEPs
  • Tactics and Strategies
  • The Letter to the Stranger
  • 5 Ws + H + E
  • Meeting Strategies
  • Questions and Answers

Registration is $195.00


Conference fee includes three Wrightslaw pdf downloads - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed., Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed., and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs. In advance of the training, you will be provided with a ZOOM link and a link to download the adobe.pdf versions of the books.

Click here to register online.

Credits: 6.0 CLEs (continuing legal education) credits ($35 fee) were approved through the State of Colorado Supreme Court Office of CLE.

0.6 CEUs (continuing education units) ($20 fee) were approved through Delta State University. Fees for both CLEs and CEUs are due with registration as there will be no onsite registration for credit.

Questions? Contact the sponsor, Every Child Reading by telephone 720-288-7396 or email 4everychildreading@gmail.com.

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