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Marriott Melville Long Island Hotel
1350 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
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
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration
and Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Introductions
- IDEA
History and Overview
- Section
1400 Findings, Purpose
- Section
1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD,
etc.
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Questions
and Answers |
Registration
| Registration
Fees |
Regular |
| Individual |
$75 |
| Professional (certificate of attendance will be provided) |
$125 |
Registration
fee includes a light breakfast, lunch and refreshments, a Wrightslaw highlighter pen, and three Wrightslaw books: Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 3rd Edition, Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs provided the morning of the conference. Wrightslaw will provide the three books to the attendee in the adobe.pdf format as well. The three print and PDF books retail for $113.60.
Online Registration: Click here to register online.
Brochure/Flyer: Print and share the conference flyer.
Questions? Contact the sponsor by email at conference |at| theliac.org
Wrightslaw
programs often fill up early - don't miss out!
Logistics,
Directions, Accommodations
Directions
Click here
for directions to the Marriott Melville Long Island Hotel.
Parking
Parking is free at the Marriott Melville Long Island Hotel.
Airports
John F. Kennedy International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Long Island MacArthur Airport
(All airports approximately 30 minutes to venue)
Accommodations
Click here for local accommodations.
We built
the 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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