Charter Partners in
Collaboration:
The TUSD Exceptional
Parent Project
We value our children and their education.
As new sponsors join they will be acknowledged
Special Education Law
& Advocacy Training
Speaker: Peter Wright, Esq.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tucson Convention Center
260 S. Church Avenue
Tucson, AZ
Wrightslaw special education law & advocacy
programs are designed to meet the needs of parents,
health care providers, educators, advocates, and the
attorneys who represent children with disabilities.
There are a limited number of scholarships available on a first come-first serve basis to assist parents and individuals with disabilities in attending the conference. Families can contact Pilot Parents at 520-324-3150 or they can contact the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities directly at 602-277-4986 or go to the GCDD website at
www.azgcdd.org to download a scholarship application.
The Conference is SOLD OUT! For further infomation, please contact Pilot Parents directly.
To Register On-Line Click Here
Your registration is not complete until we receive your registration
fee. See above for scholarship information.
AGENDA
|
Schedule |
Weekday, Date here and location |
Time |
|
9:00 - 10:30 |
IDEA History and Overview Section 1400 Findings, Purpose Section 1401 Definitions: Special Education, Related Services, LD, etc. Section 1412 Extended School Year, Child Find, Least Restrictive Environment / Mainstreaming / Inclusion, Private Placements, Statewide Assessments |
1.5 |
|
10:30-10:45 |
Break |
.25 |
|
10:45 - 12:00 |
Understanding Tests and Measurements, and the Bell Curve, Standard Scores, Scale Scores, % ranks, Grade Equivalent, Age Equivalent Section 1414(a-c) Evaluations and Re-Evaluations |
1.25 |
|
12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
1.0 |
|
1:00: - 2:30 |
Section 1414(d) IEPs, Present Levels of Performance, Goals and Objectives 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-97 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 |
1.5 |
|
2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
.25 |
|
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 |
1.25 |
|
4:00 - 4:30 |
Questions and Answers |
0.5 |
Parking Information:
Parking is free in the TCC lots (designated by #1 on the parking map)
but you must tell the attendant that you are with the
"Wrightslaw training"
Hotels:
Hotel Group Rates are available at the following
hotels
when you mention "Wrightslaw Training"
The Hotel Arizona
181 W. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone (520)624-8711
Fax (520)624-9963
TOLL FREE 800-845-4596
Guests should call the hotel and ask for “Wrightslaw” rate
www.thehotelarizona.com
Inn Suites Hotel
475 N. Granada Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone (520)622-3000
Fax (520)623-8922
TOLL FREE 877-446-6589
Guests must call the hotel and ask for “Wrightslaw” rate
www.innsuites.com
Peter Wright, Esq.
Current Sponsors:
Action Team
ARC of Tucson,
www.arcoftucson.org
Autism Society of America Pima County Chapter,
www.tucsonautism.org
Blake Foundation,
www.blakefoundation.easterseals.com
Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities,
www.azgcdd.org
(Limited Scholarships Available)
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona,
www.pilotparents.org
(Limited scholarships available, contact Pilot Parents)
Raising Special Kids,
www.raisingspecialkids.org
Southern Arizona Network for Down Syndrome,
www.sandsaz.org
TUSD Exceptional Parent Project,
www.tusd.k12.az.us