Location: Weeki Wachee (Spring Hill Area), FL
Date: Friday and Saturday, January 16 - 17, 2009
This two-day Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp, a Wrightslaw training program with Pete Wright and Pam Wright, is being sponsored by the Special Students of Hernando Support Group and Hernando County School Board Exceptional Student Education Department.
The program will be held at:
GlenLakes Golf and Country Club
9000 GlenLakes Blvd.
Weeki Wachee, FL 34613
Program Description
Participants will learn about changes in IDEA 2004 including:
* New requirements for initial evaluations, reevaluations & parental consent
* New requirements for IEPs, IEP goals, IEP teams, IEP meetings
* New eligibility issues for students with specific learning disabilities
* New procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process Complaint Notice” and “Resolution (IEP) Session.”
Participants will learn about requirements in No Child Left Behind including:
* Reading and research based instruction
* Highly qualified teachers
* Parental rights and options
* High stakes testing
Participants will also learn how to:
* Use tests and measurements to measure progress
* Write SMART IEPs
* Use tactics and strategies for effective advocacy
Click here for more information and to register.
All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) is Atlanta's preeminent resource on developmental disabilities, providing support services to families for more than 55 years. We are often the one place where people with developmental disabilities can go to achieve personal empowerment, family stability and community participation. AADD provides family support; public policy and advocacy; and community engagement.
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