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NYSBA | Special Education Law Update - Fall 2007 = 15

Special Education Law Update - Fall 2007

Non-Member Price:	$420.00
Member Price:	$265.00

Stock Status:	In Stock
Product Code:	80778

Product Description

Special Education Law has become a specialized and complex area of law. Eligibility decisions about a child’s need for special education and related services are made on a case-by-case basis. Disputes in special education law typically arise when parents don’t agree with school administrators’ proposed individualized education programs. In disputed cases, parents typically charge that the school system is either not doing enough or is providing the wrong services for their child.

If you represent, or are thinking about representing, a school district or a client whose child has a disability, this recent program recording provides you with an overview of special education law and brings you up to date on the latest developments and recent changes. Featuring a panel of authoritative practitioners, the program explores critical issues affecting every special education law practitioner and provides insights on how to effectively represent your client when special education issues are at hand.

Faculty members discuss and address the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), recently finalized federal and state regulations, and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Learn about:

• new requirements for evaluations, reevaluations, parental consent

• new requirements for IEPs, IEP teams, IEP meetings

• eligibility requirements for students with specific learning disabilities

• accommodations guidelines and alternate assessments

• new procedural requirements and timelines, including the “Due Process Complaint Notice” and “Resolution Session”

• new options and choices for children who attend struggling schools

• tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

• Interaction of IDEA and NCLB

Program Contents

· Ethics

· Overview of Special Education Law: Part One

·Reauthorization Overview: Federal Changes and New York Response - Part One

· Overview of Special Education Law - Part Two

·Reauthorization Overview: Federal Changes and New York Response - Part Two

· CSE Meetings 101

· Advanced CSE Issues

· Hearing and Appeals 101

· Advanced Hearing and Appeals

· Attorney’s Fees and Panel Discussion

Program Speakers

KathleenE. Surgalla, Esq. (Chair)
New York State Education Department
—Albany

Tracy L. Bullett, Esq.
Tabner, Ryan & Keniry, LLP
—Albany

Bridgit M. Burke
Professor
AlbanyLaw School
—Albany

Julie Michaels Keegan, Esq.
Law Offices of Julie Michaels Keegan
—Clifton Park

Nancy M. Maurer, Esq.
Professor
Albany Law School
—Albany

Tara L. Moffett, Esq.
Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C.
—Albany

Jennifer J. Monthie, Esq.
Disability Advocates, Inc.
—Albany

Karen Norlander, Esq.
Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C.
—Albany

Pilar Sokol, Esq.
New York State School Boards Association
—Latham

Judy Swierczewski, Esq.
Children’s Law Project Attorney
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc.
—Albany

Jay Worona, Esq.
New York State School Boards Association
—Latham

Total MCLE Credits...... 12.5

Ethics MCLE Credits..... 1.0

* Each additional person who uses the tapes for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of the “MCLE coursebook.”