Monday, September 26

8:00amRegistration Desk Opens

8:00am - 9:00amCoffee and tea service

9:00am - 11:00amMorning Mini-Courses

1. Transition: Enhancing the Postsecondary Success of Students with Disabilities
   An intermediate level mini-course covering the issue of transition This session will highlight not only the legal requirements imposed by IDEA 2004 to enhance the successful transition of students with disabilities including challenges presented by graduation, testing/evaluation and provision of services. The session will also discuss the IDEA’s legal underpinnings against the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act as applied to adults with disabilities.- LuAnn Anderson, Special Education Coordinator, McMinnville School District, McMinnville, Oregon
2. Behavior and Discipline Issues for Students with Special Needs
   A basic level mini-course overviewing the discipline legal requirements under IDEA, including process & content for Honig Injunctions, Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) & Alternative Interim Education Placements (AIEPs), behavior intervention plans, and practice suggestions for avoidance of successful legal challenges.- David Hokit, Attorney at Law, Curran Law Firm, Kent, Washington
3. Curricular LRE: More Than Just Attending Class with Non-Disabled Peers
   Focusing on the IDEA changes since 1997 (and the rise of NCLB), this session examines the requirement to provide maximum exposure to grade level curriculum as appropriate for student progress. Through analysis of rule changes and cases, we'll discuss the legal framework for providing appropriate levels of services so as not deprive special education students of access to grade level curriculum and skills they are capable of mastering.- Dave Richards, Attorney, Richards Lindsay & Martin LLP, Austin,, Texas

11:00am - 12:30pmLunch Break

Lunch on your own

12:45pm - 2:45pmEarly Afternoon Mini-Courses

4. Writing and Presenting Appropriate IEPs
   A practical mini-course scrutinizing the IEP legal requirements under IDEA by analyzing content issues, linking present levels of student performance with measurable goals and emphasizing effective and efficient processes for writing IEPs that are accurate, appropriate, descriptive and measurable. The role of IEP team, Rowley Standard and facilitation techniques will be included- Julie Weatherly, Attorney at Law, Resolutions in Special Education, Inc., Mobile, Alabama
5. Special Education Part 1- IDEA
   An introductory level mini-course on Special Education with an emphasis on what attorneys, educators, and parents need to know regarding the educational legal rights and entitlements of children with disabilities. (Designed to be taken with Special Education Part 2.- Darcy Kriha, Attorney at Law, Franczek Radelet & Rose P.C., Chicago, IL
6. Autism/Asperger's
   There is a significant body of case law regarding the education of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This session will discuss the case law concerning autistic students, with an emphasis on Asperger's; the meaning of FAPE (including procedural and substantive lessons); discipline; instructional methodology; LRE; and future areas of concern- Jan Tomsky, Attorney at Law, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, Oakland, California

2:45pm - 3:00pmCoffee Break

3:00pm - 5:00pmLate Afternoon Mini-Courses

7. Special Education Dispute Resolution
   This intermediate level mini-course spotlights the complaint resolution process. This mini-course will benefit SEA level complaint investigators, covering complaint investigation methods and procedures; LEA level school staff and administrators charged with responding to complaints and potential complainants on writing a clear complaint and providing supporting information.- Art Cernosia, Attorney/Education Consultant, Williston, Vermont
8. Special Education Part 2 -Section 504 and Disability Discrimination
   A basic level mini-course introducing Section 504. This session will highlight the requirements of both the statute and it's implementing regulations and will offer insight into the duty to provide a free appropriate public education under Section 504, the duty to not discriminate, and a look at broader issues where the IDEA and 504 intersect. (Designed to be taken with Special Education Part 1.)- Darcy Kriha, Attorney at Law, Franczek Radelet & Rose P.C., Chicago, IL
9. Ethics Seminar: Ethics and Professional Responsibility in the Practice of Special Education Law
   An interactive ethics seminar specially designed for attorneys to meet State Bar Association CLE program standards; includes problems and hypotheticals with ethical considerations based on real life school law practice; issue identification, participant discussion; and recommended professional practices.- Graham Hicks, Attorney at Law, Graham M. Hicks, P.C., Beaverton, Oregon and Diane Wiscarson, Attorney at Law, Wiscarson Law, Portland, Oregon