| Second Annual New England Conference on Special Education: Representing Students with Disabilities
Sponsored by the Juvenile Justice Center
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, October 18, 2002
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
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In this era of zero tolerance and widespread use of suspension/expulsion of students with behavioral issues resultant from unidentified special needs, it is more important than ever to understand the special education process. Dr. Allen Brown will present on “Diagnosing Special Education Needs - Medical/Behavioral Issues.” Experienced education attorneys and advocates benefit from advanced workshops on “How to Create a Forum for Schools and Advocates to Work Together” and “Remedies and Compensatory Damages.” This conference also provides introductory workshops, such as “Special Education 101 for Juvenile Attorneys.” Participants will hear from Thomas Hehir and Kathleen Boundy, national experts concerning “Considerations and Central Issues Concerning the Reauthorization of IDEA.”
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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| 9:10 |
Plenary – Session I |
| Diagnosing Special Education Needs - Medical/Behavioral Issues
Allen J. Brown, PhD., J.D., Brown Pliner & Associates, Arlington, MA
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| 10:45 |
Concurrent Workshops Part I |
How to Create a Forum for Schools and Advocates to Work Together
- How to develop a good working relationship to ensure positive results
- How to work together to avoid hearings
- Alternatives to litigation
Peter L. Smith, Esq., E. Longmeadow, MA
Mary Ellen Sowyrda, Esq., Murphy, Hesse Toomey & Lehane, LLP, Quincy, MA
Jill A. Updegraph, Esq., Salem, MA
Discipline Issues - Suspension/Expulsion of Students with Disabilities
- Use IEP Process
- Manifestation Determination
- Arrests, Probation, Service Petitions
- Service Needs Petitions in Juvenile Court/Truancy
- “Basis of Knowledge/Duty to Identify”
- Police Presence in the Schools
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Zero Tolerance
- Exclusion (suspension/expulsion)
- Interface with the Juvenile Court
Jenny C. Chou, Esq., EdLaw Project, Roxbury, MA
Douglas Crockett, Esq., Connecticut Legal Services, Willimantic, CT
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| 12:15 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 |
Plenary Session II |
Considerations/ Central Issues Reauthorization of IDEA
- 25 years later & where are we now?
- Critical Issues that have been raised in the President’s Commission on Excellence and Special Education
- Emerging Issues in the Next Reauthorization
Thomas Hehir, Ed.D., Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Regional Reactions to the Reauthorization of IDEA
Kathleen B. Boundy, Esq., Center for Law & Education, Boston, MA
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| 3:00 |
Concurrent Workshops – Part II |
Remedies and Compensatory Damages
- Procedural and legal hurdles to obtaining appropriate remedies, including monetary damages and compensatory education
- Viability of damage claims and how to bring one
- Viability of attorney fee claims
- Strategies to obtain fees post Buckhannon
Richard F. Howard, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP, Boston, MA
David C. Shaw, Esq., Hartford CT
Whit Smith, Esq., Mickenberg, Dunn, Lachs & Smith, PLC, Burlington, VT
Ron Lospennato, Esq., Disabilities Rights Center, Concord, NH
Special Education 101 for Juvenile Attorneys
- FAPE
- Referrals
- Evaluations
- Eligibility
- IEP
- Hearing Process/ Introduction to the BSEA
- Due Process
Amy Messer, Esq., Disabilities Rights Center, Concord, NH
Timothy A. Sindelar, Esq., Disability Law Center, Boston, MA
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| Date: |
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Friday, October 18, 2002 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $65. Tuition include course book. Lunch is not included with this program.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15.00 charge. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT, ME & NY. This course has also been approved for 7 CPCS Mental Health credits and 7 CAFL credits.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Directions to the Law School.
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