Designed for parent and child attorneys, school district attorneys, special education hearing officers, parents and advocates, the Exceptional Children Conference has become an annual meeting ground for connecting, learning, exchanging, and sharing the passion of creating exceptional education opportunities for exceptional children. Scheduled in the fall to parallel the return to classrooms all over our state, this conference offers content on the most critical issues affecting special education law, including ongoing modifications due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Summary of Contents
- Introduction to Special Education Law
- Meaningful Parental Participation Under IDEA
- Approaches and Resources for Understanding Autism
- When Does a School District Have to Pay for a Residential Placement?
- YOU’RE ON MUTE: Ensuring FAPE & Meaningful Participation in an Increasingly Virtual World
- “The Room Where It Happened”: Attorney Participation in Mediations, Resolution Sessions, Hearing Officers Settlement
Conferences and IEP Meetings
- Remedies, Court Access, and Beyond: Life after Cummings
- School Avoidance/Phobia Transition Back to School
- Child Find Obligation in a “Post-Pandemic” World
- The Intersection of Title IX and Special Education
- Tuition Reimbursement: Pitfalls & Recent Case Reviews
- Safety in Schools & Bullying
- Special Education Legal Ethics Conversations: Remote Working, Malpractice Coverage, Privacy, Clients, and Conflicts
- The Year in Review 2021-2022