Special Education Law and Advocacy Series (SELAS)

Date and Time

Saturday, September 8, 2018

This event occurred in the past

• Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Details

• Schedule

  Saturday, 9/8/18	SEMINAR 1: INTRO TO LAW, EDUCATION & DISABILITY
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Dr. Moisés Barón	1a. Impact of Disability on the Family Definition of Disability, clinically and under IDEA and 504 Epidemiological Data Family Adaptation to Child Disability Family Needs Assessment and Identification Model (NIIM©) Barriers in accessing advocacy services Practical Training: Interviewing and client intake
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructor Cara Lucier, Esq.	1b. Introduction to Law and Education The IDEA, 1975 to the present The need for special education Special education law and national policy Legal framework for education law Practical Training: Collaborative methods and ethics in special education law
  Saturday, 9/22/18	SEMINAR 2: ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY & ASSESSMENTS
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Jazmine Gelfand, Esq.	2a. Special Education Eligibility and Entry Child find and referrals Eligibility categories Participants in private or charter schools Foster Participants, homeless Participants, and incarcerated or institutionalized youth Residency issues Practical Training: Drafting initial requests for assessment for eligibility
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructor Mimi Adams, Esq.	2b. Assessments Assessment areas and methodologies Consent Timelines Understanding the written assessment report Special issues in assessments: behavior, aides (Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance), mental health, medical, assistive technology Practical Training: Interpreting assessment results and drafting requests for re-assessment or specialized assessments
  Saturday, 10/6/18	SEMINAR 3: IEP PROCESS
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Meagan Nuñez, Esq.	3a. The IEP Process, Part 1 Connecting the dots for an appropriate IEP What is FAPE? Present Levels Goals Placement, including LRE Related services Special factors, accommodations, and modifications Practical Training: Charting an IEP
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructor Mimi Adams, Esq.	3b. The IEP Process, Part 2 Parent participation and rights Scheduling the meeting Mandatory and optional IEP team member Recording Consent, partial consent, and disagreement Practical Training: Drafting a letter regarding recording a meeting; drafting letters regarding partial consent or disagreement
  Saturday, 10/20/18	SEMINAR 4: SECTION 504, FEDERAL LAWS & STUDENT DISCIPLINE
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Cara Lucier, Esq.	4a. Section 504, FERPA, and Other Federal Laws Comparison of 504 with IDEA in the school setting Basics of 504 plans Procedures FAPE Requirement Standard Enforcement and 504 Hearings Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Complaints Practical Training: Charting a 504 Plan
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructors Margaret A. Dalton, Esq. Jazmine Gelfand, Esq.	4b. Student Discipline Suspensions Expulsions Manifestation Determinations Requirements Honig Injunction Stay Put Behavior Issues and the IDEA Practical Training: Drafting a Request for an Expedited Hearing
  Saturday, 11/3/18	SEMINAR 5: IEP IMPLEMENTATION, COMPLIANCE & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Meagan Nuñez, Esq.	5a. IEP Implementation and Compliance: Records requests Observing Participants at school The role of data Requesting IEP team meeting IEP amendments Timelines for implementation and compliance Student progress reports on goals, and report cards Practical Training: Drafting a records request; drafting requests for IEP team meetings
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructor Mimi Adams, Esq.	5b. Dispute Resolution District IDR Compliance Complaints Mediation Only Due Process Hearings Filing requirements Resolution Session Mediation Hearing Process Settlement Agreements California Office of Administrative Hearings Remedies Compensatory Education (parent remedy) Reimbursement (parent remedy) Prospective services and placement (parent remedy) Order that school district’s offer is FAPE (district remedy) Order of Stay Put (parent or district remedy) Practical Training: Drafting Requests for Due Process; Common Settlement Agreement terms
  Saturday, 11/17/18	SEMINAR 6: EARLY INTERVENTION & ADULT TRANSITION
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Instructor Cara Lucier, Esq.	6a. Early Intervention, Birth-5 Part C of the IDEA and Early Intervention: Birth to age 3 Transition from Individual Family Service Plan to IEP Initial IEP Services for Preschoolers Transition to kindergarten Practical Training: Identifying resources and educational services for Birth-5
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m.   Instructor Summer Stech, Esq.	6b. Transition to Adulthood and Post-Secondary Education IDEA requirements in secondary transition Individual Transition Plans Preparing Participants for employment Preparing Participants for post-secondary education Preparing Participants for independent living Self-determination and transition Interagency Collaboration Practical Training: Drafting Individual Transition Plan goals

• MCLE and Other Credits

  The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Board of California-approved MCLE provider and certifies that this activity is approved for 36 hours of general credit. 

  The Series consists of six, 6-hour long seminars (with a one-hour lunch break). Participants will receive six hours of MCLE credit for each seminar completed. A total of 36 MCLE credits are available for those who complete the entire Core Series. Participants will also receive a record for MCLE purposes. Seminars are open to anyone who wishes to enroll.  MCLE credit is available for attorneys and paralegals at no additional charge.

  Continuing education credit may be available to mental health professionals (psychologists, MFTs, counselors, and social workers) who complete the entire series. Please contact USD's Department of Counseling & MFT through the Executive Assistant, Ms. Lindsay Dyer at ldyer@sandiego.edu if you are interested in the possibility of gaining this continuing education credit. 

  Participants who complete the entire Core Series will receive a Certificate of Completion from the University of San Diego School of Law. Participants are eligible for the Certificate even if they complete the Core Series over several terms, so long as all seminars are completed within three years.  Participants may choose to enroll in as many, or as few, seminars as they choose in order to meet their professional or personal goals. However, participants must complete the entire Core Series to receive the Certificate. 

• Directions and Parking Instructions

  University of San Diego School of Law
  Warren Hall, Room 2A
  University of San Diego
  5998 Alcala Park, San Diego CA 92110

  From the North	From the South	From the East
  > Use I-5 South  > Exit Sea World Dr. & Tecolote Rd. > Proceed left at stoplight toward Morena Blvd. > Turn right on Morena Blvd. > Left on Napa to Linda Vista Rd. > Turn left on Alcala Park for East Entrance to campus	> Use I-5 North > Exit Morena Blvd. (signs will say: Morena Blvd. use I-8 East) > Stay to the right and follow signs for Morena Blvd. > Take the first right onto Linda Vista Rd. >Turn left on Alcala Park for East Entrance to campus	> Use I-8 West  > Exit at Morena Blvd. > Go right onto Linda Vista Rd. > Turn left on Alcala Park for East Entrance to campus

  PARKING INFORMATION:

  Parking is free and open on weekends. You may park in any open space.

• Contact Information

  Please send all inquiries related to registration or parking for this event to mwehr@sandiego.edu