2023 Special Education Law and Advocacy Series (SELAS)

Date and Time

Saturday, February 11, 2023

• Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, February 18, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost

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• Schedule ( as of 12-06-22)

  Saturday, February 11	SEMINAR 1: INTRO TO DISABILITY/504 Basics/REGIONAL CENTER SERVICES
  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
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Jazmine Gelfand, Esq. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Wendy Dumlao, Esq.	1b.  504 Basics Federal Rules and Regulations/State Rules Case Law Appeals 1c. Regional Center Services & Collaboration with Other Agency Services In-depth look at Regional Center eligibility & services Other agency services: IHSS; SSI; DOR Income requirements for some public services Coordination of all services with school district services
  Saturday, February 18	SEMINAR 2: INTRO TO LAW & EDUCATION / ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Instructor Margaret “Mimi” Adams, Esq.	2a. 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
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Matthew Storey, Esq.	2b.  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
  Saturday, February 25	SEMINAR 3: ASSESSMENTS & IEP PROCESS
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Instructor Margaret (Mimi) Adams, Esq	3a. 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
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Jazmine Gelfand, Esq.	3b.  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
  Saturday, March 4	NO SEMINAR TODAY
  Saturday, March 11	SEMINAR 4: IEP PROCESS, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Instructor Matt Storey, Esq.	4a. The IEP Process, Part 2 Parent participation and rights Scheduling the meeting Mandatory and optional IEP team members Recording Consent, partial consent, and disagreement Records requests
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Jennifer Varga, Esq.	4b. 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 on goals and report cards
  Saturday, March 18	NO SEMINAR TODAY
  Saturday, March 25	SEMINAR 5: STUDENT BEHAVIOR; EARLY INTERVENTON
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Instructors Margaret A. Dalton, Esq.	5a. Student Behavior and Discipline Behavior Issues and the IDEA Suspensions Expulsions Manifestation Determinations Requirements Honig Injunction Stay Put
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Wendy Dumlao, Esq.	5b. 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
  Saturday, April 1	SEMINAR 6: DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ADULT TRANSITION
  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Instructor Megan Nunez, Esq.	6a. IDEA Dispute Resolution 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 for assessment (district remedy) Order that school district’s offer is FAPE (district remedy) Order of Stay Put (parent or district remedy)
  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Instructor Summer Stech, Esq.	6b. Adult Transition 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

• MCLE & Certificate of Completion

  MCLE

  The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar 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 certificate of attendance for California MCLE purposes. Seminars are open to anyone who wishes to enroll.

  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

  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 to meet their professional or personal goals. However, participants must complete the entire Core Series to receive the Certificate.

• Questions?
  • Please send all inquiries related to registration for this event to usdlawevent@sandiego.edu
  • Please direct programming questions to usdlawevent@sandiego.edu