This course, presented by a nationally recognized education attorney representing students and their families, will provide a comprehensive overview of an IEP, explaining what an IEP is and how eligibility is determined, the federal laws and regulations, and case law for a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), and resolving disputes that arise.

Areas Covered in the Session:-

• What is an IEP?
• Federal laws and regulations regarding IEPs
• Eligibility for an IEP
• The parts of an IEP
• Stay-Put
• Disputes that arise – substantive vs. procedural
• Dispute resolution

Learning Objectives:-

Understand the legal obligations of schools regarding IEPs, beginning with the Child Find obligation of identifying and evaluating students suspected of needing special education and related services, how to conduct an IEP meeting, how to develop an IEP, the different sections of an IEP, disputes that arise and avenues of dispute resolution.

Background:-

The IEP process has legal mandates and requirements that can be particularly daunting for schools and parents. This seminar will walk you through the process from identifying students needing IEP through completing and implementing the IEP, substantive and procedural violations, and avenues to resolving disputes.

Why Should You Attend?

This seminar will help school personnel, attorneys, advocates, and parents understand the legal mandates and requirements of the IEP process, and it will provide a practical guide to IEP meetings and developing IEPs, disputes that may arise, and how to resolve conflicts.

Who will Benefit?

• School Administrators
• Governing Board Members
• School Counselors & Psychologists
• Teachers
• School Attorneys
• Parent Attorneys
• Education Advocates & Consultants
• Parents and Legal Guardians
• Community-Based Disability and Educational Organizations