Special Education

Understanding Special Education: The Basics of IDEA Law (available in Spanish)

• Learn key areas of the law: Changes to IEPs, Parental Rights, Rights of Foster Parents, Changes in Evaluations and Re-Evaluations, Choice of parents to withdraw child from receiving special education services

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Understanding Special Education: Writing Effective IEPs (also available in Spanish)

• Learn about parent rights and responsibilities

• Increase understanding of how the IEP Process works for students

• Learn strategies for writing and implementing IEPs

• Learn new methods for ensuring that IEPs are effective and lead to desired positive outcomes for students

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Understanding Special Education: IDEA and IEPs (also available in Spanish)

• A 3-hour training that covers Understanding IDEA and Writing Effective IEPs

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Accommodations and Modifications (available in Spanish)

• Learn the difference between accommodations and modifications

• Learn how to build on the child’s learning style and strengths when developing accommodations and modifications

• Practice developing accommodations and modifications to ensure active classroom participation for students with disabilities​

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Dispute Resolution Methods

• Learn about what methods are available to resolve disagreements and conflicts

• Learn the difference between a State Complaint, Mediation, and Due Process