| Representing Students with Disabilities
Third Annual New England Conference on Special Education
Sponsored with the Juvenile Justice Center
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, November 21, 2003
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Faculty
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
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Course Materials for Download
Tim_Sindelar.htm
Who Should Attend:
This course is geared toward an attorney with experience in special education. However, it should prove invaluable for attorneys and advocates of all levels of experience who work with child clients.
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Jill A. Updegraph, Esq.
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Salem, MA |
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Jenny C. Chou, Esq.
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EdLaw Project, Roxbury, MA |
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Whit Smith, Esq.
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Mickenberg, Dunn, Lachs & Smith, PLC, Burlington, VT |
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Ron Lospennato, Esq.
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Disabilities Rights Center, Concord, NH |
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Roger L. Rice, Esq.
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Executive Director, META |
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Honorable Jay D. Blitzman
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Middlesex County Juvenile Court, Lowell, MA |
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Constance M. Hilton, Esq.
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Bowman, Moos & Hilton, Cambridge, MA |
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Jeanne Voss
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Educational Options Consulting Service, Burlington, MA |
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Ray Wallace, Esq.
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Sharon, MA |
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Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed.
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Educational Rights Specialist, Newton, MA |
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Isabel S. Raskin, Esq.
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Juvenile Justice Center
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
Welcome & Introduction |
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| 9:10 |
MCAS and "High Stakes Testing" and the Denial of Opportunities for Minority Youth in Public Education |
Roger L. Rice, Esq.
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| 10:10 |
An Update: Significant Decisions in the 1st & 2nd Circuit |
| Strategies, State Laws and Budget Issues
Ron Lospennato, Esq., Tim Sindelar, Esq. & Whit Smith, Esq.
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| 11:15 |
Concurrent Workshops - Part I |
Special Education GALs How and When Should a GAL Be Appointed? What Are the Different Roles, Duties and Expectations of an Ed GAL?
Hon. Jay D. Blitzman, Constance M. Hilton, Esq., Jeanne Voss
and Ray Wallace, Esq.
Health Issues in Public Education A better understanding of the health and educational needs of students with medical or health-related conditions. What are my child's rights? What are the school's obligations?
Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed. and Jill A. Updegraph, Esq.
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| 1:45 |
Special Education: Parents' Perspective |
| Challenges and issues commonly faced in the pursuit of services.
Chris Cooper and Marianne Leone
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| 2:30 |
Concurrent Workshops - Part II |
Confronting the Facets of School Discipline - Eligibility, Intersection between Schools and Juvenile Court
- How to Keep Kids in School; Manifestation/Determination
- Due Process in School Exclusion Cases
Isabel Raskin, Esq., Jenny C. Chou, Esq., and Ray Wallace, Esq.
The No Child Left Behind Act Update on This Legislation and How It Affects School Systems, Federdal Funding and Special Needs Students.
Tim Sindelar, Esq.
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| Date: |
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Friday, November 21, 2003 |
| Tuition: |
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$65.00
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, NY, VT and ME.
This course has also been approved for 6 CAFL and 4 CPCS Mental Health Credits. .
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Directions to the Law School.
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