SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR REPRESENTING SPECIAL EDUCATION CLIENTS
Sponsored with the Juvenile Justice Center
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
In a first of its kind all day conference, BSEA Hearing officers, and experienced special education attorneys who represent both parents and school districts will come together to act out various hot button issues in special education law, culminating in a partial BSEA Hearing.
Beginning with a role play of a Team Meeting to determine special education eligibility, the morning will continue with a second role play of a manifestation determination meeting and a school discipline hearing. The afternoon will be devoted to a role play of an expedited Manifestation Determination Hearing highlighting expert testimony and cross-examination.
There will be time for discussion and questions after each role play and other topics will be touched upon including, settlement conferences, new bullying legislation, superintendent’s appeals and court challenges, an overview of the hearing process, and compensatory claims. This is a conference you won’t want to miss!
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
- What goes on at an actual TEAM meeting, expulsion hearing and manifestation determination hearing before the BSEA and how to prepare for each
- How school discipline and special education law intersect and how to handle these complex cases
- Tips for advocating successfully at TEAM meetings, Expulsion hearings and Manifestation Determination Hearings
- How to incorporate the new anti-bullying legislation into your advocacy
- How to conduct examinations of experts at a BSEA Hearing
- The availability of damage claims in special education cases
WHO SHOULD ATTEND - Attorneys who handle special education cases
- Attorneys who handle juvenile delinquency matters
- Advocates
- Parents
- State Agency Workers
- Anyone who wants a better understanding of this area of the law
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Isabel Raskin, Esq., Chair
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Juvenile Justice Center, Suffolk University Law School |
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Sara Berman, Hearing Officer
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Bureau of Special Education Appeals |
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Joseph Green, Esq.
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Kotin Crabtree & Strong, LLP |
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Martina Roy Lynde
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Parent Advocate |
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Matthew W. MacAvoy, Esq.
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Sullivan, Nattall, MacAvoy & Lyons, P.C. |
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Timothy Sindelar, Esq.
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Hilton, Sindelar, Hahn & Mollow |
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Alisa St. Florian, Esq.
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Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
Isabel Raksin, Chair
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| 9:10 |
TEAM MEETING |
| Evaluation reports presented. School psychologist will indicate a diagnosis of ODD Testing indicates Janie is quite bright but is at least one year behind in almost all academic areas.
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| 10:30 |
MANIFESTATION MEETING AND A DISCIPLINE HEARING AT SCHOOL |
| Janie’s court-appointed criminal defense attorney refers Janie and her mother to a public interest law firm. A Request for Hearing is filed, challenging the failure to find a manifestation, the failure to find eligible for special education in December 2009 and the failure to identify since fifth grade.
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| 12:30 |
LUNCH (On Your Own) |
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| 1:30 |
INTRODUCTION TO HEARING PROCESS AND OPTIONS FOR RESOLVING THE CASE AND THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE |
| The Settlement Conference is not successful in resolving all of the issues. The Ramone Public Schools files a Motion to Dismiss any claim for relief for any action prior to February 1, 2008 based upon the Statute of Limitations
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| 2:15 |
BSEA HEARING ON ELIGIBILITY AND MANIFESTATION DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF PARENT’S EXPERT AND SCHOOL’S EXPERT |
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| Date: |
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
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$69.00; Advocates, Parents and State Agency Workers, $35.00. Please check off "Co-Sponsoring Organization" while registering on-line. CHECK PAYMENTS
If you would like to register with a check, the following link will lead you to a registration form. Please print out and send it along with your check to the address listed on the bottom of the form. SPED Registration Form
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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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If for some reason you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute or call no later than the business day before to receive a refund less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Otherwise, you will receive the course materials.
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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, VT and ME.
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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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