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Hot Topics and Trends in Special Education Law: 2024 Update

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California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter
Jacob Feldman
Beth Harris
Dana Jonson
Alicia Warren
With Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter from Law Office of Victoria Vasquez Ikerd-Schreiter + 4 others
Recorded April 18, 2024
Product ID 98429

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Overview

Stay Up to Date on the Latest in Special Education Law

Are you keeping up with all the recent developments in special education law? In this full-day program, our expert practitioners explore a wide variety of hot-button issues and trends you need to know. From best practices for implementing 504 plans and IEPs to special considerations regarding parental rights in special education, you're sure to gain knowledge you can use immediately. Register today!

  • Get updated on current issues and developments concerning IEPs and 504 plans.
  • Learn the latest transition planning best practices.
  • Follow proper protocols when disciplining students with disabilities.
  • Uncover practical guidance for handling legal issues regarding students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  • Stay up to date on the latest case law developments.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. IEPs and 504 Plans: 2023-2024 Issues and Updates
  2. Special Education and Mental Health: Current Issues and Solutions
  3. Transition Planning: Current Guidance and Best Practices
  4. Parental Rights and Advocacy in Special Education: Top Considerations in 2024
  5. Disciplining Students With Disabilities: BIPs, FBAs, MDRs, and More
  6. What You Need to Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  7. 2023-2024 Case Law and Legislative Updates (Including Perez v. Sturgis)
  8. Ethical Issues in Special Education Law
Product ID 98429

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Agenda

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  1. IEPs and 504 Plans: 2023-2024 Issues and Updates

  2. Special Education and Mental Health: Current Issues and Solutions

  3. Transition Planning: Current Guidance and Best Practices

    1. Assessments (Informal and Formal)
    2. Working It Into the IEP
    3. Post-Secondary Education, Vocational Training, Independent Living, and Other Transitions to Consider
    4. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities
  4. Parental Rights and Advocacy in Special Education: Top Considerations in 2024

  5. Disciplining Students With Disabilities: BIPs, FBAs, MDRs, and More

  6. What You Need to Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  7. 2023-2024 Case Law and Legislative Updates (Including Perez v. Sturgis)

  8. Ethical Issues in Special Education Law

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Ethical Concerns in Working With or Against Minors
    3. Conflicts of Interest
    4. Confidentiality
    5. Attorneys' Fees

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. School administrators, school superintendents, principals, school board members, school psychologists, special and general education teachers, special education coordinators, school counselors, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter
Victoria
Ikerd-Schreiter
Law Office of Victoria Vasquez Ikerd-Schreiter
Jacob S Feldman
Jacob S.
Feldman
Frazer & Feldman, LLP
Beth L Harris
Beth L.
Harris
Shaw Perelson May & Lambert, LLP
Dana A Jonson
Dana A.
Jonson
The Law Offices of Dana A. Jonson, LLC
Alicia Warren
Alicia
Warren
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
Speaker bio
Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter

Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter

Law Office of Victoria Vasquez Ikerd-Schreiter
Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter

is the founder of the Law Offices of Victoria Ikerd-Schreiter, Counselor at Law. She mostly focuses her practice in representing individuals with disabilities, and the education and training of parents of their rights. Ms. Ikerd-Schreiter provides lectures, seminars, and trainings fluently in both English and Spanish for parents throughout Arizona and California, both through support groups and through her law firm, Ikerd-Schrieter Law. Through The Real League of Justice, she also continues to advocate on a policy level, as well as to maintain the funding and services that serve the bigger picture of adults and children with special needs. Ms. Ikerd-Schreiter has also spoken, and continues to speak at many conferences and events as a keynote and break out session speaker in both English and Spanish on the topics of disability, services, legal strategies, policy and advocacy. She earned her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from San Diego State University and her J.D. degree from California Western School of Law.

Speaker bio
Jacob S Feldman

Jacob S. Feldman

Frazer & Feldman, LLP
Jacob Feldman

is a founding partner with Frazer & Feldman, LLP. He has handled the defense of public school districts in major federal and state litigation involving civil rights, age, race, disability, and sexual discrimination matters; sexual harassment complaints; and special education matters. Mr. Feldman has handled the successful defense of dozens of impartial hearings and appeals to the SRO and federal courts on behalf of school districts. He is a frequent speaker in various special education law programs. Mr. Feldman is admitted to practice law in the state courts of New York, United States Supreme Court, Second Circuit and Federal Circuit courts of Appeals, and the Southern and Eastern District courts of New York. Since 1987, he has served public school districts as general counsel. Mr. Feldman earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Brooklyn College; and his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School.

Speaker bio
Beth L Harris

Beth L. Harris

Shaw Perelson May & Lambert, LLP
Beth Harris

is a partner with Shaw Perelson May & Lambert, LLP, where she regularly advises our clients in all areas of general counsel services, special education law and anti-discrimination law. Ms. Harris also represents school district clients at education law section 3020 - disciplinary proceedings, section 75 civil service law hearings, PINS proceedings, State Division of Human Rights/EEOC proceedings, OCR investigations, labor arbitrations, Section 3214 student discipline hearings, and appeals before the Commissioner of Education. She is former president of the New York State Association of School Attorneys (2019-2020), and has 23 years of experience in all aspects of public school district legal representation. Ms. Harris is an adjunct professor for Bank Street Graduate School of Education and for Long Island University Teaching School Law and Special Education Law at their Westchester, Orange and Rockland County campuses. In addition, she lectures for the New York State School Boards Association, New York State Association of School Attorneys and the Mid-Hudson School Study Council. Ms. Harris earned her B.S. degree from Cornell University and her J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Dutchess County Women’s Bar Association and the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys. Ms. Harris is admitted to practice in the courts of the state of New York, in federal court in the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Speaker bio
Dana A Jonson

Dana A. Jonson

The Law Offices of Dana A. Jonson, LLC
Dana Jonson

is a civil rights attorney in Connecticut. Her firm focuses exclusively on the civil and legal rights of children with disabilities through the special education process. With a background as a special education teacher and administrator, Ms. Jonson brings a unique perspective to her practice. She is admitted to the Connecticut and Federal bar, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. Ms. Jonson's personal experience as a mother to five children with special education needs and as a foster parent adds an empathetic and profound understanding to her professional endeavors. She also hosts the informative podcast, Special Ed on Special Ed, which hosts special education experts to discuss special education topics for parents of children with special education needs. You can find her podcast at SpecialEd.fm or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Ms. Jonson earned her J.D. degree from Northeastern School of Law, her MSEd degree from Simmons College and her B.S. degree from Fairfield University.

Speaker bio
Alicia Warren

Alicia Warren

Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
Alicia Warren

an attorney at Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP with the Education and Disability Law group. Her practice currently focuses on representing families who have children with special needs, advising parents and guardians on a wide range of special education law issues. Ms. Warren represents clients in all phases of litigation, including matters pending before the Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals, as well as in state and federal court. Ms. Warren also represents students with disabilities in matters involving higher education. Ms. Warren earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Boston College and her J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law.

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