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New developments, emerging trends and issues 2008BOSTONTuesday,October 7, 2008

TAUNTONTuesday,October 21, 2008

ANDOVERTuesday,October 28, 2008

P R O G R A M S

Key Issues in Special Education Law

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Why attend?This program enables practitioners to recognizeand analyze key changes and trends in the fieldof special education law in Massachusetts. Itfocuses on emerging issues surrounding casesthat involve children with autism. It alsoaddresses new guidance regarding theidentification of children with learningdisabilities and highlights a series of new federalcourt and BSEA decisions issued over the pastyear. You gain indispensable knowledge aboutthe current state of special education law.

This program assumes a basic understandingof special education law and providesexperienced attorneys with a summation of newdevelopments, emerging trends, and commonissues in special education. Special attention isgiven to practice before the BSEA, Section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act, and new Massachusettsand national trends. The faculty consists ofexperienced attorneys who practice in privatefirms, nonprofit organizations, and governmentagencies. Each attorney brings a differentperspective, providing a comprehensive view ofthe special education landscape. Get thestrategic information you need.

You will learn…� Key new provisions in statutes, regulations,

and cases� Key judicial and BSEA decisions from the

past year� Changes in interpretation of the IDEA

regulatory and statutory law� Trends and changes in practice and

procedure before the BSEA with a specificfocus on settlement conferences

� Tips about practice before the BSEA from botha practitioner’s and BSEA hearing officer’sperspective

� Developments under Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act

� Implications of Massachusetts policyguidance relating to the identification ofchildren with learning disabilities

� Recent developments and guidanceconcerning the education of students on theautism spectrum

� Updates regarding trends in discipline ofstudents with disabilities

� An update on the Response to Intervention(RTI) model

FacultyDaniel W. Ahearn, Esq., Cochair, Wenham;Matthew W. MacAvoy, Esq., Cochair, SullivanNuttall & MacAvoy, PC, Marshfield; Kristin M.Palace, Esq., Cochair, Topsfield; Colby C. Brunt,Esq., Stoneman Chandler & Miller LLP, Boston;Matthew Engel, Esq., Disability Law Center, Inc.,Northampton; Reece Erlichman, Esq., Bureau ofSpecial Education Appeals, MassachusettsDepartment of Education, Malden; Heather Gold,Esq., Law Offices of Heather Gold, PC, Marblehead;Eileen M. Hagerty, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & StrongLLP, Boston; Michael J. Joyce, Esq., Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education,Boston; Catherine L. Lyons, Esq., Sullivan Nuttall

Key Issues in SpecialEducation Law

S E M I N A R

New developments, emerging trends and issues 2008

Special EducationLaw in MassachusettsCONTENTS AT-A-GLANCE

� An Overview of Special Education Law� Overview of Statutes� Eligibility� Evaluation Procedures� The Team, the Individualized Education

Plan (IEP), and Available Services� Discipline� Dispute Resolution� Practice Before the Bureau of Special

Education Appeals� Statutory and Regulatory Authority� Hearing Officers and Mediators� Accessing the BSEA� Advocating on Behalf of Students and

Parents� General Guidance� Advocacy from the First Contact On� Some Guidelines for the BSEA Process� Advocating on Behalf of School Districts� Reimbursement of Attorney Fees� Current Trends in Special Education

Disputes� General Practice Pointers

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& MacAvoy, PC, Marshfield; William D.McCants, Esq., Office of Civil Rights,United States Department of Education,Boston; Mary Ellen Sowyrda, Esq., Murphy,Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Quincy; JillAubin Updegraph, Esq., Salem

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