This course, presented by a nationally recognized education attorney representing students and their families, will provide a comprehensive overview of an IEP, explaining what an IEP is and how eligibility is determined, the federal laws and regulations, and case law for a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), and resolving disputes that arise.
Areas Covered in the Session:-
Learning Objectives:-
Understand the legal obligations of schools regarding IEPs, beginning with the Child Find obligation of identifying and evaluating students suspected of needing special education and related services, how to conduct an IEP meeting, how to develop an IEP, the different sections of an IEP, disputes that arise and avenues of dispute resolution.
Background:-
The IEP process has legal mandates and requirements that can be particularly daunting for schools and parents. This seminar will walk you through the process from identifying students needing IEP through completing and implementing the IEP, substantive and procedural violations, and avenues to resolving disputes.
Why Should You Attend?
This seminar will help school personnel, attorneys, advocates, and parents understand the legal mandates and requirements of the IEP process, and it will provide a practical guide to IEP meetings and developing IEPs, disputes that may arise, and how to resolve conflicts.
Who will Benefit?
Any Organization, Institution or Group User can register
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Hope N. Kirsch, M.A. (Ed.), Esq., is a licensed special education teacher and 25+ year litigation attorney. Her law practice is devoted to representing students throughout Arizona, from preschool through higher education, with a focus on special education and discipline.
She represents and advises clients regarding evaluations, IEPs, 504s, disciplinary hearings, IDEA Due Process hearings, OCR, appeals, and bullying. Ms. Kirsch was a special education teacher and special education coordinator in the New York City public schools for 18 years where she worked with the most challenging populations and supervised and trained teachers in teaching strategies, curriculum development, IEPs, and behavior management.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in special education from Boston University (cum laude), a Master’s degree in special education from NYU, 30+ post-graduate credits in educational supervision and administration, and her law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Ms. Kirsch is admitted to the state and federal district courts in New York, New Jersey, Arizona, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
She is a frequent speaker nationally and locally on education law, regularly trains mental health professionals, advocates, attorneys, and parents in educational advocacy, and consults with attorneys in other states. Ms. Kirsch also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of Arizona.
