2008 Nebraksa/Kansas Regional Special Education Law Conference

November 6-7, 2008
Embassy Suites
Omaha, Nebraska

Conference Schedule

Thursday November 6, 2008

7:30-8:15 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:45 a.m.

Conference Day I Begins — Welcome and Announcements

• KSDE and NDE Staff

8:45-10:15 a.m.

General Session I — Emotionally Disturbed or Just Troubled?

• Melinda Baird
  

10:15-10:30 p.m.

10:30-11:45 p.m.

Breakout Session A — Alternatives to Suspensions/Expulsions

• Eric Hartwig

Breakout Session B — Grades, Report Cards, and the Law

• Miriam Freedman

Breakout Session C — Parent Issues: Strategies for Securing FAPE

• Deborah Mattison
  

11:45-12:30 p.m.

Lunch

12:30-1:30 p.m.

General Session II — Personal Perspective

• Amy Rowley

1:30-2:45 p.m.

Breakout Session D — Special Education: Dead or Alive

• Eric Hartwig

Breakout Session E — "Prescription Pad" Diagnosis

• Jose Martin

Breakout Session F — Grades, Report Cards, and the Law

• Miriam Freedman
• Repeat of Breakout Session B

2:45-3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00-4:15 p.m.

Breakout Session G — Manifest Determinations

• Jose Martin

Breakout Session H — LD Eligibility and RtI: Why This, What Now, Why Not?

• Melinda Baird

Breakout Session I — Getting Along: How to Build Positive, Productive Relationships

• Eric Hartwig

4:15 p.m.

End of Day 1

Friday November 9, 2007

7:30-8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:15 a.m.

Conference Day 2 Begins —  Welcome Back and Announcements

• KSDE and NDE Staff

8:15-9:45 a.m.

General Session III —Year in Review

• Julie Weatherly
  

9:45-10:00 p.m.

Break

10:00-11:15 p.m.

Breakout Session J — NCLB & IDEA: Where Are They Taking Us?

• Art Cernosia

Breakout Session K — IEP Disasters: Common Procedural and Substantive Mistakes to Avoid

• Julie Weatherly

Breakout Session L — Is Special Education Overlegalized?

• Perry Zirkel

11:15-12:45 p.m.

Breakout Session M — NCLB & IDEA: Where Are They Taking Us?

• Art Cernosia
• Repeat of Breakout Session J

Breakout Session N — Autism

• Perry Zirkel

Breakout Session O — Section 504 Myths and Realities

• Julie Weatherly

1:00 p.m.

Conference Adjourns

Post Conference Agenda

Breakout Session A —Ethics for Attorneys

• Thomas Mayes

Breakout Session B — Recap of Conference for Parents

• Beth Wierda
• Linda Douglas
• Jeanne Heaston