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Making Restrictive Placement Decisions
Aligned With the IDEA's Least Restrictive
Environment Mandate
Presented by Samantha P. Lewis, Esq.
Thursday | November 14, 2024 • 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOWDespite the IDEA's strong preference for educating every child with a disability in the general educational environment, a district may remove a student from that placement when it no longer confers a meaningful benefit on the child. This live virtual training will give you practical guidance on alternative placements and a roadmap for navigating students through these placements.
After a review of pertinent IDEA provisions and court and administrative decisions, you’ll learn about the various alternative placements and their definitions and applications. You’ll also gain best practices for moving a student along the continuum of services and find out the circumstances in which it is appropriate to move to more restrictive settings and out of school placements.
You’ll leave with strategies to:
- Determine when to move a student to a more restrictive placement or alternative setting
- Differentiate between the various placement options and determine which will best meet the student’s needs
- Recognize what it will require to meet your district’s continuing responsibility to provide FAPE in an alternative setting
- Develop appropriate plans and goals to transition a student back to a school setting when applicable
- And more
About the Presenter
Samantha P. Lewis, Esq., is a Partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in Atlanta, Ga. She is admitted to practice law in Florida and Georgia.
Ms. Lewis focuses her practice on education law, representing public and private educational entities, vendors, and professionals. She works directly with governing boards regarding effective policy development and compliance, particularly in the areas of special education, student discipline, and school safety. She handles a range of special education, student disciplinary, and Title IX issues in the K-12 setting, including internal training, investigations, administrative proceedings, and state and federal litigation.
Ms. Lewis also focuses on disability and discrimination law and routinely litigates and counsels her clients in all aspects of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title IX, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and related statutes. She uses her almost decade of experience in education law to educate social workers and school administrators on FERPA compliance.
Who Should Attend
- School administrators
- School attorneys
- Special education directors
- Special education coordinators
- IEP team members
- Special education teachers
- Hospital/Homebound coordinators
- Service providers to students in alternative settings
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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POSTPONED
Creating a Safe School Environment:
Strategies to Identify and Address Bullying
Presented by Stephanie Jones, Esq.
Date & Time Coming Soon!
With bullying’s staggering social-emotional effects on victims, school staff members must respond to any incident in a timely and effective manner. Have your entire team attend this live webinar where an experienced education law attorney will equip everyone with the knowledge and tools to be both proactive and reactive to bullying situations.
Stephanie Jones will define bullying so staff can recognize when it is occurring and outline the steps for responding in a way that is compliant and appropriate for the situation. There will also be discussion of when bullying becomes a civil rights issue.
Everyone on your team will leave with proven strategies to:
- Identify and investigate instances of bullying
- Reduce the potential for future incidents of bullying
- Create systems to address and interrupt bullying
- Respond when a special education student is the aggressor in a bullying incident
- Provide supports for students with disabilities and students in other protected classes who are bullied
And while the primary focus will be bullying, you’ll also explore different behavior management strategies with case examples of what is and is not appropriate, along with other facets of behavior and discipline including removals, MDRs, PBIS, BIPs, and IAES.
Meet Your Trainer
Stephanie Jones, Esq., is an experienced leader in the field of public education who is dedicated to providing counsel to Illinois schools both in private practice and as the former General Counsel of the Illinois State Board of Education. She has diverse experience spanning all areas of school law, including labor and employment, litigation, student, business, special education, and board governance matters along with unparalleled knowledge and experience advising school administrators.
Ms. Jones advises school boards on day-to-day issues, but also cutting-edge initiatives, including evidence-based funding, the Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act, agency procurement along with student discipline, residency, wellness, records, and competency-based education. She has advised school boards and school administrators regarding student discipline, student Constitutional rights, curriculum, residency, homelessness, records issues and has extensive experience advising school districts regarding the Every Student Succeeds Act. She proactively manages complex special education matters for clients, including attending IEP meetings, special education mediation/resolutions, and due process hearings as well as responding to complaints filed with the state board of education and the Office for Civil Rights.
Who Should Attend
- School administrators
- Special education teachers
- Special education staff
- School attorneys
- Social workers
- School mental health staff
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection