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ABCs of Prior Written Notice: What Is It? When Is It Required? What Must It Include?


Presented by Dianna Bowen, Esq.
Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET


LRP Education Webinar Speaker

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$250 per connection until February 20

$270 per connection from February 21- February 27

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$115 per connection Now to February 26

With myriad legal mandates regarding the provision of prior written notice, knowing how to fully comply can be challenging and confusing. Attorney Dianna Bowen will break it all down, giving you a solid understanding of procedural requirements and practical guidance to ensure that every PWN is Appropriate, Beneficial and Comprehensive enough to create a clear record of the school district’s offer of FAPE.

Along with elements the PWN must include, you learn the differences between notice for IEPs and PWN — to guide you in meeting your IDEA requirements. Plus, with the presenter’s expert guidance and lessons from recent case decisions, you’ll leave knowing how to:

  • Draft proper prior written notice that meets all legal requirements

  • Recognize situations where PWN should be provided, whether legally mandated or recommended as best practice

  • Ensure that parents or guardians receive PWN in a timely and understandable manner

  • Recognize the different stages of the IEP process where PWN must be provided

  • Properly identify changes in placement/services where PWN is required

  • And more!

Bonus takeaways:

  • Practical tips for drafting and providing PWN

  • Checklist for when PWN may be required

  • Using PWN as evidence of FAPE

Who Should Attend?

  • Special education directors

  • Special education teachers

  • General education teachers

  • School administrators

  • School attorneys

  • Other IEP team members

About the Presenter:

Dianna Bowen, Esq., is a partner in the Dallas and Fort Worth offices of Thompson & Horton LLP. For over 20 years, she has successfully defended public school districts, charter schools, independent schools, and public and private colleges and universities on a wide range of school law issues from special education to employment matters. Dianna represents her clients in all aspects of litigation, and counsels and advises her clients in formulating preventive strategies, drafting personnel and student policies and procedures, and training employees in all areas of school law.

Dianna has represented school districts in over 40 special education due process hearings and has had great success litigating cases in state and federal court regarding claims brought under federal and state law related to special education.

Developing Section 504 Plans That Lead to Effective Results, Proper Implementation and Legal Compliance


Presented by Michael Joyce, Esq.
Thursday, March 26, 2020 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET


Michael Joyce

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$250 per connection until March 19

$270 per connection from March 20 - March 26

Additional Site:

$115 per connection Now to March 25

Unlike the IDEA, Section 504 offers few specifics regarding proper 504 team membership and no specific requirements for a written 504 plan. So how do school personnel know how to proceed?

With guidance from Michael Joyce, who is both a former public school teacher and former enforcement attorney at OCR. Drawing from U.S. Department of Education guidance, Office for Civil Rights letters of findings and state decisions, he’ll give you concrete examples and best practices on how to assemble an appropriate 504 team, what the plan should contain and other tricky areas — to help you avoid exposing your district to liability.

Gather everyone on your staff to benefit from his unique perspective on how to:

  • Ensure procedural compliance when developing 504 plans, which in turn will lead to effective programming

  • Employ the team process to develop 504 plans with the information necessary to ensure students receive FAPE

  • Develop 504 plans in a manner that maximizes the potential for proper implementation in the classroom

  • Ensure teams make proper placement decisions using knowledge of the student, the meaning of evaluation data and the placement options

  • And more!

Who Should Attend?

  • Section 504 coordinators

  • Special education directors

  • School administrators

  • Special and general education teachers

  • School attorneys

  • School nurses

  • Other service providers

About the Presenter:

Michael J. Joyce is a partner with Nuttall, MacAvoy & Joyce PC, specializing in general education and special education law in public schools. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Civil Rights Attorney for OCR, conducting investigations and trainings throughout New England concerning a wide range of civil rights issues arising in public schools. He previously taught for three years in public elementary schools as a member of Teach for America, during which time he was nominated for Teacher of the Year. He graduated from Boston College Law School and holds a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He has taught legal research and writing at Northeastern School of Law and served as an Adjunct Professor at the Lynch School of Education and Boston College Law School. He has conducted dozens of presentations on educational law to local, regional and national audiences.

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