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Understanding PLAAFPs to
Create Legally Compliant IEPs


Presented by Dianna Bowen, Esq.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET

LRP Education Webinar Speaker Dianna Bowen

Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations):


$250 per connection until March 28

$270 per connection from March 29 - April 4

Additional Site:

$115 per connection Now to April 4

The Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) section is the cornerstone of the IEP, and all other parts of the IEP flow from it. The words written (and not written) in the PLAAFP can be the difference between your district winning or losing a due process hearing, resolving a dispute with a parent, and actually providing FAPE for the student.

Make sure you get this essential piece of the IEP right with guidance from attorney Dianna Bowen. With the IDEA’s flexibility regarding how districts document a student’s present levels, she’ll give you much-needed guidance on your legal requirements and best practices — to guide you in drafting PLAAFPs that lead to a legally compliant IEP and, more importantly, that provide and document FAPE.

Drawing on her experiences as a school law attorney and as a parent of a child with special needs, Dianna will use case law and practical scenarios to teach you how to:

  • Analyze key components of a PLAAFP and data points to include
  • Evaluate appropriate means of creating a PLAAFP
  • Identify ways that a PLAAFP leads to a legally compliant IEP
  • Identify ways that a PLAAFP documents progress and provides FAPE to the student
  • Avoid common missteps that result in an inaccurate and weak PLAAFP
  • And more

About the Presenter

Dianna’s youngest child was born with numerous special needs. Through years of nurses, hospitals and therapies, Dianna’s understanding of the hurdles parents of special needs children face, as well as the struggles schools face to meet these hurdles, grew. Now, she takes that knowledge and understanding to help schools handle legal issues surrounding special education, students and personnel with a focus on what all educators think of first – the child.

Dianna is a partner in the Dallas and Fort Worth offices of Thompson & Horton LLP. For over twenty 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 issues. Dianna represents her clients in all aspects of litigation, including proceedings before the governing body, in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies. She also 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 50 special education due process hearings before a special education hearing officer appointed by TEA and over 100 nonrenewal and termination hearings under Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code in front of a hearing officer appointed by TEA and/or the district board of trustees. In addition, Dianna has had great success litigating cases in state and federal court, including the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, regarding claims brought under federal and state law related to special education and employment matters. Dianna has been repeatedly recognized as a Texas Rising Star in the area of School Law.

Who Should Attend

  • Special education administrators
  • Special education directors
  • Special education teachers
  • School attorneys
  • School and district administrators
  • School psychologists
  • School counselors
  • School resource officers
  • School social workers
  • Board-certified behavioral analysts
  • IEP team members

IEPs and Section 504 Plans: Understanding and Implementing Key Differences for Compliance


Presented by Kendra Yoch, Esq.

Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET

LRP Education Webinar Speaker Kendra Yoch, Esq.

Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations):


$250 per connection until April 27

$270 per connection from April 28 - May 4

Additional Site:

$115 per connection Now to May 4

Why might a child who doesn’t qualify for an IEP still be eligible for a Section 504 plan? Do the same staff members serve on IEP and 504 teams? Attorney Kendra Yoch will clear up educators' confusion regarding the two types of plans, dissecting the key differences in plan components, legal requirements and standards of FAPE — to guide you in ensuring your practices and decisions comply with the IDEA and Section 504.

In addition to relevant provisions under both laws, you’ll learn lessons from case law and federal guidance addressing IEP and 504 plan requirements, including what information must be included in each.

Develop appropriate, compliant IEPs and 504 plans by having staff attend this training that will deliver guidance to:

  • Distinguish requirements for IEP eligibility and the document from 504 plan requirements
  • Identify differences between services in the IEP and accommodations/supports in the 504 plan
  • Ensure IEP services and 504 plan accommodations satisfy the applicable standard of FAPE
  • Convene IEP and 504 teams comprised of appropriate and required members
  • Develop timelines that follow rules for reviewing and revising IEPs and 504 plans
  • And more

About the Presenter

Kendra Yoch, Esq. is Counsel at Thompson & Horton in Dallas. As a former special educator and daughter of a special educator, she brings a practical, student-centered approach to representing schools. Kendra partners with clients to problem-solve issues related to special education, bullying and harassment, athletics, records, and free expression. She serves as lead counsel in special education mediations and due process hearings and represents schools in complaints before the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. She enjoys training and presenting, and has presented at LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities®.

Prior to joining Thompson & Horton, Kendra represented schools in Illinois and, prior to that, served in the general counsel’s office for the District of Columbia Public Schools, handling hundreds of special education due process complaints. Before attending law school, Kendra taught seventh and eighth grade special education reading and language arts in Houston ISD.

Who Should Attend

  • School administrators
  • Special education directors
  • Special education coordinators
  • Section 504 directors
  • IEP team members
  • Section 504 team members
  • School nurses
  • School psychologists
  • Special education teachers
  • General education teachers
  • School attorneys
  • Other staff involved in the IEP or Section 504 processes

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