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$270 per connection from September 17 - 30 |
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$115 per connection Now to September 29 |
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Because of the pandemic, student record privacy has taken on new dimensions that educators haven't had to consider before. How do schools protect student privacy as students switch among remote, hybrid and in-person learning? Does data used and collected through virtual learning platforms qualify as education records under FERPA? When is it appropriate to disclose student health or vaccination records?
This webinar with school attorney Geneva Jones will guide school staff through these unfamiliar issues and more, combining explanation of legal requirements with practical strategies. You'll learn about specific provisions of FERPA relevant to K-2 schools as well as how technologies being used in post-pandemic education expose schools to potential FERPA violations.
Plus, you'll gain best practices to ensure compliance with FERPA and to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable student information regardless of instructional setting, including how to:
- Apply federal privacy law, local district policy and classroom/campus observations rules to in-person, remote and hybrid instruction
- Identify when a technology used for instruction creates a protected education record
- Interact with students using multiple modalities and in multiple settings without violating FERPA
- Recognize when parental consent is needed to disclose education records to third parties
- And much more!
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$270 per connection from October 8 - 14 |
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$115 per connection Now to October 25 |
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While special education disputes are often heated and emotional, it is possible to resolve almost any case if you are equipped with the proper tools. Handling mediation and settlement discussions appropriately can save your school district time, effort, money and the uncertainty of due process. Get guidance to navigate these tricky waters from an attorney who has represented school districts in almost a hundred due process cases and who has reached numerous settlements.
You'll review the ins and outs of mediation and settlement agreements under Section 504 and the IDEA, as well as due process. This experienced attorney will also prepare you for what to expect during settlement discussions with represented and unrepresented parents, and when attending mediation through either a private mediator or the Department of Education.
Then you'll move to the practical side and learn successful strategies to implement during settlement negotiations and ways to approach settlement, including how to effectively participate in mediation. You will leave with actionable takeaways you can use to:
- Negotiate effectively prior to and during mediation
- Prepare for mediation
- Present a mediation opening statement that is persuasive
- Draft a settlement agreement, including what language to include and exclude
- And much more!
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$270 per connection from October 20 - 26 |
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$115 per connection Now to October 25 |
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Today's educational landscape presents novel communication-related challenges as educators strive to engage parents of students with disabilities and connect effectively in new ways. But while expectations and communication methods have changed, your obligations under the IDEA remain.
Join education consultant and trainer Larry Brunson for do and don't guidance on how to connect with parents and leverage those connections to support engagement – leading to IDEA compliance and parents feeling they are valued participants in the education process.
Plus, you'll explore scenarios you'll likely face in your quest to improve parental engagement and communication so you are prepared to develop solutions to whatever situations arise. You'll leave equipped to create more authentic connections with parents by learning specific strategies to:
- Educate parents on the IEP process to encourage meaningful participation and collaboration
- Ensure communications with parents do not break down due to the communication method, such as videoconferencing and texting
- Communicate with parents during contentious meetings to deescalate tense situations and head off potential IDEA litigation
- Develop a plan to sustain parent communication and engagement over time
- And more!