Discipline of Students With Special Needs

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services Discover how you can prevent disciplinary complications while maximizing your students' potential. Register for this seminar to hear from experienced professionals how you can avoid complaints, work more efficiently with staff and parents, and - most importantly - successfully and legally modify inappropriate behavior. Spend less time caught up in disciplinary hassles and more time actually teaching. Attend this informative seminar and learn how you can handle your classroom with confidence. You'll get the tools you need to make legally compliant discipline decisions that benefit everyone involved. Benefits for You - Protect yourself and your organization - get the latest tips on education law compliance - Don't be caught by surprise - learn the inner workings of IDEA - Efficiently prepare for a manifestation determination - and its results - Unravel complex alternative placement guidelines - Avoid common errors in disciplining students

Discipline of Students With Special Needs Agenda

8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration

8:30 am - 10:00 am Legal Issues Relating to the Discipline of All Students

- Conducting a Search of a Student

- Due Process Requirements

- Common Errors and How to Avoid Them

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 11:45 am Reauthorization of the IDEA

- An Overview of the Reauthorization of the IDEA, Including All Significant Changes That Came Into Effect July 1, 2005

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch (On Your Own)

12:45 pm - 3:30 pm Disciplinary Removals of Students With Disabilities

(Break 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm)

- Who Is a Child With a Disability?

- What Are the Similarities and Differences Between Section 504 and the IDEA?

- What Is Meant by a "Change of Current Placement" in Reference to Disciplinary Removals?

- Does IDEA Require That a School District Always Provide Educational Services to a Student With an IDEA-Protected Disability Who Has Been Removed for Disciplinary Reasons?

- Does In-School Suspension Count as One of the 10 School Days in a School Year That a Student Can Be Removed From His or Her Current IEP Placement Without Providing Educational Services?

- When Does the Student's IEP Team Need to Meet to Develop and Implement a Behavioral Intervention Plan for a Student?

- What Is an IDEA Manifestation Determination and When Is One Required?

- Who Conducts the Manifestation Determination and What Are the Requirements of a Manifestation Determination?

- Weapons, Drugs and Dangerous Students: The 45-Day Rule

- Rights of Students Not Yet Identified Under the IDEA

- What Constitutes an Appropriate Alternative Placement?

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Questions and Answers

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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