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2009 Conference



Annual Conference
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COPAA's Eleventh Conference for Attorneys, Advocates and Parents
March 5,2009 - March 8,2009
Capital Hilton
Online Registration

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Prices include Early Registration Discount of $50 for Registering Before February 1, 2009. Please choose the applicable registration category.

 
Attorney
Advocate
Parent/Other
Student
Registration Package One (Includes 2-Day Preconference Skills Session and Main Conference)
Connecting with Congress, Effective Disability Advocacy (All) $645.00 $445.00 $445.00 N/A
Federal Litigation: What to Do When Your Slam Dunk Case Crashes (Attorney) $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
Advocate Training: Translating the Law Into Real Life (Advocates) N/A $445.00 N/A N/A
New Attorney Survival Guide: From the First Call Forward (Attorneys) $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
Skills Training for Due Process Hearings (Attorneys) $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
Advanced Training for IDEA Cases $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
 
Registration Package Two– (Includes 2, One Day Pre-Conference Special Sessions and Main Conference)
Thursday - Advanced Attorney Seminar: Is Rowley Dead or Dying?
Friday - Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Designing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs): Basic Elements and Effective Practices (All)		 $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
Thursday - The Pragmatics of Post-Secondary Transition (All)
Friday - Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Designing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs): Basic Elements and Effective Practices (All)		 $645.00 $445.00 $445.00 N/A
Thursday - Advanced Attorney Seminar: Is Rowley Dead or Dying?
Friday - Compensatory Education: Getting Back to Even		 $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
Thursday - The Pragmatics of Post-Secondary Transition (All)
Friday - Compensatory Education: Getting Back to Even		 $645.00 N/A N/A N/A
 
Registration Package Three – (Includes 1, One Day Pre-Conference Special Session (pick one either Thursday or Friday) and Main Conference)
Advanced Attorney Seminar: Is Rowley Dead or Dying? $475.00 N/A N/A N/A
The Pragmatics of Post-Secondary Transition (All) $475.00 $375.00 $375.00 N/A
Compensatory Education: Getting Back to Even $475.00 N/A N/A N/A
Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Designing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs): Basic Elements and Effective Practices (All) $475.00 $375.00 $375.00 N/A
 
Law Student Special Education Law Training Pre-Conference ONLY
Law Student Special Education Law training Pre-Conference ONLY N/A N/A N/A $125.00
 
Law Student Special Education Law Training Pre-Conference and Main Conference
Law Student Special Education Law Training Pre-Conference and Main COPAA Conference N/A $395.00 N/A $300.00
 
Law Student Special Education Conference ONLY
Law Student Special Education Conference ONLY N/A N/A N/A $175.00
 
Main Conference Only (All Participants) (Begins Friday at 5:00 PM)
Main Conference Only (All Participants) (Begins Friday at 5:00 PM) $375.00 $325.00 $325.00 N/A
 
 
2009 Conference Workshop Selection - The intended audience for each session is indicated in parentheses after the session name.
 
Saturday, March 7, 2009 Breakout Session I - 10:30 am – 11:45 am (Select One)
1. A Method to the Madness: Deciphering Methodology Under the IDEA (All)
2. Effective Transition Planning for Successful Outcomes (All)
3. Special Planning for Families of Children with Disabilities (Attorneys)
4. Getting Paid for Kicking Butt (Attorneys)
5. Medicaid in the Schools: Accessing Federal Funding for Necessary Services (All)
6. Strategies for Systemic Reform: A Practical Approach for Obtaining Systemic Relief (All)
7. When Worlds Collide: Impact of LRE (All)
8. Litigating Damages Claims for the Special Needs Child (Attorneys)
I will not be attending a workshop during this time.
 
Saturday, March 7, 2009 Breakout Session II - 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm (Select One)
9. End Abuse of Children with Disabilities in our Nation’s Schools (All)
10. Needing More Than “Doing Well”: Dramatic Strategies, Objective Success (Advocates and Parents)
11. Supplementing the Administrative Record on Appeal: Strategies and Pitfalls (Attorneys)
12. The Whens, Whys, Hows and How Longs of IEEs (All)
13. Compensatory Education: Getting Back to Even (All)
14. Making the Most of the Attorney/Client Relationship I- for Parents (Advocates and Parents)
15. Functional Behavior Assessments: An Introduction for Parents (Advocates and Parents)
16. Advocacy to Stop “Passive Aggressive” Discipline (All)
I will not be attending a workshop during this time.
 
Saturday, March 7, 2009 Breakout Session III - 4:15 pm -5:30 pm (Select One)
17. Differences Among Reading Programs (All)
18. Making the Most of the Attorney/Client Relationship for Attorneys (Attorneys)
19. IDEA Reauthorization: How to Impact Congress (All)
20. Nuts and Bullies: Using Section 504 to Protect Students (All)
21. The Anachronism of Rowley - Using a Chisel & Stone Tablet in the Digital Age (All)
22. Transition: From Law to Implementation (All)
23. Using Alternative Means to Get What the Student Needs (Advocates and Parents)
24. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Charges: Navigating Juvenile Justice (All)
I will not be attending a workshop during this time.
 
Sunday, March 8, 2009 Breakout Session IV - 8:30 am -- 9:45 am (Select One)
25. Advocating for the Needs of the Oral Deaf Student (All)
26. Tools of the Trade for the IEP Process (All)
27. Making Mediation Magic (All)
28. Oh, My Gosh! I Thought The School Would Take Care of That! (All)
29. Qualifying Experts in Due Process Hearings (Attorneys)
30. Life Planning: A Primer for Families with Special Children (Advocates and Parents)
31. Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: Stakeholders’ Collaborations in South Carolina (Attorneys)
32. There Are No IEPs in College: Transition from High School to College (All)
I will not be attending a workshop during this time.
 
Sunday, March 8, 2009 Breakout Session V - 10:00 am – 11:15 am (Select One)
33. The Road To Reality: Autism Special Education Advocacy (Advocates and Parents)
34. Cross-Examining District Experts: Slaying a Beautiful Hypothesis Using An Awful Truth (Attorneys)
35. Bringing FAPE to the Reservation: Representing Native American Children with Disabilities (All)
36. Gifted Advocacy for Your 2-e Student (All)
37. Reasonable Accommodations and Admissions Testing? The Stakes are High and So is the Anxiety (All)
38. When a FAPE Isn’t Enough (Attorneys)
39. When They Say “No!” (All)
40. The Stay-Put Provision: The Law, the Realities, and the Strategies (Attorneys)
I will not be attending a workshop during this time.
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