The ABC's of Special Education Advocacy
Presented by:
Mark S. Kamleiter, Esquire
Special Education Law and Advocacy
Registration
There has been some confusion about how to register so we have decided to simplifiy matters. You may register for any seminar by calling Mark's law office [(727) 323-2555] and providing your information to Taquaisha, Mark's legal assistant. You can call her "Q." You may may by sending a check payable to Mark Kamleiter or by credit card (give your information to Q. ). Those who wish to register by mail can simply provide us their full name, address, and email address (if available), sent to Mark S. Kamleiter, 2509 First Avenue S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712.
Next Seminar is:
February 20, 2010
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
$75 per registration
Address:
Westside Baptist Church
10000 W Newberry Road
Gainesville, Florida
Next ABC Seminars
Seminar Flyer
February 20, 2009 Gainesville To be rescheduled Naples
Don't miss this chance! To learn the secrets and strategies of effective special education advocacy.
This will not be like any other advocacy seminar you have taken. While the law (IDEA, 504, NCLB) will be discussed, the primary, over arching goal of the conference is to make the law a meaningful, practical tool for parent and advocate. The conference is, thus, structured and taught in such a way as to interrelate the law with educational planning procedures and the civil rights of children with disabilities, which are essential for truly effective advocacy. The objective is not to make lawyers out of parents and advocates, but to provide parents, advocates, and parent attorneys with essential advocacy knowledge and strategies. Throughout the instruction and conference materials Mark will focus upon the issue of how to effectively use this knowledge to obtain good education for our children with disabilities.
Conference Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Networking
Registration and Networking8:30 - 10:30 The role of the advocate - Understand the role and nature of advocacy
The role of the advocate - Understand the role and nature of advocacy The laws governing the education of children with disabilities10:30 - 10:45Break
Break10:45 - 12:00 - Making Evaluations work for you
- Making Evaluations work for you - The anatomy of an IEP - Secrets and strategies for creating IEPs that work for the child12:00 - 01:00Lunch and Networking - Box lunch served so participants can eat and network
Lunch and Networking - Box lunch served so participants can eat and network01:00 - 2:15 Strategies for eligibility, placement, services, and modifications.
Strategies for eligibility, placement, services, and modifications.02:15 - 02:30Break
Break02;30 - 03:45 Special Topics: RTI - Response to intervention
Special Topics: Transition Planning03:45 - 04:00Break
Break04:00 - 05:00 Open questions and discussion
Open questions and discussionCall in Registration: See above
On-line registration - click this button
Box Lunch will be providedSeating is limited in order to enhance each participant's experiencePayment: You may mail your registration and check payment to: Mark Kamleiter, 2509 First Avenue S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712. Alternatively, you may register online and either send your check as provided above, or make a credit card payment by calling Mark's Office at (727) 323-2555 and indicating the payment is for the seminar.
Remember: Registration is not complete and a seat cannot be reserved unless both the registration form and the registration fee is received.
Scholarships: There are a limited number of scholarships available for each seminar. Please click on the blue registration button above for addition information, since the scholarship information may change with each seminar location.
The presenter: Mark Kamleiter is a nationally recognized speaker on issues of special education law and advocacy. He has been practicing in Florida for fifteen years and today his practice is exclusively focused upon the representation of children with disabilities in public schools. Mark represents children throughout the state of Florida.
After years of practice and legal advocacy in special education, Mark is convinced that the secret of turning education around for children with disabilities is found in the education of parents and advocates, not only in the law and educational principles, but also in proven strategies for moving past the barriers of "unwritten policies" and resistant school IEP teams. Mark is determined to seek out every opportunity to teach parents, advocates and parent attorneys everything he has learned over his fifteen years of practice in this area. This conference is the first of a series of conferences Mark will be presenting around the state of Florida
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