Education Webinars

ESY - It's More Than Summer School

Presented by ACHIEVA Early Intervention

Each year, extended school year requires discussion with the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team meetings. This presentation explains various aspects of ESY, including the criteria for eligibility, IEP goals and placement options.

length: 21 minutes

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs): What Special Education Advocates Need to Know and ESY Considerations

Presented by Steve C. Imber, Ph.D., President of Psychoeducational Consultants and Professor of Special Education at Rhode Island College.

length: 1 hour, 54 minutes

The Advocate's Role in Preparing a Family

Presented by Attorney Charlie Jelley - March 6, 2009

This presentation explains how to prepare for an educational due process hearing, including: tips, strategies and the law for parents, advocates and attorneys. This presentation focuses on pre-hearing strategies to help families avoid educational due process hearings and ensure that they are utilizing the IEP process to its fullest to obtain a Free and Appropriate Public Education for their child. This presentation also discusses due process procedures, strategies and tactics to use if you end up in a due process hearing.

length: 60 minutes

Transition to Adulthood and Least Restrictive Environments (LRE) for Older Students

Presented by Michael Stoehr, PaTTAN - December 5, 2008

The primary purpose of this workshop is to expand the capacity of community partners to promote the successful transition of youth/young adults with disabilities into post-school programs, including higher education and employment. The audience will gain knowledge and obtain valuable resources in effective preparation of youth with disabilities to successfully transition into post-secondary education programs.

*Within the Transition to Adulthood presentation, the phone connection was lost, but quickly reconnected in two sections of the presentation. Please do not disconnect, the audio will automatically return.

length:  hour, 40 minutes

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Presented by Ron Sudano, PaTTAN - November 7, 2008

RTI is a system with tiered levels of inverention used to promote academic and behaviorial supports to struggling students.

This training will focus on parental engagement, one of the core elements in Pennsylvania's RTI Model. It will include an overview of PA's Response to Intervention and the role of parents within it.

length: 1 hour, 26 minutes

The New Chapter 14 Regulations

Presented by Pam Kilppa, The Arc of PA - October 3, 2008

What's new to the Chapter 14 regulations that were revised July 1, 2008? This presentaion includes how a child's need for special education is determined, how a child's educational program is developed, the responsibilities and protections guaranteed to parents and children and the resources available to parents of a child with disabilities.

length: 1 hour, 30 minutes

PA's New Funding System: How is it Going to Work for All Kids?

Presented by Sandy Zelno, PA School Reform Network - September 5, 2008

The 2008-2009 state budget adopted in July 2008 was a real win for Pennsylvania's students. Driven by a costing out study showing state shortfalls in funding, a new school funding formula was placed into law - the first funding formula for basic education funding since the 1991-1992 shcool year. Learn what the new funding formula did to help students' achievement and how it may have shortchanged students with disabilities. The budget bill also addressed a variety of topics-graduation competency assessments, ant-bullying policies and even "twins!" Learn why the disability community faces the challenge of securing additional resources for students in the coming year.

length: 1 hour, 5 minutes

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