What is Special Education Law, and how does it affect ALL Students and ALL K-12 Instruction? - Held Virtually

What is Special Education Law, and how does it affect ALL Students and ALL K-12 Instruction?

Held Virtually

Sunday, September 8, 2024:

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

30 minute lunch break

$30 for Support Staff

$50 for NASA Members

$75 for Non-NASA Members

Workshop Description:

This workshop will focus on Special Education Law and cases which impact and influence ALL students and students with disabilities in K-12 public schools. Reviewing and interpreting the progression of how we got to where we are today in terms of adhering to Special Education Law is critical, as is deciphering those laws to best meet the needs of students with IEPs and 504 plans, especially when they are mainstreamed and in cooperative consultative models. Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, and Related Services Personnel must be familiar with the laws and cases which affect the daily instruction of students with disabilities both academically and behaviorally because these laws and cases impact ALL students.

Dr. Weintraub will provide and share community resources for students with disabilities in the Las Vegas area including F.E.A.T., ATAP, Desert Regional Center, Nevada PEP, Miracle League of Las Vegas, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and more.

Learning Outcomes:

• Review landmark Special education laws which helped shape the U.S. school system including: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), Assistive Technology Act, and the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act (HCPA).
• Analyze and break down pivotal cases in Special Education and discuss their implications for students with disabilities. Some of the cases we will review are Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, Honig v. Doe, Board of Education v. Rowley, Goss v. Lopez, and Rogich et al v. Clark County School District.
• Be familiar with means of providing resources and support for students in the Las Vegas with disabilities including support for parents of students with Autism, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy, education advocacy groups, and statewide programs which provide assistance and funding for services.
• Review best practices for instructional delivery in cooperative consultative/mainstreamed classrooms so that ALL students benefit from high quality instructional delivery.

Dr. Daniel Weintraub

Special Education Instructional Facilitator (SEIF)

Clark County School District

Joseph Thiriot Elementary School

Kathy Batterman Elementary School

School-Based Child Find Team Lead- Batterman ES

Dr. Weintraub has been working in education since 2005. He has taught at the elementary, middle school, and high school level. Dr. Weintraub has taught students with a wide range disabilities including; autism, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, health impairment, and Specific Learning Disability.

Currently Dr Weintraub is a Special Education Instructional Facilitator for the Clark County School District and an adjunct professor at several universities teaching courses in Special Education, General Education and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Dr. Weintraub earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, his Masters from Chapman University, and Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California in 2012. He attained his BCBA certificate from Florida Institute of Technology in 2016.

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position!

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO 2.5 CUs - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR 2.5 hours toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.

Washoe County School District (WCSD) participants are required to submit a 300-word essay on how they will implement this professional learning to increase student achievement before a certificate is issued.