Institute of Special Education Advocacy Reunion Conference: Tactics and Strategies for Effective Advocacy

 

Please join us in sunny Gulfport, Florida for our first Institute of Special Education Advocacy Reunion! The conference will be held at Stetson Law School.

Please note that only ISEA graduates are eligible to register for this reunion conference. Based on your feedback on the recent survey, our conference will focus on strategies and tactics in special education advocacy. Each session will consist of a panel of expert attorneys and advocates, so attendees can learn a wide variety of tips and strategies.  Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with ISEA classmates and make new connections with attorneys and advocates across the country! The conference will begin Friday, February 12, 2016 with an evening reception and conclude Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 3:30 PM. 

**Attorneys: we will be applying for CLE credits for this conference. 

 **We will close registration on Jan. 31, 2016 or when our program is full, whichever comes first.

Topics include: (*This is a tentative agenda.)

• Understanding Behavior, Behavior Intervention, and School Discipline

• Strategies for IEP Meetings: Dos and Don’ts

• Alternatives for When IDEA Is Not Enough (Session on 504, ADA AA, Constitutional Violations, and Dollar Damages)

• Using State Complaints to Obtain Individual and Systemic Relief  

• Resolution Sessions: How to Get to Yes

• The A to Z of Due Process Hearings

• Year in Review

Our 2016 ISEA Reunion presenters are:

Kayla Bower

Jim Comstock-Galagan

RoseAnn Duplan

Pat Howey

Mark Kamleiter

Crystal Shin

Joy Turner

Pete Wright

                                                                                                                                                                  

Register Now!Registration is payable by check or credit card. Mailing instructions for checks are located on the registration page. If you'd prefer to pay by credit card, call 757-221-3783. *Please note that there will be a 3.5% processing fee for credit card transactions.

Hotel Information

***Update

Please note that the Hampton Inn is booked for that weekend and the Courtyard Marriott has sold out of rooms at our discounted rate.  (However, Marriott still has rooms available at their regular rate.)  Please feel free to shop around for other hotels in the area. 

We have negotiated rates with the following hotels. Rooms are limited and  rates are available on a first come, first serve basis. We STRONGLY encourage participants to make room reservations as soon as possible, as this is a holiday weekend and likely to book quickly.

Hampton Inn & Suites St. Petersburg/Downtown

80 Beach Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701
 

• $159/night 
• free breakfast

 To book your room:

• Click here and enter the following corporate code: 056004382
• or call 727-892-9900 and request Stetson Law School corporate code: 0560041382
  
  

Courtyard Marriott

300 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

• $123/night

To Book your room:

• Click here

*PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FROM HOTELS TO CONFERENCE. ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION.