The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the local education agencies to provide the comprehensive evaluations in all the areas of suspected disability for the children within their jurisdiction who might require special education and related services.  With this session, the duty of the public school districts to identify, locate and then evaluate all children with disabilities, also known as “child find,” will be thoroughly examined, along with the special education eligibility determinations and also the basics of developing the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

During this insightful one-hour session with special education legal expert, Melanie E. Dunn, you will be able to get a first-hand look at the proven strategies for meeting IDEA Child Find challenges and then successfully implement IEPs for each one of them.

For more information, visit http://www.audiosolutionz.com/education/iep-evaluations-and-eligibility-basics.html

Teacher Discipline & Discharge: How to Prepare a Successful Case

An educational institution is only as good as the teachers it has employed. However, effectively dealing with the teacher misconduct can be quite a challenge, especially with the regard to the contracts and legislation, which typically set the stringent guidelines for how and when disciplinary action can be carried out.

Contractual obligations and state law can also make the process seem intimidating, leading schools to often shy away from the confrontations.  Fortunately, however, case law tends to side with the school district when the rules are properly followed, leaving school systems with much more discretion as to teacher discipline and discharge than they may think.

Join Susan Torgerson for this eye-opening webinar on the teacher discipline and dismissal. During this one-hour session, Torgerson will equip you with some confidence-boosting skills necessarily to effectively carry out the disciplinary actions in accordance with the law and also build a solid case against the potential challenges.

For more information, visit http://www.audiosolutionz.com/education/teacher-discipline.html

The focus of this session will be on determining whether a staff member is likely to be “remediated” and also show improved performance or be on an ongoing disciplinary track for the ultimate termination from employment.  The presentation will also describe the process for identifying the need for discipline (including discharge) of licensed teaching staff as well as a framework for the building of a successful defense to the challenges of the discharge/discipline.