Special Education and Section 504 Issues: A Review and Update for Vermont School Administrators

Patti Page and Dina Atwood will be presenting the last in the 2014-2015 school year Vermont Principals’ Association Ed Law Series on March 24, 2015. The focus of this workshop is to provide administrators with an overview of the laws, and identify common errors and pitfalls in Special Education.

Topics will include: Role of general education teachers in special education and the educating of 504 students; overuse and misuse of paraprofessional services in IEPs; over and under identification of students for special education and/or 504; roles of school administrators in special education and 504; supervisory union-wide duties under Section 504; and, role of general education teachers in special education and the educating of 504 students. For a complete listing of the topics and to register online, please go to VPA.

The workshop will be held on March 24th, 2015, 9:00am -3:30pm, at the VPA Offices, Montpelier, VT. Cost is $199 (includes materials, lunch & break) Registration deadline: March 18th, 2015. Space is limited to 30.