Our Fall Section 504 Conference (with a special strand of sessions on the IDEA) is scheduled for November 5-6, 2007 in Austin.

We’ll focus our attention on the new dynamic created by RTI, looking at 504 as part of the school’s regular education intervention process, new OCR decisions and court cases, plus a look at any surprises in the new IDEA state regulations.

    (Speakers and Topics subject to change)  Click here for a PDF version of the schedule.

  • Monday, November 5, 2007
  • 7:30   Registration. Coffee & Continental Breakfast Provided
  • 8:30   General Session I:  Jose Martin, Richards Lindsay & Martin, LLP, “Section 504 Legal Update, Including Texas Legislation”
  • 9:45   Break / Announcements and Door Prizes
  • 10:20  General Session II:  David Richards, Richards Lindsay & Martin, LLP, “504 FAQ: Grades, Grading & Grade Level Expectations”
  • 11.35  Lunch on your own
  • 1:00   Concurrent Sessions A (repeated at 2:15) 
    • (A1) Rookie Session: 504 Committee Training: Is the Student Eligible?–  Martha Rubio, 504 Coordinator, Laredo ISD
    • (A2) Testing Accommodations for 504 Students with Dyslexia– Brenda Taylor, State Dyslexia Coordinator
    • (A3) 504 Discipline & Behavior Management– Jose Martin
    • (A4) IDEA Session: Absences, Truancy and the Duty to Provide FAPE– David Richards
  • 2:00   Break
  • 2:15   Concurrent Sessions A (repeated from 1:00)   
  • 3:15   Break
  • 3:30   Q & A Session with Monday speakers
  • 4:30   Adjourn for the day.
  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007
  • 7:30 Continental Breakfast Provided
  • 8:30 Concurrent Sessions B (repeated at 9:45)
    • (B1) Rookie Session: 504 Committee Training: Creating the 504 Plan– Martha Rubio, 504 Coordinator, Laredo ISD
    • (B2) Case Studies on the Intersection of Evaluation Data & Accommodation– David Richards
    • (B3) IDEA Session: IDEA Session: LD & RTI– Jose Martin
  • 9:30   Break
  • 9:45   Concurrent Sessions B (repeated from 8:30)
  • 10:45  Break
  • 11:00  Concurrent Sessions C (repeated at 1:15)
    • (C1) Rookie Session: Effective Implementation of 504 Plans in the Classroom– Greg Vidal, Dyslexia Specialist, Pflugerville ISD
    • (C2) The 504 Process: A Stroll Through the CESD 504 Forms–  David Richards
    • (C3) Texas Assessment Options– Stephanie Blanck, Director of Special Education, Georgetown ISD 
  • 12:00  Hotel Checkout and Lunch on your own
  • 1:15   Concurrent Sessions C (repeated from 11:00)
  • 2:15   Break
  • 2:30   Q & A Session and Final Door Prizes
  • 3:30   Conference Adjourns

    • For registration and hotel information, click here.