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Virtual Workshops and Webinars
the pandemic, educators will now be challenged like
never before to meet the varying needs of students.
Differentiation of Instruction (DI) is a powerful tool
designed to meet the needs of all students. In this
session, K-5 administrators will explore: (1) the key
components of a differentiated lesson; (2) coaching
strategies to support teachers in differentiating and
scaffolding instruction; and (3) effective methods for
evaluating the effectiveness of DI lessons.
Intervention and Referral
Services: The Next Generation
(PSEL Standard 3, 5, 6, and 10)
Nov. 17, 2021: Noon - 3 pm
Presenter: Gary Vermeire, FEA Consultant
Fee: $75 Members/$100 Non-Members
This session is designed to provide I&RS team
members and school staff responsible for I&RS with
concepts, perspectives, tools, and techniques for
addressing requests for assistance with students’
learning, behavior and health difficulties, consistent
with the New Jersey Department of Education’s
Tiered System of Supports. Emphasis will be placed
on implementing each phase of the I&RS process
through the use of collaborative consultation and
strategies and techniques for organizing and using
objective information, coordinating school and
community resources, and being methodical and
creative in the procedures used for scrutinizing,
problem solving, and planning I&RS cases. A primary
focus of the session is on applying structure and
systematic procedures to the coordinated planning
and delivery of effective programs of I&RS.
Preparing for Special Education
Mediation & Due Process
Nov. 17, 2021, 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: John Worthington, Esq., LEGAL ONE
Educational Law Specialist; Rebecca Gold, LEGAL
ONE Consultant
Fee: $125 Members/$150 Non-Members
This session will provide a detailed explanation of
the particular procedures which must be followed
when preparing for a Special Education/Due Process
Hearing. Topics to be discussed include: Differences
between filing for Mediation and Due Process;
Stay-put issues; What is required during the 30-day
LEGAL ONE Workshops FEA Professional Learning
resolution period; New Procedures with respect to
initial hearing date/settlement conferences; Pre-trial
orders; Expert witnesses/Expert Reports; Discovery
and preparing for Due Process; Preparing to Testify;
Post-trial briefs; Appeals; and prevailing Party and
attorneys’ fees. The session will also provide up to
date information on laws and guidance, and an
opportunity to discuss and address issues regarding
disputes over the provision of special education
and related services to students with disabilities,
including disputes concerning current programming
or compensatory services, while schools are operating
pursuant to guidance and laws necessitated by the
current pandemic. Target Audience - Directors/
Supervisors of Special Education, school law attorneys.
This session is approved for Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) credits.
School Attorney Webinar
What’s New in HIB Law?
Nov. 17, 2021; Noon - 1:10pm
Presenters: Michael Kaelber, Esq., LEGAL ONE
Coordinator for Online Course Development;
Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant
Fee: $40
Join LEGAL ONE staff attorneys in an information-
packed webinar which will review the most recent
legal developments in HIB affecting New Jersey’s
public schools. Included will be a discussion of recent
legislative and regulatory enactments involving
NJ’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act and their impact
on school district operations, staff & students.
Participants are provided with a case law update
of recent HIB decisions of the Commissioner of
Education and the NJ & Federal courts as well as
emerging trends. This session is approved for 1.3 NJ
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
Star Advantage Eligible