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Virtual Workshops and Webinars
Special Education Directors’
Toolkit: Utilizing Response to
Interventions and Other Factors to
Improve Eligibility Determinations
for Learning Disabilities,
Communication Impairments, and
Other Health Impairments
(PSEL Standards 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10)
Nov. 19, 2021: 9 am - 1 pm
Presenters: Teri A. Allen, Ph.D., School Psychologist
and Educational Consultant; John Worthington,
Legal Consultant, FEA/LEGAL ONE; Kathy Ehling,
Assistant Commissioner, NJDOE; Kathy Rotter,
Ed.D., Educational Consultant and Tatyana Elleseff,
MA CCC SLP, Speech Language Pathologist
Fee: $150
Co-sponsored by NJPSA/FEA and NJAPPSA
Researchers and evaluators have developed proce-
dures for utilizing student response to tier 1, 2 and 3
interventions within a multi-tiered system of support/
response to intervention (MTSS/RTI) framework to
improve achievement for all students. This session
will provide the most recent research and practices in
identifying and utilizing student formative and sum-
mative assessment data from instruction and interven-
tions, with cultural competence and in combination
with evaluation data, to consider when determining
eligibility for special education (specially designed in-
struction) due to learning disabilities, communication
impairments or other health impairments. Represen-
tatives from districts utilizing these practices will also
share their experiences and participate in a discussion.
A legal update and an update from the NJDOE will
also be provided.
LEGAL ONE Workshops FEA Professional Learning
NJLA Series 8 - Session 3
Embracing Culturally Responsive
Practices
Nov. 23, 2021; 9 am - 1 pm
Fee: $450 for a 3-session Academy. Participants
must register for all three sessions. Click here to
see the description.
HIB Law Update
Nov. 30, 2021; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE Director
Fee: $125 Members/$150 Non-Members
Recent case law, legislation and current events will all
have a major impact on how schools implement New
Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. In this session,
participants will learn about a recent U.S. Supreme
Court decision impacting student cyberspeech, other
recent HIB case law impacting student and staff
member rights, recent trends in HIB, the impact of
COVID on HIB claims, and how to address student
behavior linked to recent events, including the
worldwide racial justice movement and the passage
of legislation requiring a K-12 curriculum that
addresses diversity, equity and inclusion.
Star Advantage Eligible