Special Education Law in Arizona – John B. Comegno II, Esquire

• How the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act changes rights
• Why was the IDEIA adopted?
• The most important policy consideration under the law
• How and why the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are different
• COVID-19’s impact on changing practical implementation of the IDEIA

The Eligibility Criteria Matters … A Lot

• Who’s eligible, who’s not, and why it’s critically important to know the difference
• Criteria best practices today
• How and why the eligibility criteria are different between the “vehicles”

Child Find Requires the Big Eye

• The #1 legal issue after COVID-19
• Accurate data collection as crucial to Child Find compliance
• How to consider “need” with changing teaching vehicles
• But is it “SDI?” (And why nothing else matters)

IEPs Address Needs … Uniquely

• Apply key best practices considerations to IEP drafting
• The way COVID-19 changes IEP drafting, today
• Crucial role of data collection to effective IEP drafting

IEP Isn’t the First Option … Or the Last

• LRE is not a “place” is key to IDEIA compliance
• Explore and apply the resource continuum
• The ways COVID-19 highlighted gaps in services and school resources
• Develop smart goals and objectives

Rules for Identification and Evaluation

• Review evaluation and assessment options
• The IEE is not a blank check
• How to properly and efficiently address independent evaluation requests

O Captain, My Captain. Simple Ways to Avoid Due Process

• Remember the Comegno Combat rules
• Practical suggestions, including how to capitalize on district resources
• What wins cases?

Mental Health Matters … More Than Ever

• The anxiety epidemic
• Is the student different? Why?
• Objectively gauging need in the post-COVID-19
• How to use district resources to support, enable, and avoid

Yes, Discipline is Different

• The reality of discipline and behavioral intervention
• MDs, FBAs, and other great, important acronyms

Ethical Considerations

• Student records issues under FERPA and IDEIA
• Confidentiality in virtual instruction
• How COVID-19 changed student records

Everybody Loves a Pony

• Service animal – What it, and is not
• How to regulate and support students with service animal needs

NLP online course

So what is NLP?
Firstly, NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Secondly neuro refers to your neurology;
Thirdly linguistic refers to language however, programming refers to how that neural language functions.
As a result,In other words, learning NLP is like learning the language of your own mind!

Moreover, NLP is the study of excellent communication–both with yourself, and with others.
It was developed by modeling excellent communicators and therapists who got results with their clients.
NLP is a set of tools and techniques, but it is so much more than that.
In conclusion, It is an attitude and a methodology of knowing how to achieve your goals and get results.