Program Chairs
Dr. Sharon Pyke
Retired Supervisory Officer
Nicola Simmons
Partner, Keel Cottrelle LLP
Already have a good grounding in Special Education Law but looking for more?
As you face increasing challenges in responding to the growing numbers of special needs students and their unique needs, you need to ensure you have a good understanding of their challenges, have a complete grasp of the obligations you face and have a toolkit of best practices to guide your daily actions.
Growing from our annual Special Education Conference, this advanced session will take us beyond the law, to focus on those complex and challenging special education matters you face and how you can address them and ensure you are meeting the obligations of staff and students.
What You’ll Learn
Student discipline & safety: mitigating and other factors
Mental health: operationalizing your obligations under the Education Act
Human rights & anti-black racism in the context of special needs students
Indigenous education and the special education portfolio
Cannabis in schools and the impact on special education
Special education funding and planning challenges
Ensuring kids with minimal/lesser needs are not being left behind
Post-secondary transition planning
Streaming/academic pathways
Meeting the needs of students during COVID-19
Hot Topics: pressing issues currently at the forefront
Who Should Attend
School Administrators
Teachers
Supervisory Officers
School trustees
Directors of Education
School board staff including mental health leads
Representatives from Federations, the Ministry of Education, and Ontario College of Teachers
Advocates for students and parents
Education law practitioners
Special education consultants
Law enforcement working with schools and boards
Government and public policy advisors
Faculty
Program Chairs
Dr. Sharon Pyke
Retired Supervisory Officer
Nicola Simmons
Partner, Keel Cottrelle LLP
Instructors
Agenda
View the 2022 program agenda to see what you’ll learn from leading experts.
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Recorded: May 24, 2023
$595 + TAX
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| Substantive | 4h 55m |
|---|---|
| Professionalism | 15m |
| EDI | 30m |
| Total | 5h 40m |
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