Good IEPs - What They Can And Should Look Like
About the Workshop:
If your child receives special education services, he or she must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). This is a contract that spells out everything about your child's program including his or her learning needs, the services to be provided, and how progress will be monitored. The IEP includes the goals and objectives for the program as well as many other sections, including parent input. This session will discuss:
- The different sections of the IEP
- Contents of the IEP
- What good goals and objectives should look like
- Measuring progress
- Parent input to the IEP process and the document itself
Please be sure to bring your child's IEP as we will be answering questions and offering free 20 minute reviews with attorney, Hillary Freeman.
About the Presenters:
Hillary Freeman, Esq.
Hillary D. Freeman is deeply committed to her work representing people with disabilities and their families. As the sister of a man with autism, she is able to combine personal experience with her legal training to help families advocate for services and supports. She has experience representing clients in United States District Courts, Superior Court, Municipal Courts and Administrative Agencies in special education issues, higher education issues including accommodations on high stakes testing and graduate school admissions tests, Section 504, guardianship and adult services. She is a member of the American Association for Trial Attorneys, the International Dyslexia Association and Autism New Jersey. She serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey, and was appointed to the Board of Trustees of ASCEND, the Asperger & Autism Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. She is a member of the New Jersey Residential Committee of Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism (AFAA). She is also a member of the Elder and Disability Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She holds a JD from Widener University School of Law and is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Specialties: Special Education Law, Estate Planning for parents of individuals with disabilities, advocating for adult services, government benefits, and guardianship.
Bobbie Gallagher, BCBA
Autism Center for Educational Services (“ACES”)
Bobbie is a BCBA and is currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP). Bobbie is an adjunct professor at TCSPP and the owner of ACES. She is the author of “A Brick Wall: How a Boy with No Words Spoke to the World.” For more than 20 years Bobbie has worked in the field of ABA, speaking nationally to educate others on the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and for the last six years with a focus in the area of sexuality. Bobbie completed a three hour online training program for the Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training to assist in training teachers across the state of Texas on the sexual education needs of those with autism.. As an invited speaker, Bobbie provided a workshop to the New Jersey Probation Officers. Bobbie completed her certification courses at the Florida Institute of Technology, holds a Master’s in Special Education from New Jersey City University, and a BA in Communication Studies from Monmouth University. Bobbie is the mother of three and currently resides at the Jersey Shore with her husband and two adult children with autism.