2013 OSEP Conferences

U. S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

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2013 IDEA Leadership Conference

Building Bridges: Fostering Innovative Leadership & Learning
July 29, 2013 at 8:30am to July 31, 2013 at 4pm – Hyat Regency on Capitol Hill
The conference is designed for:

• Parent Training and Information Center, Community Parent Resource Center, and Parent Technical Assistance Center staff; 
• Part B State Directors of Special Education and staff; 
• State Part C and Section 619 Coordinators and staff; 
• State Interagency Coordinating Council Chairs, members and staff; and 
• Others are welcome to attend.

Registration will close on Friday, July 5th.

Questions?  Contact Tamara Infante, tinfante@fhi360.org 

Draft Agenda (Updated 6.20.13)
http://leadership-2013.events.tadnet.org/


OSEP Project Directors' Conference
The 2013 OSEP Project Directors' Conference will be held July 15-17, 2013 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

Conference Registration
Registration for this conference is for OSEP grantees and invited guests only. Online registration is now closed. For information on registering on-site, please visit the Registration page.  

Agenda      Conference Blog Special Needs
	Frequently Used Acronyms

(in alphabetical order) 

AAIDD - American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

 

ABA - Applied behavioral analysis

 

ABC - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

 

ADD - Administration on Developmental Disabilities

 

ASD - Autism spectrum disorders

 

DD Act - Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

 

ESYP - Extended School Year Program

 

FRCSE - The Federal Resource Center for Special Education

 

HECSE - Higher Education Consortium for Special Education

 

IEP - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 

NASDSE - National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.  

 

OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

 

PALS - Peer-Assisted Learning System

 

PEI - Plan Educativo Indiviualizado (Spanish for IEP)

 

PTI - Parent Training and Information Center

 

PLEP or PLP - Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance

 

Section 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

 

SEAC - Special Education Advisory Committee

 

SI - Sensory integration 

[To learn more acronyms, click the link above.]

 

 

 

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Alexa Posny, Education and Rehabilitative Services | ED.gov Blog

Leaders@ED: Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | ED.gov Blog

Dr. Posny addresses Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issues during the annual OSEP Leadership Conference.

Office of Special Education Programs(OSEP) - U.S. Department of Education

The 2012 OSEP Leadership Conference will support

better outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and

youth with disabilities and their families by providing

opportunities for key leaders and partners to interact with

Department staff and OSEP-funded technical assistance

providers.

Time: July 30, 2012 at 8am to August 1, 2012 at 5pm

Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill

City/Town: Washington, DC

Event Type: conference

The 2012 OSEP Leadership Conference (previously

named the OSEP Mega Leadership Conference)

  OSEP Leadership Conference - TA&D Network

2012 OSEP Project Directors' Conference . The 2012 OSEP Project Directors' Conference will be held July 23–25, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in ...

https://www.osep-meeting.org

For more info. on TA&D Network, refer to Michele Rovins .


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