Hear the expert panel simulate key portions of a Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) Hearing; the fact pattern features a student with disabilities, and whether the school district can appropriately meet her needs within the district’s program.
Parents are alleging that, in spite of years of services within the district’s program, their daughter is failing to make educational progress which, in turn, impacts her social and emotional development. Consequently, parents are seeking placement at an approved private special education school. The district believes that it is offering an appropriate program in the least restrictive environment and that placement in an out-of-district private school is both unnecessary and violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (IDEA)’mandate of educating a child in the least restrictive environment.
Observe highly experienced attorneys as they frame key aspects of the case, discuss strategy, assemble exhibits, and present the case. And get the hearing officer’s perspective on what styles, techniques, and strategies are effective - along with a discussion of what “to do” and what “not to do.”
Parents are alleging that, in spite of years of services within the district’s program, their daughter is failing to make educational progress which, in turn, impacts her social and emotional development. Consequently, parents are seeking placement at an approved private special education school. The district believes that it is offering an appropriate program in the least restrictive environment and that placement in an out-of-district private school is both unnecessary and violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (IDEA)’mandate of educating a child in the least restrictive environment.
Observe highly experienced attorneys as they frame key aspects of the case, discuss strategy, assemble exhibits, and present the case. And get the hearing officer’s perspective on what styles, techniques, and strategies are effective - along with a discussion of what “to do” and what “not to do.”
Course Content
2:00 - 2:05 pm - Welcome and IntroductionAlisia E. St. Florian, Esq.,
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Quincy
2:05 - 2:20 pm - Details of the Case
Alisia E. St. Florian, Esq.,
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Quincy
2:20 - 2:35 pm - Hearing Request
Lillian E. Wong, Esq.,
Wong & Boscarine LLC, Topsfield
Paige L. Tobin, Esq.,
Murphy, Lamere & Murphy, PC, Braintree
2:35 - 3:00 pm - Pre-Hearing Conference
Rosa I. Figueroa, Esq.,
Bureau of Special Education Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Malden
3:00 - 3:20 pm - What is the Parent Attorney Saying to Her Clients
Lillian E. Wong, Esq.,
Wong & Boscarine LLC, Topsfield
3:20 - 3:40 pm - What is the School Attorney Saying to her Client
Paige L. Tobin, Esq.,
Murphy, Lamere & Murphy, PC, Braintree
3:40 - 4:00 pm - What is the Hearing Officer Thinking
Rosa I. Figueroa, Esq.,
Bureau of Special Education Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Malden
4:00 - 4:20 pm - Preparing for the Hearing
Paige L. Tobin, Esq.,
Murphy, Lamere & Murphy, PC, Braintree
Lillian E. Wong, Esq.,
Wong & Boscarine LLC, Topsfield
4:20 - 4:40 pm - The BSEA Hearing
Rosa I. Figueroa, Esq.,
Bureau of Special Education Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Malden
Paige L. Tobin, Esq.,
Murphy, Lamere & Murphy, PC, Braintree
Lillian E. Wong, Esq.,
Wong & Boscarine LLC, Topsfield
Speaker(s)
ChairAlisia E. St. Florian, Esq.,
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Quincy
Faculty
Rosa I. Figueroa, Esq.,
Bureau of Special Education Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Malden
Paige L. Tobin, Esq.,
Murphy, Lamere & Murphy, PC, Braintree
Lillian E. Wong, Esq.,
Wong & Boscarine LLC, Topsfield
