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Providing RTI/MTSS Tiered Interventions
While Avoiding IDEA Missteps
Presented by Pamela A. Leist, Esq.
Thursday | April 3, 2025 • 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOWResponse to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) are sound programs to support the needs of all students. But staff tasked with implementing these programs can stumble when the IDEA comes into play. This webinar will equip staff with the knowledge and skills needed to serve struggling students using RTI/MTSS interventions while remaining compliant with your district’s legal obligations.
Attorney Pamela Leist will explain IDEA requirements that intersect with RTI/MTSS processes — including child find, evaluations, and the provision of FAPE — teaching staff to identify potential compliance trouble spots and to address situations appropriately.
Along with learning how to ensure that tiered interventions coordinate with efforts to meet special education needs, staff will gain proven practices to:
- Recognize when a student’s struggles might indicate a disability-related need
- Implement effective interventions while avoiding potential special education law pitfalls
- Avoid implementing interventions that do not align with a student’s IEP
- Meet IDEA requirements for evaluations
- Facilitate RTI/MTSS teams working in concert with special education staff
- And more
About the Presenter
Pamela A. Leist, Esq., is a shareholder with the law firm of Ennis Britton. She is a member of the Special Education, Career Technical and Workers’ Compensation Practice Teams, and she assists clients with a variety of education law issues including special education, student discipline, labor and employment law, negotiations, board policy review and development, and legislative review. She has represented boards of education before state and federal courts and multiple state and federal administrative agencies including the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the State Personnel Board of Review, the State Employment Relations Board, and the Ohio Department of Education. She is a registered lobbyist in the state of Ohio.
Who Should Attend
- School administrators
- School attorneys
- Special education directors
- Section 504 coordinators
- IEP team members
- School nurses
- School psychologists
- School counselors
- Special education teachers
- General education teachers
- School intervention team members
- Other school employees involved in the IEP process
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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Preparing for the Upcoming School Year —
Policy Changes and New Processes Under the Trump Administration
Presented by Julia Martin, Esq.
Thursday | May 8, 2025 • 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOWConfusion and lack of clarity surrounding federal education policy today leave school and district staff uncertain about what they can and can’t do, what they should and shouldn’t do. In this interactive webinar, attorney Julia Martin will demystify President Trump’s actions involving the Department of Education, particularly the Office for Civil Rights and education funding.
Based on developments right up until the webinar, Ms. Martin will explain how federal programs will be administered and funded at the federal level, plans for the future of the Department of Education and enforcement of key priorities, and any coming shifts in policy and guidance.
Then she’ll break down how schools and districts should approach federal programs going forward — so you and your staff can hit the ground running next school year, prepared to provide appropriate, compliant services in the new education landscape. You’ll gain actionable strategies to:
- Manage school- and district-level actions surrounding civil rights requirements
and changes in policy - Make policy changes and develop new policies and practices in light of new rules
- Train staff and prepare them for next school year in response to the federal changes
- Comply with new legislation and changing standards under Title IX
- And more
About the Presenter
Julia Martin, Esq., is Director of Policy and Government Affairs at the Bruman Group, a federal education law firm in Washington, D.C. She works with states, school districts, colleges, and professional associations to help track and manage the changing landscape around federal funds. Prior to the firm, she worked on Capitol Hill for both a member of Congress and a Congressional Committee. She is the author of LRP’s The Community Eligibility Provision: Weighing Costs and Benefits of Participation.
Who Should Attend
- School administrators
- District administrators
- Specialized school support staff
Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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