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The Bureau of Indian Education Special Education Academy

Moving From Accountability To Results

September 15-17, 2009

The Bahia Hotel

San Diego, California


Registration for the 2009 BIE Academy is closed. The conference facility is at capacity, so no more registrations are being taken and there will be no on-site registrations.


View the Final Agenda for this Academy or Download the final agenda as a PDF.


There is no registration fee to attend the BIE Academy.

Who should attend: school principals, school special education committees, special education coordinators/teachers, education line officers, associate deputy directors, parents of children with disabilities, PIAP specialists, others designated by school administrators, REPP staff, and JDC staff.

Topics

  • Current Issues in Special Education
  • Using Data to Make Decisions
  • Mediation and IEP Facilitation
  • Responsiveness to Intervention
  • Secondary Transition
  • Assistive Technology and Universal Design
  • Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion

Update on Current Issues in Special Education

  • Special Education Year in Review by Melinda Baird
  • IDEA, FERPA, and Section 504 by Art Cernosia
  • Mastering Procedural Safeguards by Elena Gallegos
  • Special Education and the School Principal by David Hodgins

Annual Special Education School Awards

Room Reservations

Room reservations can be made by calling the Bahia Hotel, toll-free, at 800-576-4229 or you can fax the Bahia at 858-488-1387. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Bahia under the name "BIE Special Education Academy." You must mention that name to get the prenegotiated discounted room rate, which is the prevailing federal per diem rate: $137 Single/$157 Double/$177 Triple/$197 Quad. The hotel is located at 998 West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109. The conference rate negotiated under this contract includes up to three days before and three days after the conference. The cutoff to make hotel reservations is August 21, 2009. So hurry!

Register on-line for your hotel room right now!

Transportation

There is no charge to park at the hotel. The BIE has negotiated with a local transportation shuttle company for discounted shuttle rates to and from the San Diego Airport. Register for your shuttle ride right now!

San Diego Information

Information about San Diego and coupons can be found at the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Questions

If you have any questions or need to revise or cancel your registration, please contact Kath Richman at TAESE/MPRRC at 435-752-0238 x26 or e-mail her at Kathleen.Richman@usu.edu.