2012 California ALJ & Mediator Training
April 16-20, 2012
Sheraton Universal City Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
The Academy for IDEA Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers, on behalf of the California Office of Administrative Hearings, conducted a five-day training for special education hearing officers and mediators at the Sheraton Universal City Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on April 16-20, 2012. Attendance was available to any person currently serving as a special education hearing officer or mediator.
Program
| Monday, April 16 | 1:00 - 4:30 pm | Mediating with Parties Who Are Not Native English Speakers | Karen Bhangoo, Ph.D. | Marc Purchin, M.B.A |
| Tuesday, April 17 | 8:30 am - Noon | Psychological Testing: What You Need to Know About SLD and ADHD | Amy Majlke, Ph.D. | |
| 1:15 - 3:00 pm | Current Problems in the Conduct of Hearings | Panel Chair: Hon. Timothy L. Newlove, ALJ | ||
| 3:15 - 4:30 pm | Deaf Education in the 21st Century: Assumptions, Myths and Misunderstandings | Marc Marshark, Ph.D. | ||
| Wednesday, April 18 | 8:30 - Noon | Psychoeducational Evaluations: Why You Hear Different Answers From Different Sides | Grace A. Mucci, Ph.D., ABPdN | Perry D. Passaro, Ph.D. |
| 1:15 - 4:30 pm | Review of Recent Caselaw | Prof. Perry A. Zirkel | ||
| Thursday, April 19 | 8:30 - Noon | IDEA, FAPE and the 2004 Amendments | Prof. Ruth Colker | |
| 1:15 - 3:00 pm | Evaluating Experts and Expert Testimony | Hon. Kristin Miller (ALJ GA) | ||
| 3:15 - 4:30 pm | Who Can Get An IEE - and How | Mary Schwartz (IHO IL) | ||
| Friday, April 20 | 8:00 - 11:00 am | Writing Better Decisions (III) | Prof. Elizabeth Francis | |