Event Phone: (617) 993-0003
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In-Person
August 13, 2025 - August 14, 2025
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
August 13 – August 14
DATE
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
EASTERN TIME
In-Person
COURSE TYPE
15 h
DURATION
$399
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORs
Paul Zinni
Catherine Zinni
Overview
This workshop is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of school administrators who wish they knew more about special education and related disability laws. Administrators are often the people who provide professional development to their staff, but they also need to learn and grow as leaders. With an increasingly diverse and high needs student population attending our schools, this course will help administrators become current in the areas of special education and 504 accommodation.
Topics presented in this 2 day workshop will include: an understanding of the laws governing special education, ADA and 504, managing discipline when a student has a 504 plan or IEP, practical behavior management strategies for students with significant disability related behaviors, conducting meaningful observations in co-taught and self contained classrooms, what to focus on when reviewing IEPs and 504 plans, how to help navigate contentious Team Meetings, understanding if and when out of district placements are appropriate, the challenges associated with parents’ rights and much, much more.
Bring your whole administrative team together for this engaging, multi-day workshop and JGPR Academy will specially design the content to focus on your district’s unique needs.
Our trainers, Catherine & Paul Zinni each bring more than 35 years of special education and administrative experience to this workshop. Every administrator must acquire at least 15 PDPs in special education as part of the licensure renewal process. As an approved DESE Professional Development Provider, we can meet that requirement for you and your administrative team of department heads, principals, assistant principals, and program coordinators.
Location
Mansfield Public Schools
High School Library
250 East Street
Mansfield, MA 02048
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