Special Education Law & Music Therapy as a Related Service – Fairfield County, CT

Special Education Law & Music Therapy as a Related Service – Fairfield County, CT. Hosted by Connecticut Music Therapy Service, certified child advocate and special education lawyer Jeffrey Forte will present with Emily Bevelaqua, MMT, MT and Kelsy Gati, MT-BC on how to advocate for music therapy as a related service in your child’s IEP. The program will be held at January 9, 2018 6:30pm-7:30pm located at 2505 Black Rock Turnpike Continue Reading

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs), Handling PPTs and FERPA

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs), Handling PPTs and FERPA School Records Requests – Orange, CT. The Rotary Club of Orange, CT is hosting a meeting for all its members to learn about special education law and the rights of parents of child with special needs. Special education lawyer and certified child advocated Jeffrey Forte is the invited guest speaker. The event will be held on January 4, 2018 12:15pm-1:15pm located at Rotary Continue Reading

What’s the Law on Recording a PPT / IEP Meeting in Connecticut?

What’s the Law on Recording a PPT / IEP Meeting in Connecticut? Parents often ask me whether they are allowed to record their child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting. Here in Connecticut, an IEP meeting is referred to as the Planning and Placement Team meeting (PPT) in which to discuss the child’s IEP. To fully answer this question, we will first examine what the law in the state of Continue Reading