The U.S. Supreme Court's Forest Grove opinion has refocused attention on the debate over parental reimbursement for unilateral private school placement. The High Court granted the parents the opportunity for tuition reimbursement even though their child had not been identified as a student with a disability before they unilaterally placed him in a private residential school.

What does the decision mean for your schools' child-find obligations in the RTI era, with it’s emphasis on providing high-quality regular education interventions before resorting to an IDEA referral?

In this 90-minute, recorded audio conference, Jose Martín will help you and your staff make sense of the changing legal landscape so you can avoid legal challenges. You'll learn:

• How Forest Grove may impact your evaluation process
• Practical strategies for schools to avoid child-find disputes
• Tips to make effective use of RTI and other prereferral interventions
• Guidance to elicit more student-based information from general educators about early warning signs
• Modern reimbursement case law culminating with Forest Grove, and the High Court's reasoning in the case
• Ways to address equitable considerations in tuition reimbursement cases
• And more