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? 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

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What Does Licensure for Behavior Analysts Mean for Your Child with an IEP? It has been long overdue! Governor Malloy has signed a budget bill that includes licensure for behavior analysts in the state of Connecticut. What does this mean? How does this impact your child’s services or IEP? A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a graduate level independent practitioner who has met the requirements established by the Behavior Continue Reading

Tony Reno interviews Connecticut Special Education Attorney & Child Advocate, Jeffrey Forte, from Forte Law Group. It was a pleasure being a guest speaker to discuss special education law with Tony Reno on WICC. https://audioboom.com/posts/6470878-forte-law-group Continue Reading