IAASE Region 1 Presentation
2025-03-07 13:15 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Cindy Baasten will present a Legal Refresher on Specially Designed Instruction at 1:15 p.m. the IAASE Region 1 meeting.
The meeting is being held at the Lake Forest Administration Center Board Room in Lake Forest, IL.
Registration Required

Special Education Legal Updates for School Administrators
2025-03-19 10:00 - 12:00
Teri Engler will present a webinar on Special Education Legal Updates for School Administrators for the IASA at 10:00 a.m.
Registration Required

IAASE Rookie Legal Series: Overview of Placement & LRE
2025-04-16 09:00 - 11:00
Teri Engler will present a webinar on current federal and State requirements and case law about placing students with disabilities and least restrictive environment issues.
Registration Required

CASE Academy of Law and Leadership 2025
2025-04-22 15:15 - 17:00
Teri Engler will co-present a session on Section 504 at the CASE Academy of Law and Leadership Conference at the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, MO at 3:15 p.m.
Registration Required

CASE Academy of Law and Leadership 2025
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:00
Teri Engler will co-present a session titled Using All of Your Options: Choosing Which Lever to Pull to Effectively Address Conflict in Special Education. The presentation will be held at 1:00 p.m. the CASE Academy of Law and Leadership Conference at the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, MO.
Registration Required

IAASE Up Your Game Legal Series – Out-of-District Placements
2025-04-28 09:00 - 11:00
Teri Engler will present a webinar on unique issues and case law updates on outplacements of students with disabilities.
Registration Required

Legal Update Presentation
2025-05-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-06
Dawn Hinkle will present a legal update at the DuPage County PACT meeting.

LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE PRACTICES: From Behavior Management to Meeting Management (Administrators)
2025-10-09
Aimée LeBlanc will present “LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE PRACTICES: From Behavior Management to Meeting Management (Administrators)” at Region III Special Education Cooperative

Planning for ISBE’s Special Education Cyclical Monitoring
2025-10-09
Cynthia Baasten will present “Planning for ISBE’s Special Education Cyclical Monitoring” to the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE)

LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE PRACTICES: From Behavior Management to Meeting Management (Certified Staff)
2025-10-10
Aimée LeBlanc will present “LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE PRACTICES: From Behavior Management to Meeting Management (Certified Staff)” at Region III Special Education Cooperative

ISBE’s Revised Notice and Consent Forms
2025-10-10
Cynthia Baasten will present “ISBE’s Revised Notice and Consent Forms” to the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE)

Back to Basics
2025-10-21
Abigail Rogers & Ryan Gillespie will present a session “Back to Basics” at the IPELRA Annual Training Conference

Special Education Legal Updates
2025-11-04
Aimée LeBlanc will present Special Education Legal Updates for IASA

EEO Update
2025-11-07
Abigail Rogers will present “EEO Update” at the Chicago-Kent College of Law Public Sector Labor Relations & Labor Law Conference

Boot Camp for LEA Representatives
2025-11-13 08:00 - 17:00
Teri Engler will present “Boot Camp for LEA Representatives” at the IAASE LEA Summit in Bloomington, IL – Administrator Academy #3938

From Rulings to Realities: Student Decisions Impacting Schools
2025-11-21
Cynthia Baasten will present “From Rulings to Realities: Student Decisions Impacting Schools” to the Illinois Council of School Attorneys Seminar on School Law

Special Education Legal Updates
2026-01-16
Teri Engler will present “Special Education Legal Updates” via webinar to the IAASE Region 7

Employees Gone Wild--Legal Considerations for Managing Employee Conduct
2026-01-30
Abigail Rogers & Dawn Hinkle will present “Employees Gone Wild–Legal Considerations for Managing Employee Conduct” at the IASPA Annual Conference

FMLA Essentials for the Public Sector Practitioner
2026-02-25 12:00 - 13:00
Abigail Rogers will present “FMLA Essentials for the Public Sector Practitioner” at the National PELRA Educate Webinar
Register online: https://nationalpelra.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/WqFWKydIaCJCE

Section 504: From Child Find to Providing FAPE
2026-02-27
Aimée LeBlanc will present “Section 504: From Child Find to Providing FAPE” at the SASED Spring Institute Day

Top 10 Legal Issues in Special Education
2026-02-27
Aimée LeBlanc will present “Top 10 Legal Issues in Special Education” at the SASED Spring Institute Day

Best Practices for Legally Defensible IEPs
2026-02-27
Cynthia Baasten will present “Best Practices for Legally Defensible IEPs” at the NDSEC 2026 Connections Conference

Coordinating FMLA with Other Employee Protections
2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:00
Abigail Rogers will present “Coordinating FMLA with Other Employee Protections” at the National PELRA Educate Webinar
Register online: https://nationalpelra.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/YEFgNe8fNCzCK

Breaking Down the Basics of Employee Workplace Rights
2026-03-11
Abigail Rogers will present “Breaking Down the Basics of Employee Workplace Rights” at the IAWA Mini Conference

Protected Status Check: The State of Employment Discrimination Law
2026-04-22
Abigail Rogers & Ryan Gillespie will present “Protected Status Check: The State of Employment Discrimination Law” at the NPELRA Annual Training Conference in Charlotte, NC

AI in 2026: A Board Guide to Legal Guardrails & Policy
2026-11-21
Teri Engler & Ryan Gillespie will present “AI in 2026: A Board Guide to Legal Guardrails & Policy” at 1:30 pm at the IASB•IASA•IASBO 2026 Joint Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
