At the Ohio Department of Education, I oversee Ohio's related services for special education, including but not limited to Speech-Language Therapy, School Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, School Social Workers, School Counselors, School Nurses, Interpreting Services and Educational Audiology Services. Specialties: Educational leadership, curriculum design, staff development, curriculum development, instructional design, program development and design, special education law, disabilities discrimination law, education of children with disabilitiesPresentations: "The Nuts and Bolts of Dispute Resolution," "From ETR to IEP," "Advanced ETR and IEP," "Special Education: IDEA and State Compliance Requirements," "Dispute Resolution," "Ohio's Caseload Ratio Study," "Hot Topics Facing Schools: Special Education, Gifted Education, Compliance." "Resolving Due Process Disputes During the Resolution Period," "Discipline Issues: The Basic Mandates," "Complaint Investigations: Effective Steps for Conducting and Responding," "Did My Disability Make Me Misbehave? Discipline Issues and the Basic Mandates.""Legal Updates for Related Service Providers," "Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers and Related Service Providers," "ODE's Related Services Work Group: Findings and Recommendations."+-+Publications: "Grandparent Custody Rights Take Quantum Leap in Ohio," "Ohio Accommodations Manual," "Ohio Guidelines for Interpreters," "Special Education Procedural Safeguards"