Fall 2025 Special Education Update Program

October 29-30, 2025

By: Andrew R. Mark, Anne M. McGinnis, Ph.D., Kate I. Reid, Kathryn M. Stiffler, and Jeffrey J. Weiss

At this program, we will discuss a number of important issues and breaking developments in special education, including: 

  • Navigating the Impartial Hearing Reporting System
  • How New York’s Cell Phone Ban Impacts Students with Disabilities
  • Accommodating and Providing Special Education Services to Unvaccinated Students
  • Prior Written Notice Obligations: Responding to Parental Requests During the CSE Process and Throughout the School Year
  • Service Animals in School: May a School District Ever Bar a Service Animal from School Grounds?

This program is being offered in-person or via Zoom.

Dates and Locations:

Buffalo  Wednesday, October 29
Creekside Banquet Facility
2669 Union Rd., Buffalo, NY 14227

Rochester • Thursday, October 30
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa
199 Woodcliff Dr., Fairport, NY 14450

Agenda:

8:30 - 9 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 - 11:30 a.m. - Program

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