Spotlight: Dr. Perry Zirkel

IDEA 2004 RULES & REGULATIONS: WHAT'S NEW AND DIFFERENT?
PROFESSOR PRESENTS VIA AUDIO AND WEB CONFERENCE

The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) hosted an audio and two web conference presentations with Dr. Perry Zirkel in September. Dr. Perry Zirkel is a Professor in the Educational Leadership program, and was former dean of the College of Education. He is a prolific writer in the area of school law and is a frequent invited presenter across the country. The primary author of Section 504, the ADA, and the Schools, Perry is an active labor arbitrator and also serves on the special education hearing appeals panel for Pennsylvania.

As it pertains to the IDEA regulations, Dr. Zirkel provided an early analysis of the most significant revisions and their possible legal implications for local directors. The format consisted of a 60-minute audio-web presentation and 30 minutes of questions and answers from the audience. The web-based program (termed "webinar") for CASE went out to a total of 120 sites across the country and the audience included individuals representing school districts, state education departments, universities and law forums. For more information visit http://www.casecec.org/.