Privacy of Student Records Audio Conference

Privacy of Student Records: What School Administrators Need to Know About Federal Protections A 90-Minute Interactive Audio Conference -- Monday, December 15, 2003 * 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Hosted by Thompson Publishing Group, publisher of The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability, The New Title I: Balancing Flexibility With Accountability, School Administrator's Guide to ESEA Formula Grants, Title I Monitor and Title I Handbook. With heightened federal protection of student privacy, administrators are increasingly concerned about who has access to students' personal information, including their medical records. Federal privacy legislation affects educational professionals and imposes strict requirements on who has the right to review private information about students. During this audio conference, hosted by Thompson Publishing Group, Inc., publisher of The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability, The New Title I: Balancing Flexibility With Accountability, School Administrator's Guide to ESEA Formula Grants, Title I Monitor and Title I Handbook, two top education lawyers with the national educational law firm, Brustein & Manasevit, will help you become more familiar with the overlapping requirements of privacy legislation by highlighting several issues in federal education legislation that concern the privacy of student records. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The speakers' presentations will include an analysis of each of the following: -- Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA), USA Patriot Act and education records -- How the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) impacts educational institutions -- High stakes testing and personal information -- The implications of federal privacy requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Plus, time will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session after the presentation. Listen in and get the chance to ask your specific questions! To register, please visit www.thompson.com/sp121503 or call 1-800-925-1878. SPEAKERS: Claire de Winter is the lead attorney in the national educational law firm, Brustein & Manasevit's growing legislative practice. In this position, Ms. de Winter assists clients with federal legislative, regulatory, and budget and appropriations matters. Through strong ties with legislative and federal agency staff, as well as regular attendance at congressional and U.S. Department of Education hearings, Ms. de Winter provides clients with current information about federal education policy, with a particular focus on elementary and secondary education issues; advises clients on the substantive and procedural implications of congressional and federal agency activity, and works with clients to achieve their goals; and provides comprehensive analyses of education legislation, policy, and law on a regular basis. Ms. de Winter also acts as a federal liaison for clients, establishing relationships and communicating with White House officials, U.S. Department of Education staff, and members of congress. Ms. de Winter has tracked the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 from its inception, and has advised schools, districts, states and administrators around the country on understanding and implementing the new legislation. Her substantive knowledge also extends to other elementary and secondary education programs, and will be focused on the upcoming reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Ms. de Winter co-authored an article in the December, 2001 issue of the Title I Monitor. She has also been published in The Journal Of Contemporary Health Law and Policy and Legal Medicine. Ms. de Winter graduated from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law in 1997. While in law school, Ms. de Winter served as Senior Executive Editor of The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy and as a research assistant to Professor William Kaplin, a nationally known education law scholar. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Bucknell University in 1992, and is a member of the California Bar. Alice M. Maginnis is an associate with Brustein & Manasevit who joined the firm in 2001 with a strong background in special education and administrative law. During law school, she worked for the Virginia Commission on Youth as well as the Virginia Attorney General's Office. Her experience includes reviewing Virginia student disciplinary statutes, focusing on the impact of Federal special education requirements, and writing administrative appellate briefs for the Virginia's Worker's Compensation and Criminal Victim's Compensation Commissions. In addition, Ms. Maginnis participated in a Child Advocacy Clinic through the Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Aid Society and acted as an advocate for children in special education due process hearings. Ms. Maginnis utilizes her previous experience in special education law by working on IDEA litigation and related issues. Since joining the firm, Ms. Maginnis has developed and conducted trainings on the requirements of IDEA and student discipline. Ms. Maginnis also employs her regulatory experience by advising state agencies on the requirements of a wide range of federal educational legislation including the Workforce Investment Act, Perkins Act of 1998, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and federal funding for state education agencies. Ms. Maginnis received her Bachelor's Degree in Economics and History from Northwestern University in 1996 and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2001 and is admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia. To register, please visit www.thompson.com/sp121503 or call 1-800-925-1878. WHO SHOULD REGISTER FOR THIS AUDIO CONFERENCE: -- State, District and School Level Administrators -- Principals -- Superintendents -- Teachers -- School Health Care Professionals AUDIO CONFERENCE DATE: Monday, December 15, 2003 TIME: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Conference will run for approximately 90 minutes which includes time after the presentation for a Q&A session.) LOCATION: Your office or conference room COST: $249 per company site (not the per-person cost). Your registration includes: access to the 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone downloadable presentation handouts made available 24-hours in advance live Q&A following the presentation *** Presentation background handouts will be available no earlier than 24 hours before the day and time of the audio conference. HOW DOES AN AUDIO CONFERENCE WORK? An audio conference is like a large conference call, but in a more controlled program-like environment. Simply dial a preassigned telephone number from your phone, enter a conference ID number/password, and you're connected! Enjoy the presentation and join in the lively Q&A segment following the conference. Best of all, your ENTIRE staff/department can attend for ONE low registration price -- just $249 -- per listening site -- no matter how many people are in the room. CAN'T MAKE THE DATE, BUT WISH YOU COULD ATTEND? CDs of the audio conference will be available for $249. To order, please visit www.thompson.com/sp121503 or call 1-800-925-1878.