Do you strive to write decisions in IDEA cases which benefit the parties? Do you want your decisions to be enforceable by the State Education Agency? Do you expect your well-reasoned determinations to be upheld on appellate review? In this session, an experienced administrative law judge, with more than 30-years of experience with the IDEA, will share his thoughts on writing decisions to accomplish these things. Judge Mortenson will discuss: 1) the basics of organizing a report; 2) the benefit of writing clearly and suggestions on how to do it; and 3) pro-tips specific to decisions in IDEA cases.
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