Speaking Engagements
Alexis Casillas has participated in more than a hundred trainings and speaking engagements over the past decade. Typically she collaborates with her audience to provide a researched program tailored to their goals and needs. Below are a sample of some of the presentations she has made:
Creator and Instructor of COPAA's Student Rights Intiative - an interactive program that teaches students to become self-advocates and participate in their educational planning
Ethical Questions Across the Spectrum: Students, Parents, Schools and Others—What Do You Do?-an interactive program on legal ethics in the special education context
Keeping the "I" in IEE- While the law contemplates some restrictions on school district funded independent evaluations, this session discusses which criteria are valid, and how to push back when faced with unreasonable limitations
What Are They Hiding? Using FOIA Laws to Level the Playing Field-a review of tools and resources one can use to obtain public records to further advocacy
Legal Writing
Allergies and Access
Breaking Past the Two Year Barrier-an exploration of the exceptions to the IDEA's 2 year statute of limitations period
What are my rights?-a straightforward presentation to parents about their child's educational rights with an interactive Q&A
The Ins and Outs of Independent Educational Evaluations developed in collaboration with a former school district attorney, this training is designed for related service providers to learn about how to become successful IEE providers