Speaking Engagements & Upcoming Events

We provide professional development to School Districts and Universities, in addition to Speaking Engagements at State & National Conferences. Reach out to us to inquire about our speaking engagement availability and rates.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements


September 21-22, 2026

“Top Education Cases this Year,” “2026 Legislative Updates,” “State Due Process Complaint Trends,” “Section 504,” “Educating Students with Mental Health Disabilities,” “Responding to Parental Threats & Demands,” and MORE.
Arivett Law Education Legal Conference, Franklin, TN

Presenters: Deanna Arivett & Angel McCloud


Prior Speaking Engagements


May 13, 2026

Legal Considerations for School Mental Health Providers: Determining the Need for FBAs, Counseling, MDRs, and More!
Project RAISE Mental Health Conference; Nashville, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 30, 2026

“Providing FAPE Regardless of Caseload and Class Sizes,” & “Understanding your Legal Requirements for LRE”
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC); Bowling Green, KY

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 26-29, 2026

“From Goals to Growth: Improving IEP Progress Monitoring”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities; New Orleans, LA

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 6th, 2026

Keynote: “The Year’s Top Special Education Cases,” “From Identification to Plan: Educating Students with Mental Health Needs,” & “Strategies for Managing Parental Threats, Demands, & Disruptions without Violating Parental Rights”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education (ConnCASE) 2026 Legal Issues Conference; Mystic, CT

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 4, 2026

“Case Law Trends in Tennessee”
Supervisors of Special Education in Middle Tennessee’s Spring Conference, Buchanan, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


January 14, 2026

“The Year’s Top Education Cases,” “Obligations & Challenges Related to ABA & Behavioral Requests,” & “Understanding your Legal Requirements for LRE”
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC); Bowling Green, KY

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 1-2, 2025

“From referral to developing a Plan: Understanding the Legal Requirements of Section 504″; ” “Placement Isn’t a Choice: Understanding your Legal Requirements for LRE”
Tennessee Association of Administrators in Special Education (TAASE) Fall Legal Conference; Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


September 8th – 9th, 2025

Topics: Top Education Cases,” Records Requests & Amendments: All Things FERPA,” “2025 Legislative Updates,” “Complying with Homebound Regulations,” “Threat Assessments, Dangerous Behaviors, & Students with Disabilities,” “Obligations & Challenges related to ABA & Behavioral Requests,” “Discipline & MDR Meetings,” “Section 504: Discrimination Claims,” “Playing the Role of LEA with Parental Requests”
Arivett Law Education Legal Conference, Franklin, TN

Presenters: Deanna Arivett & Angel McCloud


May 2nd, 2025

“Top 10 Legal Considerations in School Mental Health Services”
Project RAISE Mental Health Conference; Murfreesboro, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 29-30, 2025

“Analyzing your LRE Decision: Is it Clearly the Least Restrictive Alternative?”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities; Phoenix, AZ

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 21, 2025

“Hot Topics in Special Education Law for School Psychologists”
School Psychology Department Guest Speaker: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 14, 2025

“FAPE & LRE for Students with Disabilities”
Educational Psychology Department Guest Speaker (Virtual), Miami University, Oxford, OH

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 6th, 2025

Keynote: “The Year’s Top Education Cases,” “All Things ABA: Obligations for FAPE & ADA Access,” “Artificial Intelligence: Using Robots in Special Education” Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education (ConnCASE) 2025 Legal Issues Conference; Mystic, CT

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


February 13, 2025

“Strong Foundation: Using Appropriate Evaluations to Develop Compliant IEPs”
LRP Media Group: Education Webinars

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


October 23rd, 2024

“Confidentiality of Records for School-based Mental Health Providers” & “Mental Health Disabilities in Schools: A Review of Recent Case Law.”
Project RAISE-University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Virtual

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


September 9th – 10th, 2024

“Top Education Cases 2023-2024,” “Least Restrictive Environment: Analysis of 6th Circuit Case Law,” “2024 Legislative Updates,” “State Administrative Complaint Trends,” “Providing FAPE during Staffing Shortages,” “Title IX Regulations- Case Scenarios,” “Manifestation Determinations.”
Arivett Law Education Legal Conference, Franklin, TN

Presenters: Deanna Arivett & Angel McCloud


May 5th – 8th, 2024

“Schools in Crisis: How to Trim the Fat and Still Provide Students with FAPE”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities; Savannah, GA

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 7th, 2024

Keynote: “The Last Year’s Top Case Law,” “FAPE and Staffing Shortages: Bridging the Gap,” and “Section 504: Avoiding Discrimination and FAPE claims”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education (ConnCASE) 2024 Legal Issues Conference; Mystic, CT

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


February 12, 2024

“Hot Topics in Special Education Law for School Psychologists”
School Psychology Department Guest Speaker: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 4th – 6th, 2023

“What is Due Process…Really? The Preparation, the Hearing, and After” – December 4th
“All Things ABA: Obligations to Provide FAPE” – December 5th
Tennessee Association of Administrators in Special Education (TAASE) Fall Legal Conference; Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


September 21, 2023

“Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities”
Educational Psychology Department Guest Speaker (Virtual), Miami University, Oxford, OH

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


September 11th – 12th, 2023

“Top Education Cases 2022-2023,” “School Refusals: Identifying your Legal Requirements for FAPE,” “Legislative Updates 2023,” “All things ABA: Obligations for FAPE, to excuse ABA related absences, and to pay for private ABA services,” “Section 504: All you Need to Know,” “Child Find Post-Pandemic,” “Evaluations & Eligibility Determinations:Making Legally Defensible Decisions.”
Arivett Law Education Legal Conference, Franklin, TN

Presenters: Deanna Arivett, Angel McCloud, & Macey Woldt


April 16 – 19, 2023

Avert Predetermination Claims when Parents Request Private School, Residential Placements
LRP National Institute; New Orleans, Louisiana

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 6, 2023

The Year’s Top Education Cases
Tennessee Association of Administrators in Special Education (TAASE) Spring Conference, Lebanon, TN


March 9, 2023

“Last Year’s Top Special Education Case Law,” “Child Find Obligations: Whether to suspect a disability post-pandemic,” and “How to thrive (not just survive) when dealing with challenging student behavior and post-pandemic employee issues”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education, Annual Legal Conference; Mystic, Connecticut

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


February 27, 2023

“Hot Topics in Special Education Law for School Psychologists”
School Psychology Department Guest Speaker: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


February 9, 2023

“Behavior Management Strategies: Developing Legally Defensible FBAs and BIPs”
LRP Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 6, 2022

“When to Evaluate: Identifying the Triggers for Child Find,” “Collecting Legally Defensible Data”
TAASE; Gatlinburg, TN


November 11, 2022

“Hot Topics in Special Education Law for School Psychologists,”
Florida Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference.

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


October 6, 2022

“Legislative Updates,” “How to Navigate Due Process Cases and Other Legal Proceedings,” “Manifestation Determinations,” “FBAs and BIPS”
Supervisors of Special Education: Middle Tennessee District

Presenter: Deanna Arivett & Angel McCloud


September 22 & 23, 2022

“Top Education Cases 2021-2022,” “Understanding ESY” “Legislative Updates 2022,” “Behavior & Discipline” “Homebound,” “Title IX,” “Compensatory Education”
Arivett Law Legal Education Conference, Pigeon Forge, TN.

Presenter: Deanna Arivett, Angel McCloud & Macey Woldt


April 27, 2022

“When to Evaluate: Identifying the Triggering Events for Child Find,”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Louisville, KY

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 10, 2022

“The Year’s Top Special Education Case Law,” “Progress Monitoring Data: What’s required, relevance in determining FAPE, and significance during the pandemic” & “Prior Written Notices: What to include, why to include, and tips for writing legally defensible PWNS,”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education Annual Legal Issues Virtual Conference

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


November 18, 2021

“This Year’s Top Educations Cases,” “Case Study: ‘Individualized’ Education Program” & “Educating Students with Disabilities During the Pandemic”
Arivett Law Virtual Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett, Angel McCloud and Macey Woldt


July 28, 2021

Collecting Legally Defensible Data,
Utah Institute on Special Education Law Conference

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


June 10th and 11th, 2021

Top Education Cases for 2020; TItle XI: Gender Identity; Child Find; COVID 19: Data Collection, FAPE & Contingency Plans; Legislative Updates,
Arivett Law Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett, Angel McCloud and Macey Woldt


April 18-21, 2021

Is your Data Collection Trending in the Right Direction?: Legally Defensible Data Collection During COVID-19, Ask the Experts: Section 504, and Impact of Private BCBAs on the Provision of Behavior Services for School Districts: Whether in School or Providing Online Instruction, LRPs National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities;
Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 5th, 2021

COVID-19 Implications for Students with Disabilities, TAASE;
Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 19th, 2021

“The Year’s Top Special Education Cases” & “COVID-19: The Legal Obligations and Ramifications of Hybrid and Distance Learning,”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education Annual Legal Issues Conference, Farmington, CT

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 8, 2020

Behavior Discipline,
TAASE

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


November 19, 2020

COVID-19: Implications for Students with Disabilities; Legislative Updates; New Obligations Under Title IV; Top Case Law for the Last Year,
Arivett Law Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett and Angel McCloud


October 19, 2020

Wading through Legal Waters of Behavior, Discipline, and Manifestation Determinations: Tips and Tricks for Making Legally Defensible Decisions & Navigating Child Find, Evaluations, and Eligibility: Legal Issues Faced by School Psychologists, Mid-South Fall Convention,
Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett and Angel McCloud


August 5, 2020

Staying Out of Hot Water: Legal Compliance with Student Disability Laws, Arkansas Association of Education Administrators,
Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


July 27, 2020

Preparing for the 2020-2021 School Year during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Determining Special Education Needs and Compensatory Education,
Arivett Law Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett and Angel McCloud


June 8, 2020

Special Education Assessments during COVID-19 Pandemic & Compensatory Education After COVID-19 School Closures, Arkansas Association of Special Education Administrators,
Virtual Conference

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


May 3-6, 2020

A World in Repair: Compensatory Education after the COVID-19 Pandemic, LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities,
Webinar

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 2-3, 2019

Developing Appropriate Section 504 Plans: The Ins and Outs of Providing FAPE and Reasonable Accommodations,
Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education, Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett

Bullying and Students with Disabilities: How to avoid liability for disability-based harassment and FAPE claims,
Tennessee Association for School Administrators in Special Education, Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett

School Safety: Managing Dangerous Behaviors Under IDEA,
Tennessee Association for School Administrators in Special Education, Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Angel McCloud


September, 2019

Arivett Law Education Legal Conference,
Pigeon Forge, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett and Angel McCloud


May 8, 2019

“Legal Issues Faced by Certifying Specialists: Child Find, Evaluations, and Eligibility,”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Orlando, FL

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 8, 2019

“Legally Defensible IEP Team Decisions in Light of Endrew F.,”
2019 Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education Spring Conference, Lebanon, TN

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 29, 2019

“The Year’s Top Special Education Cases” & “Avoiding Legal Pitfalls: Identification and Provision of Services to Students with Executive Functioning Deficits,”
Connecticut Council of Administrators in Special Education Annual Legal Issues Conference, Farmington, CT

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


March 19, 2019

“Evaluations and Eligibility Determinations: Making Decisions that will Hold Water” & “Avoiding Procedural Issues that Deny FAPE,”
Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education Conference, Athens, GA

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


December 3-4, 2018

“Bullying and Special Education,”
2018 Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education Fall Legal Conference

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


April 22, 2018

“IDEA Boot Camp: Tools of the Trade for Today’s Special Educator,”
LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Dallas, TX

Presenter: Melinda Jacobs and Deanna Arivett


April 9, 2018

“School Safety: Conduct by Students with Disabilities,”
2018 Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education Spring Legal Conference

Presenter: Deanna Arivett


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