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CLE Event: Reading Beyond the Scores: How Neuropsychological Evaluations Shape Special Education Cases
Live In-person & Live Webinar
CLE Event: Reading Beyond the Scores: How Neuropsychological Evaluations Shape Special Education Cases
Start
11/04/2026 - 5:30 PM
End
11/04/2026 - 8:00 PM
COURSE DETAILS
Neuropsychological evaluations can play an important role in special education matters, but the scores and recommendations are only part of the picture. Attorneys must also understand how the evaluator reached those findings, what they mean for the student, and how they will be weighed at a hearing. This program brings together two neuropsychologists, two special education attorneys, an educational specialist, and an Impartial Hearing Officer to examine evaluations from each perspective.
The neuropsychologists explain how an evaluation is built. They translate areas such as working memory, processing speed, and executive functioning into practical terms and address what an evaluator can appropriately conclude or recommend. The attorneys cover the legal framework and how to connect findings to FAPE, placement, and tuition reimbursement claims. The educational specialist discusses how recommendations become a school program, and the Impartial Hearing Officer explains how evaluations and expert testimony are weighed.
Cultural and linguistic considerations are addressed throughout. The program closes with real-world scenarios, including outdated evaluations and conflicting expert opinions. Attorneys will leave better prepared to read, question, and use neuropsychological evaluations in their cases.
FACULTY
Moderator: Jonathan Martin, Special Education Liaison at Gersh Autism Academy
Faculty: Ariel Zitrin, Esq., founding member and Managing Partner of AZ & CB Law & Consulting; Vanessa M. Gronbach, Esq., founder of Gronbach Law Offices; Wendy Zimny, Esq., founding partner of Zimny McCoy, PLLC; Dr. Francyne Zeltser, New York State licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist and Senior Director of Mental Health and Testing Services; Dr. Merav Hasler, licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluation; Celeste Gagliardi, Chief Education Officer at Gersh Autism Academy
CLE CREDITS
2.5 NY Credits: 2.5 Skills; Transitional and Non-Transitional
GENERAL INFORMATION
To Register: Click the Register button below. You will be prompted to log in or create an account to complete your checkout. To receive the membership discount you must be a member before completing your checkout. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.
In-person Location: 111 Broadway 10th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time.
Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.
CLE Certificates: After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance is available to qualified attorneys. Click here for the application and submission procedure.
For assistance please contact cle@nycla.org or dial 212-267-6646 ext 215. For technical assistance please contact Daler Radjabov or dial 212-267-6646 ext 238.