David Bateman and Parallel Learning Announce Free Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty — A Washington Update for Special Education Leaders

Date: October 21, 2025
Time: 3:00–3:45 PM (ET)

This 45-minute session will explore how special education providers can respond to major shifts at the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) during the first ten months of 2025.

Key questions include:

• How will timelines for guidance, monitoring, and grant approvals be affected?
• Who will provide technical assistance when gray areas emerge?
• What should local education agencies do to prepare for the 2026–2027 school year if current conditions persist?

“This session isn’t about panic—it’s about preparation,” said David Bateman. Participants—ranging from building-level administrators to regional leaders—will receive a ready-to-use communication toolkit, including sample emails, talking points, and messaging guidance for staff, families, school boards, and the press.

👉🏾 Register for Navigating Uncertainty here.

This webinar is part of the ongoing series Informed & Ahead: Legal Landscape Changes, featuring David Bateman and special education attorney Julie Weatherly, who will join the November session. Weatherly is the founder of Resolutions in Special Education, a firm that advises schools on special education law. Bateman consults nationally on special education compliance and writes for Sped Law Blog and SET.

👉🏾 Register for Informed & Ahead here. 

Review the first session in the Informed & Ahead: Legal Landscape Changes series YouTube. 

[Register for Navigating Uncertainty] https://prll.info/dr_b_rif

[Register for Informed & Ahead] https://prll.info/informed_and_ahead