First Admitted: 2008, California

Professional Webpage: https://geneva-jones.com/speaking/

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of New York, 2021
State Bar of Washington DC, 2023
State Bar of Texas, 2014
State Bar of California, 2008
5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Admitted in the Federal District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
State Bar of Texas Education Law
Texas Council of Administrator of Special Education
Texas Council of School Attorneys
Harris County Bar of Association
Whittier Center for Children Rights Fellow

Representative Clients:

Connecticut Counsel of Administrators of Special Education (ConnCASE)
Tucson Unified School District
LRP's National Institute
University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education & The Law
Utah State Board of Education
Colorado Department of Education

Pro bono/Community Service:

Whittier Center for Children Rights Fellow

Educational Background:

California State University, B.A., 2005
Whittier Law School, J.D., 2008

White Papers:

Does your district’s IEE criteria address the evaluator's conflict of interest?; 08/04/2023 Quick Tip: Focus on promoting skills, not punishing for lack of them; 05/17/2023 Data compares total enrollment of 504, IDEA students with law enforcement referrals; 02/22/2023 Quick Tip: Develop re-entry plan after imposing discipline; 02/01/2023 Quick Tip: Don’t be quick to jump to a BIP; 01/25/2023 Quick Tip: Know when to contact law enforcement; 01/19/2023 Quick Tip: Include rational statement in behavior support plan; 01/13/2023, LRP Special Education Connection, 2023
Inform parents how classroom removals for private therapy impact LRE; 11/03/2022 Before you overshare, get consent to speak with parent-contracted therapist; 10/28/2022 Quick Tip: Deliberate, don’t be quick to offer preferred seating; 07/05/2022 Quick Tip: Don’t arrive empty-handed to settlement meeting; 06/16/2022 Quick Tip: Use handout to track terms at resolution session; 06/09/2022 Heighten understanding of “hidden traumas,” ways to support students; 05/03/2022 Hear This: Central auditory processing disorder diagnosis may necessitate 504 plan; 04/01/2022, LRP Special Education Connection, 2022

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Utah State Institute on Special Education, Keynote Expert Speaker, Antibullying Essentials: Designing IEPs to Pick Up Where Your Whole-School Antibullying Programs Fall Short, 2023
Utah State Institute on Special Education Law, Expert Speaker, Please, Pretty Please, Come to School: Tackling Absenteeism to Ensure FAPE, 2023
45th Annual LRP's National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Keynote Expert Speaker, Blurred Lines - Communicating the School and Parents' Role in Serving Students with Disabilities, 2023
Tucson Unified School District, Keynote Expert Speaker, Unraveling The Common Special Education Misconceptions Involving Student Discipline, IEP Documents, And The Role Of The Administrator, 2023
Connecticut Counsel Of School Administrators Of Special Education (ConnCASE), Keynote Expert Speaker, Forget the Band-Aid approach. Taking a Holistic Approach to Serve The Child., Connecticut Counsel Of School Administrators Of Special Education (ConnCASE), 2023
45th Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Expert Speaker, IDEA: All the Things You Need to Know, 2023
Colorado Department of Education 2022 Legal Conference , Expert Speaker, Identifying and Eradicating Bias In Special Education, 2022
LRP Publications Education Webinars, Expert Speaker, Moving Past Standard Discipline to Transform Behavior of Students with Disabilities, 2022
Utah Institute on Special Education Law , Expert Speaker, Historically Overidentified Populations, LRE and Inclusion, 2022
43rd Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation., Expert Speaker, Educating Special Education Trauma Survivors, 2022
39th Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education & the Law in partnership with the University of Washington, College of Law , Expert Speaker, Educating Special Education Trauma Survivors Requires Educators to Recognize the Hidden Signs of Trauma, 2022
43rd Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation., Expert Speaker, Beginner Mistakes New Administrators Can Avoid:This May Be Your First Rodeo but That Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Know the Ropes, 2022
39th Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education & the Law in partnership with the University of Washington, College of Law , Expert Speaker, Looking Beyond the Acronym “LRE” to Find the True Meaning of Least Restrictive Environment, 2022
Presented at the 42nd Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation. , Presenter, LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Systemic Racism in Special Education?, 2021
Presented at the TAESE annual conference., Presenter, Utah Institute on Special Education Law Annual Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education Conference, Extended School Year in a Post COVID-19 World: Examining Legal Principles and Practical Application, 2021
Conducted a National Webinar for School Administrators, Teachers, Special Education Service Providers, and Attorneys with LRP Publications. , Presenter/Trainer, LRP National Webinar, FERPA and Student Privacy in a Post COVID-19 World, 2021
Presented at the 38th Annual PNWI Conference., Presenter, 38th Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law College of Education University of Washington Conference, Eradicating Bias in Special Education, 2021
Presented at the 42nd Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation. , Presenter, LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Moving Beyond the Basic Legal Principles of Extended School Year Services, 2021
Presented at the Southern Oregon Education Service District Equity Summit 2021., Presenter, Southern Oregon Education Service District Equity Summit 2021, Preventing Systemic Racism in Special Education, 2021
Presented at the GCASE annual Fall Forum., Presenter and Expert Panelist, Gulf Coast Administrators of Special Education Fall Forum, ARD/IEP Administrator Empowerment Training, 2021
Presented at the annual GCASE Winter Law Conference. , Presenter, Gulf Coast Administrators of Special Education Law Conference 2021, Show Up But Don't Show Out - Attendance and Discipline During COVID-19, 2021
Presented at Rhode Island Cranston Public School Conference. , Presenter/Trainer, Rhode Island Cranston Public School, Identifying and Preventing Systemic Racism for Multilingual Learners and Special Populations, 2021
Presented at the 41st Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation. , Presenter, LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, The Times They Are A-Changin - Hot-Button AT Issues Which Result in Denial of FAPE and Violate FERPA, 2020
Presented at the 40th Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation. , Presenter, LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Confused About Dyslexia? Don’t Overthink It, 2019
Presented at the 40th Annual LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities. LRP is the biggest special education conference in the nation. , Presenter, LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, It All Starts with Understanding the Differences and Similarities Between Section 504 and the IDEA, Special Education, 2019
Presented at this year's TCASE Conference. , Presenter, Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education; When Professional Accountability and Ethical Responsibility Collide in Serving Special Education Students, Special Education, 2019
Presenter at the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators' 2019 Conference, Presenter / Trainer, Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Making Difficult Decisions: Ethics for Educational Professionals, Special Education, 2019
Hosted a training at the ESC Region 5 Superintendents RAC Meeting., Presenter / Trainer, ESC Region 5 Superintendents RAC Meeting: Band-Aids are for Cuts not Hemorrhages, 2019
Presented at this year's TCASE conference., Presenter, Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education, The Safety of Everyone is Our Priority, Special Education, 2019
Presented at this year's Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Conference. , Presenter, Texas Alliance of Black School Educators: When Professional Accountability and Ethical Responsibility Collide in Serving Students, 2019

Industry Groups:

Broadcasting
Charter Schools
Departments of Education
Educational Agencies
Media
Public Colleges
Public Schools
Public Universities
Special Education

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