What is Resolutions in Special Education (RISE)?
In March of 2000, Julie J. Weatherly, Esq. established RISE, Inc. primarily for the purpose of providing consulting services to public school districts and other educational agencies and assisting them in maintaining compliance with the law and avoiding special education legal disputes. Having provided legal representation since 1986 to school agencies exclusively in the area of special education law, Julie believed that her clients (as well as students with disabilities) would be better served by first exploring preventive avenues before formal litigation ensues. As a part of these preventive services, RISE provides ongoing consultation, policy/procedure review, inservice training, workshops, conferences and seminars for educators. In addition, RISE has access to a variety of experts in the field of special education and special services provision to assist local and state educational agencies in their efforts to effectively and efficiently educate students with disabilities. Where necessary, RISE also continues to provide formal representation in matters that have become litigious, including representation at formal or informal mediation sessions, due process hearings or court proceedings, where necessary.
