2011 MASE Fall Leadership Conference Handouts
(will be posted as they become available)
• Properly Drafted Prior Written Notices: An Ace in
the Hole for Educators
presented by Nancy Blumstein, Attorney, Ratwik,
Roszak and Maloney and Scott Hare, Special Education Director, Jordan Schools
Click Here for Click Here for Properly Drafted Prior Written Notices Click Here for Prior Written Notice Template Click Here for Kristie Davidson IEP Meeting
• The Science of Early Childhood Development
presented by Megan Gunnar, Regents Professor, Department Chair and Director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota Click Here for Presentation
• Teaching the Adolescent Brain
presented by Keith Jacobus, Assistant
Superintendent of Leadership, Teaching and Learning, Osseo Area Schools Click Here for ppt
• Minnesota
Special Education Services, an Oral History
presented by Norena Hale, Ph.D. Click Here for ppt
• The 7-Point Plan
presented by Barbara Troolin, Director of the Special Education Policy Division, MN Department of Education Click Here for Handout
• Ain't Just Misbehaving: Educational Neuroscience and Challenging Behaviors
presented by Kari Dunn Buron, Author Click Here for ppt
• Brain Food - Here's What We Told You; Here's What We Know Now
presented by Joel Weintraub, "humorous educator" Click Here for ppt
• Systematic Approach to Alternatives-to-Suspension
presented by Cindy Shevlin-Woodcock, Alternatives
and Prevention Support Specialist, Nancy Riestenberg, Professional Development Specialist and Ellen Nacik, EBD
Policy Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education Click Here for ppt, Click Here for Classroom Management, Click Here for Alternatives to Suspension Fact Sheet,
• Brain Based Disorder
and Behavior - Multiple Perspectives
presented by Sheila Merzer, Licensed Psychologist, Sheila Merzer, MA, LP, Jan Ostrom,
Consultant, Brih Design, and Laura Booth, Attorney, Booth & Lavorato, LLC Click Here for ppt
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Minnesota Technical Assistance Highlights/Updates
presented by Phil Sievers, Specialist in Education
Policy, Minnesota Department of Education and Tami Childs, Coordinator of the
Minnesota Low Incidence Project, Minnesota Autism Project Click Here for ppt
• Students Placed for Care and Treatment: Legal Requirements and Practical
Considerations for Resident Districts and Providing Districts
presented by Amy Mace, Attorney and Christian
Shafer, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A., Karon Joyer, N. St.
Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools, Jeff Jorgensen, Director of Special Services,
South Washington County Schools and Mary Mesler, Stillwater Schools Click Here for Presentation
• CIMP - An Alternative Format
presented by Sarah Mittelstadt, Director of
Special Services, Southern Plains Education Cooperative Click Here for Program Evaluation, Click Here for Resource Page, Click Here for MDE Correspondence
• What to Do When Staff Members Fail to Use Their
Brain
presented by Mick
Waldspurger, Attorney and Erin Ische, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney,
P.A. Click Here for Presentation
• MASE Monitoring Survey Results Update
presented by Scott Hare, Past
President for MASE and Director of Special Services, Belle Plaine and Jordan
School Districts, Melissa Schaller, MASE President and Director of Special
Education, Intermediate District 917 and Laura Pingry-Kile, Director of Special
Services for Eastern Carver County Schools Click Here for ppt
2011 Best Practices Handouts
• Do We Still Have to Count to 10? Discipline of Special Education Students - Presented by Kim Buechel Mesun and Laura Tubbs Booth Click Here for ppt Click Here for Handout
• Due Process Hearing - A Team Journey- Presented by Susan Torgerson Click Here for Handout
• How Should School Districts Balance the Competing Rights of Disabled Students with Regular Education Students? –
Presented by Lori Fildes and Amy Mace Click Here
• Labor Law for Special Education Administrators – Presented by Nan Records and Mick Waldspurger
• Legal Issues Around Response to Intervention and Special Education Entitlement Decisions - Presented by Kerry Bollman and
Kimberly Gibbons Click Here for ppt
• Lessons Learned: A Team Response to an MDE Complaint – Presented by Susan Knopik, Amy Mace and Elisabeth Lodge Rogers
Click Here for ppt , Click Here for Flowchart , Click Here for Overview of Complaint Process, Click Here for Samples of Timeline Response
• MASE Action Plan Update: Special Education Transportation, Restraint and Seclusion, and Monitoring – Presented by Darren
Kermes, Melissa Schaller and Scott Hare
• Now That the Dust has Settled: The ‘PLAN’ Program: A System for Implementing the Minnesota Supreme Court’s “Centennial”
Decision – Presented by Nancy Blumstein and Tammy Stahl Click Here
• Restraint and Seclusion of Special Education Students: Strategies for Compliance With Minnesota’s New Restrictive Procedures
Law – Presented by Pauline Bangma and Peter Martin Click Here, Click Here for Restrictive Procedure Plan, Click Here for Review Form
• Special Education Assessment Teams: Experience from the Field – Presented by Jackie Budden and Mary Margaret Mathers
Click Here for ppt , Click Here for Evaluation Plan Form
• Successfully Disciplining Special Education Students – Presented by Erin Ische, Chris Sonenblum and Mick Waldspurger
• You Always Hurt the One You Love – Presented by Carla Nohr Schulz and Sara Ruff Click Here for ppt
• Is it Okay to Sign? - Peter Martin Click Here
