2013 MASE Best Practices Conference
Book
Recommendation and Discussion: Good to Great Click Here
presented by Jill Waldvogel,
Graduate Student, St. Cloud State University
Effective
Strategies to Reduce the Need for Restrictive Procedures Click Here
presented by Danielle Theis, School
Administrator, New Dominion School
"Risky
Business": The Art of Balancing Optimal Special Education Practices
Against Real Life Limitations Click Here
presented by Nancy Blumstein,
Attorney; and Erin Benson, Attorney; Ratwik, Rozsak & Maloney, P.A., and
Sarah Mittelstadt, Director of Special Services, Southern Plains Education
Cooperative
New Considerations for Behavioral Health: Preparing for Universal Health Care Click Here
presented by Jeff Jorgensen,
Director of Special Services, South Washington County Schools
Making
Special Education Special: A Review of Highly Effective Educational Practices
presented by Kim Gibbons, Executive
Director; and Sarah Brown, Unique Learners Manager; St. Croix River Education
District (SCRED)
Progress Monitoring Focus Click Here
Core Instruction Click Here
Integrity Check Click Here
ROI Click Here
Visible Learning Rating Click Here
Progress Monitoring ppt Click Here
How to Implement and Integrate
Speech/Language Pathology Assistants into Minnesota Public Schools
presented by Nancy Thul, Speech/Language Pathologist; Gregg Raisenen, Dean of Academic affairs; Alexandra Community and Technical College
-Statutes Click Here
-Pathology Assistant Click Here
-Reimbursements Click Here
School
Districts' Obligations to Provide Nursing Services for Students at School and
in After-School Programming Click Here
presented by Amy Mace, Attorney,
Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A. and Penny Kodrich, Director of
Special Services, Edina Public Schools
Success for All with Assistive
Technology Click Here
presented by Todd Hanson, Director of Technology, Groves
Academy
Utilizing Data to Determine Special
Education Staffing Needs
presented by Cherie Peterson, Assistant Director of Special
Education, Anoka-Hennepin School District
-Example Factors Click Here
-Self-sufficiency Rubrics Click Here
-Speech Rubrics Click Here
-Using Data ppt Click Here
Instructional Leadership
presented by Jane Sigford, Consultant and Amy
Labarre, Cont. School Improvement Administrator, Paul
Bunyan Education Cooperative
-Special Education Directors as Instructional Leaders Click Here
-Instructional Leadership ppt Click Here
Flipping the Special Education Classroom Click Here
presented by Brad Eustice,
Product Manager of Student Plans; Sheilla Norton, e-Learning Product Manager,
cmERDC and Kim Spudic, Transition Specialist, Ten Sigma TRAX
College Essentials+ Plus: The Next
Step!
presented by Brittany Sliger, Mains’l Services, Inc.
-College Essentials+ handout Click Here
-College Essentials+ ppt Click Here
Trauma in the Classroom
presented by Gary Eustice, Licensed Psychologist, Te'armann
Trauma Informed Care
-Childhood Experiences Click Here
-Trauma Informed Care Click Here
-Trauma in the Classroom ppt Click Here
Addressing Barriers to Learning within
a Unified and Comprehensive Support Framework Click Here
presented by Paul Lee, Director of Student Support Services;
and Kate Pechacek, Learning Supports Coordinator; Stillwater Area Public
Schools
Content
Language Arts: Using Data and PLCs for Success Click Here
presented by Michelle
Bethke-Kaliher, Assistant Director of Special Education; and Amy Frink, Special
Education Teacher; Robbinsdale Area Schools
Crisis Management Plans for Special
Education Students Click Here
presented by Jake Timm, Special Education Coordinator; and
Tony Buthe, Director of Special Education; New Prague Area Schools
TCIT "The Language of Self-
Regulation" Click Here
presented by David Stern, MSLP,LICSW; and Rebecca Patience,
Supervisor of Special Education, Alexandria Public Schools
What Really Matters? Best Practices in
Monitoring Due Process Through Key Indicators
presented by Jami Nord, Director of Special Education; Nicole
Jack, Unique Learners' Manager; and Sarah Brown, St.
Croix River Education District (SCRED)
-ESR Evaluation Click Here
-IEP Evaluation Click Here
2013 MASA/MASE Spring Conference
Educating the Knowmads Click Here for PPT
General Session: Keynote Speaker John Moravec
How to Help Experienced Teachers Become Experts Click Here for PPT
presented by Jane Sigford, Adjunct University of St. Thomas and Educational Consultant, Jan Frank, Chair, Teacher Education; University of St. Thomas and Rob Reetz, Instructional Coach, Irondale High School, Mounds View Schools
Lets Get Ready to Evaluate! Click Here for PPT
presented
by Greg Vandal, Consultant, PEER*Solutions and Vox Liberi and Charles
Kyte, Consultant, PEER*Solutions and Charles Kyte Consulting
SLEDS: An Extraordinary Data Source for Extraordinary Leaders Click Here for Feedback Sheet Click Here for FAQ Sheet Click Here for PPT
presented by Meredith Fergus, Policy Analyst/SLEDS Coordinator, Minnesota Officer of Higher Education
Our Kids Count: Trends in SpecialEducation and the Spaces That Make a Difference Click Here for PPT
presented by Laura Keller-Gautsch andMark Thiede, Associate; Justine Pliska, Sr. Interior Designer; TSP Architectsand Engineers
Financing Equipment Projects: Options and Strategies Click Here for PPT
presented by Patty Heminover, VP/Client Representative; and Don Lifto, Senior VP; Springsted, Incorporated
2012 MASE Best Practices Conference (handouts will be posted as they are received)
Nancy Blumstein, Erin Ische, Ratwik, Roszak, and Roszak,
P.A., William Dikel, Independent Consultant, Janice Ostrom, Brih Design
Do Labels Really
Matter? Programming for Students
with Mental Health Diagnoses Click Here
Brian Yuretich, Northland Cooperative Charles Kyte, Charles Kyte Consulting, Tony Buthe, New
Prague Area Schools, Adisack Nhouyvanisvong, Naiku, Inc. and Paulette Black,
SkillsTutor
Best Practices for RTI Click Here
Kim Gibbons, and Sarah Brown, St. Croix River
Education District
Making Special Education
Special: A Review of Highly
Effective Educational Practices
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- A Review of Highly Effective Educational Practices Click Here
- Highly Effective Strategies for Special Education Click Here
Lori
Fildes, Wayzata Schools and Debra Schipper, West Metro Learning Connections,
Inc.
Innovative
Partnerships: How to Tackle
Complicated Student Issues and Build Staff Capacity
Amy Mace, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
and Meredith Boo, Westonka Schools
Be Prepared: Guidance for Ensuring Your District is Ready for a Civil
Rights Compliance Review by the MDE Click Here
Cecelia Dodge, Cecelia Dodge & Associates, LLC and Leah Goldstein Moses, The Improve Group
Unlock the Power: The Role of Evaluation in Transforming Systems
Lesley
Ernst, Main Street School of Performing Arts
Corrective Action
Plans: Nuts and Bolts Click Here for Agenda
Carla Nohr Schulz, Farmington Area Schools, Peggy
Childs, Infinitec, Mary Bettlach, Infinitec and Cheri Johnson, Goodhue
County Education District
Cost Effective Solutions
for Professional Development Click Here
Peter
Martin, Knutson, Flynn & Deans and Cherie Johnson, Goodhue County Education District
What the Schools Can Do to Get Beyond the Discord Click Here
Jacob Timm and Tony Buthe, New Prague Area Schools
Building Capacity Within Your Secondary Schools: Staffing/Curriculum Click Here
2012 MASA/MASE Spring Conference
Keynote Speaker Annie McKee
Resonant Leadership Click Here for ppt
Christine Weymouth, Jennifer Huling and Dan Pickens
High Impact Leadership and Customized Student Learning Click Here for ppt
Karen Orcutt, Ric Dressen, Melissa Krull, Jay Haugen and Dennis Cheesbrow
The Superintendency Institute Click Here for ppt
Amy LaBarre and Rick Linnell
Continuous School Improvement and Instructional Decision Making: What Every District Leader Needs to Know Click Here for ppt
Adam Fransen, John Christiansen and Shannon Pinc
The Next Frontier: Greening Your Existing School Buildings Click Here for ppt
Christian R. Shafer
E-Speech: Legal Issues Surrounding Student and Staff Speech in the 21st Century Click Here for handout
Nancy Gould, Julie Frame, Suzanne Riley and Lori Mack
Demystifying the NEW STANDARDS!
For FAQ Standards Click Here
For Standard Insight Click Here
For ppt Click Here
Katie Berglund and Lynn Hemann
Grading for Learning: A Fundamental Change to Grading and Reporting at the Middle School Focused on Supporting College and Career Readiness
For Professional Practice Handout Click Here
For Portable Document Click Here
For Annotated Bibliography For Resources for Grading and Reporting Click Here
For ppt Click Here
For Parent Overview Click Here
Sue Benolken, Robyn Widley & Renae Ouillette
Together We Are More: Interagency Coordination Click Here for ppt
Marnie Thompson, Susan Sanderson & Beth Berry
TORCH: Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes Click Here for ppt
2011 MASE Fall Leadership Conference Handouts
• 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
