Schedule and Materials for Attendees

Board Meeting, Golf Villa B

New Directors Cohort, Golf Villa A

Registration Opens, TH Uper Lobby

Social Time/Cocktail Hour, TH Uper Lobby

Dinner and Welcome, Governor's Ballroom

Karaoke, O'Maddens Pub

Breakfast for Resort Guests (and those who purchased meal tickets), Wilson Bay

Registration Desk Open, TH Upper Lobby

Exhibitor Set-Up, TH Lower Lobby

Opening Remarks, Governor’s Ballroom

Opening Keynote with Kent Julian: Do The Opposite! An Unusually Powerful Principle for Success!, Governor’s Ballroom

This might surprise you, but if you want to be successful, one of the best approaches you can take is to do the opposite...

When facing a challenge, purposefully do the opposite of what most people do. Instead of avoiding the situation or making excuses, run directly at it. You'll be shocked at the positive results when you face a challenge head-on.

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall, TH Lower Lobby

Assessment Café

Breakout Sessions A

A1: Special Education Finance (MDE), Pillsbury

A2: Turning Behavior into Data: Practical Tracking Tools from PBEC, Sibley

A3: 45 Day Placements: A Deep Dive, Golf Villa AB

A4: Staff Preservation and the Role of the Administrator, Golf Villa C

A5: Facilitating Effective Team Meetings, Golf Villa D

A6: 50 Years of IDEA in Minnetonka Public Schools: Celebrating Progress, Empowering the Future, Pemmican

Lunch, Governor’s Ballroom

Breakout Sessions B

B1: Exploring the Minnesota Youth in Transition Framework (MDE), Pillsbury

B2: Recent Decisions and Trending Issues in Special Education, Sibley

B3: From Awareness to Action: Bridging the CASEL Framework for SEL and Cultural Responsiveness, Golf Villa AB

B4: The 50-year Evolution of Discipline Under the IDEA, Golf Villa C

B5: Building a High-Performing Team, Golf Villa D

B6: Creating a Stronger Tier 1 Classroom to Support All Students, Pemmican

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall, TH Lower Lobby

Breakout Sessions C

C1: Setting Staff Up for Success: Using the Mental Health in Special Education Toolkit (MDE), Pillsbury

C2: Conflict Strategies that Work, Sibley

C3: Stressed and Struggling: How School Settings Shape Special Educator Burnout, Golf Villa AB

C4: Unlocking Funding Potential: Maximizing Federal & State Reimbursements, Golf Villa C

C5: The Power of Collaboration: Building Bridges in Dual Identification for MLs, Golf Villa D

C6: Leading Systemwide Change for Mathematics Improvement, Pemmican

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall, TH Lower Lobby

Social Time/Cocktail Hour, TH Upper Lobby

Dinner for Resort Guests (and those who purchased meal tickets) and Recognitions, Governor’s Ballroom

Bingo, Governor’s Ballroom

Karaoke, O’Maddens Pub

Breakfast for Resort Guests (and those who purchased meal tickets), Wilson Bay

Registration Desk Open, TH Upper Lobby

Breakout Sessions D

D1: Who Needs to Know? Data Privacy in Special Education, Pillsbury

D3: Filling in the Gaps: Empowering Teachers Through Data – Connecting the Golden Thread of IDEA, Golf Villa AB

D4: MPS Foundations: De-escalation & Person Safety Training, Golf Villa C

D5: Behavioral Supports in School Settings, Golf Villa D

D6: Disability Discrimination & Accommodations Beyond IDEA, Pemmican

Networking Break, TH Upper Lobby

Closing Keynote with Will Bowen: Complaint Free in Schools: Turning Complainers Into Collaborators, Governor’s Ballroom

Teachers, principals, superintendents, staff, and even students suffer through a constant barrage of complaints and criticism. Social media amplifies this negativity, causing once-passionate educators to become disillusioned and disengaged. But there’s hope!

Thousands of schools worldwide have used Complaint Free® Schools strategies to improve morale, increase community involvement, and build bridges of positive communication.

You’ll learn how to channel negative complaints into collaboration, create constructive conversations, and respond to every complaint perfectly using one simple sentence.

Closing Remarks, Governor’s Ballroom