Conference Schedule

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.

A1: Special Education Finance, Paul Ferrin

A2: Turning Behavior into Data: Practical Tracking Tools from PBEC, Kate Hurd, Jeffery Lee, Amy Strother

A3: Conflict Strategies that Work, Dr. Erin Lavery, Laura Tubbs Booth

A4: Staff Preservation and the Role of the Administrator, Dan Naidicz, Dr. Jaclyn Rehmke, Cara McGlynn

A5: Facilitating Effective Team Meetings, Nicole Woodard

A6: 50 Years of IDEA in Minnetonka Public Schools: Celebrating Progress, Empowering the Future, Christine Breen, EdD, Kim Gibbons, PhD, Ellen Swanson, PhD

B1: Exploring the Minnesota Youth in Transition Framework, Sarah Robinson, Tom Delaney

B2: Recent Decisions and Trending Issues in Special Education, Marcus Jardine, Tom Delaney

B3: From Awareness to Action: Bridging the CASEL Framework for SEL and Cultural Responsiveness, Dr. Judith Nagel, Dr. Sarah Rothstein

B4: The 50-year Evolution of Discipline Under the IDEA, Adam Frudden, Laura Tubbs Booth

B5: Building a High-Performing Team, Nicole Woodard

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

C1: Setting Staff Up for Success, Jenny Whitcomb, MAM, OTR/L, Jennifer Butler, MS, MSW, LICSW

C2: 45 Day Placements: A Deep Dive, Adam Frudden, Laura Tubbs Booth

C3: Stressed and Struggling: How School Settings and Experience Shape Special Educator Burnout, Dr. Adriana Haugen, Dr. Judith Nagel

C4: Unlocking Funding Potential: Maximizing Federal & State Reimbursements, Tonia Czech, Diane McCarron

C5: The Power of Collaboration: Building Bridges in Dual Identification for MLs, Ariel Chang

C6: Leading Systemwide Change for Mathematics Improvement to Meet IDEA’s Promise, Nicole McKevett, Kathy Ryder

D1: Who Needs to Know? Data Privacy in Special Education, Adam Frudden, Christian Shafer

D3: Filling in the Gaps: Empowering Teachers Through Data – Connecting the Golden Thread of IDEA, Theresa Wallace

D4: MPS Foundations: De-escalation & Person Safety Training, Dr. Meghan Hickey, Andrew Meierding

D5: Behavioral Supports in School Settings: Building from an Ethical and Empirical Base, Carla Schulz, Wendy Selnes

D6: Disability Discrimination and Accommodations Beyond IDEA, Liz Vieira

Teachers, principals, superintendents, staff, and even students suffer through a constant barrage of complaints and criticism. Social media amplifies this relentless negativity, causing once-passionate educators to become disillusioned, demoralized, 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.

In this engaging and inspiring presentation, you’ll learn how to:

1. Channel Negative Complaints Into Positive Collaboration.
2. Create Cooperative And Constructive Conversations Between Parents, Teachers, Students, and Staff.
3. Respond To Every Complaint Perfectly Using Just One Simple Sentence

This presentation teaches educators how to enjoy less stress, more cooperation, and happier schools.