2021 Conference Materials

Thursday Morning General Session
Leading a Positive School Culture
Curtis Slater
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Policy Roundtable: Updates from the Federal Level and Seeking Your input
Phyllis Wolfram, Executive Director of the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)
Kevin Rubenstein, Chair of the Policy and Legislative Committee for CASE and Assistant Superintendent for Student Services in Elmhurst (Illinois) Community Unit School District 205
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Emerging Issues in Special Education
Mick Waldspurger, Attorney, Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A
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Mapping Resources: Aligning Resources to Prepare Students with Disabilities for the Workplace
Stephanie Corbey, Retired MDE Transition Coordinator/SpEd Director/Transition Consultant
Heidi Johnson, Owner and Transition Sales Consultant, Transition Assessments and Curriculum - WorkLIfeReady.com
Pam Stock, Retired Special Education Teacher Transition Consultant, PAES and Project Discovery Trainer
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(Just Slightly) Beyond the Basics: Special Education Law for New Administrators
Christian Shafer, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
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COVID-19 and Current Events: Impact on the Mental Health of Youth and How Tuning in and Engaging Families Promotes Healing
Charlene Myklebust, President and Educational/Mental Health Consultant, EQ Learn, LLC, and Stone Arch Learning, LLC
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Tools for Schools: Responding to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs
Stacey Dahlby, Director of Special Education for Secondary Schools, Anoka-Hennepin School District
Michelle Marchant-Wood, Educational Consultant
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Anyone Sick of COVID Yet? Emerging Special Education Issues Related to the Pandemic
Amy Mace, Sharholder, Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A.
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Be R.E.A.L. (Recognize + Empathize + Acknowledge + Listen)
Amy Ernst, Director of Special Education, Buffalo Hanover Montrose School District
Julie Fred, Director of Special Services, Shakopee School District
Amy Johnson, Director of Special Services, New Prague Area School District
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(When) FAPE is a Battlefield: Navigating Familial Disputes in the Special Education Context
Elizabeth Meske, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
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Happy Birthday MASE! Five Decades of Special Education Cases Pointing to What is Next
Laura Booth, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
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Moving Online: Special Education Considerations for Online Learning Programs
Elizabeth Meske, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
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Optimizing the Effectiveness of School Mental Health Support Services
William Dikel, Independent Consulting Child Psychiatrist
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COVID 2.0: Ongoing Legal Issues Surrounding Educating Children with Disabilities in the Absence of a Governor's Order
Christian Shafer, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
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Minnesota Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MnMTSS): An Equity-Centered, Integrated Framework for Meeting Student Academic, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs
Jean Duffy, MnMTSS Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Education
Kim Gibbons, Director, U of MN: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
Rob Richardson, Associate Director, U of MN: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
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Making Foundational SEL the Future of Special Education – A Panel Discussion
Mindy Chevalier, Principal, Belle Plaine School District
Margot Hansen, Assistant Principal, Belle Plaine School District
Angie Kahle, Director of Student Support Services, Belle Plaine School District
John Kocur, Regional Sales Director, Move This World
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Using SpEd Forms in Year Two of the Pandemic – A Panel Discussion
Melissa Hanson, Executive Director, Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative
Diane McCarron, Director of Services, SpEd Forms Inc.
Nicole Woodward, Director of Special Education, St. Croix River Education District
Brian Yuretich, Executive Director, Northland Learning Center
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