Presented by Lauren LaMont, Educational Consultant, Heart & Hustle Consulting; Leslie Johnson, Assistant Principal, New York City Public Schools (NY); and Keri Hubbard, Chief of Program, National Summer School Institute (NSSI)
The 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a significant milestone—a celebration of five decades of progress in special education, including expanded access to general education classrooms and AI- and tech-driven innovations.
School attendance across the country is a pressing concern. Post-pandemic absenteeism rates are a primary contributor: Between 2018 and 2022, chronic absences climbed by a troubling 91%, translating into an additional 6.5 million students regularly missing school and crucial instruction.
Elevating Student Well-Being: Integrating Human Skills Instruction into Tiered Intervention Supports
Presented by Miloshi Mehta, Senior Manager Product (Programs), Committee for Children
For years, schools typically had a generalized approach to math assessment and intervention. A teacher would give an exam that tracked student achievement based on course goals, often combining several skills into one exam. The students scoring in the lowest 20% might get interventions, and the other students would move on.
Presented by Dr. Sarah Brown, MTSS Consultant and Author, System Impact Consulting; Laura Glaub, Lead Attendance Social Worker, Madison Metropolitan School District (WI); and Kellie Kilde, MTSS Advisor, Renaissance
Presented by John Eisenberg, Executive Director, NASDSE; Traci Hogan, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education, Greenville County Schools (SC); Julie Weatherly, Esq., Owner, Resolutions in Special Education, Inc.; Phyllis Wolfram, Executive Director, Council of Administrators of Special Education; and Dr. Suzanne Jimenez, National Director, Innovation and Insights, HMH
Presented by Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., Former District Leader, Current Founder and CPO, SpringMath Accelerate
Where are you with your Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) implementation? Are you at the beginning and want to make sure you set up your schools for success? Or have you started your MTSS program, but spend more time in meetings discussing problems rather than solutions for students?
Presented by Dr. Phelton C. Moss, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Board of Education Member, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD); Katie Schubmehl, Director of Literacy and Humanities (PK–8), Chelsea Public Schools (MA); and Kyle Patera, Director of Learning and Development, Ignite Reading