2024 Summer Institute Schedule
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22nd Annual Summer Institute Empower, Engage and Connect July 15-17th 2024
Conference Schedule
Monday July 15, 2024
7:45 Registration
8:20 Welcome
8:30 Keynote I: Ricky Robertson
10:30 Vendor Showcase
11:00 Breakout I:
Session A: Ricky Robertson
Session B: Bridging the Gap: Facilitating Collaborative Solutions in Special Education Dr. Bernadette Tracy, Laura Arrington
Session C: MTSS in the Schools: What Works? Jennifer Whipple, Kristen Moses, Rory Malone, James McDougal
12:00 Vendor Showcase
12:25 Lunch/Business Meeting/Karen Norlander Award for Outstanding Legal Advocacy in Special Education The 2024 Award Recipient is James P Drohan Esq.
1:15 Keynote II: If Not You, Then Who? Shawn Harper
2:30 Vendor Showcase
3:00 Breakout Session II:
Session D: Three Tiers of SEL within the MTSS Framework Joseph Simoni
Session E: What's the Value of One Saved Life? Schools Using MTSS to Save Students from Anxiety, Depression and Suicidality James McDougal, Kristin Moses, Cheryl West, Jennifer Whipple
Session F: Improving Teacher Retention Through Administrative Support Dr. Rae Lynn Helman
4:00 Vendor Showcase
4:30 President's Reception * Please be sure to join us for free Hors D'oeuvres and wine!
Tuesday July 16, 2024
8:10 Introductions/Announcements
8:30 Keynote III: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: Building Belonging from Birth On Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims
10:00 Vendor Showcase
10:30 Breakout III:
Session G: Transformative Systems Through equity: Where are We? Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims
Session H: I am the I in IEP: An Introduction to Having Students Lead their IEP Meetings Rocco Nalli
Session I: Engaging in the Evolution of Special Education Kristen Dudek, Jerry Parisi, Alyssa Simon
11:30 Vendor Showcase
12:00 Lunch/ Friend Of Special Education Award
1:00 Vendor Showcase
1:15 Keynote IV: Legal Team - Tara Moffett & Dr. Anne McGinnis
2:45 Vendor Showcase
3:15 Breakout IV:
Session J: All Means All: Evaluating Special Education Services with Students in Mind Dr. Brian Schmitt, Robert Breidenstein, Kristin Dudek
Session K: Considerations for Low and High Tech AAC: A Primer for Special Education Administrators and CSE Chairs Michael Clark, Dr. Michael Nieman
Session L: Inspire your School District to Provide Equity and Access to Students with Disabilities David Luhman
4:15 Vendor Showcase
Wednesday July 17, 2024
8:45 Introductions
9:00 Special Education Administrator of the Year Award
9:30 Christopher Suriano - Assistant Commissioner NYSED, Kathleen Milliman - Chief of Special Education Services, and Suzanne Bolling - Assistant Counsel NYSED
11:00 Raffle items!
Adjourn
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