List of Sessions

Date
Board of Directors' Meeting 175
Tue November 10th, 2026
Registration Open 176
Tue November 10th, 2026
Registration Open 260
Wed November 11th, 2026
Exhibit Hall Hours 412
Wed November 11th, 2026
General Session: Personal Climate and Culture...It's Up to You 177

The focus on student achievement should always start with climate and culture. When a district and the schools within it have a positive climate and culture, student acheivement goes hand in hand with those characteristics. Test scores do not change climate and ...

Lunch: Visit Exhibit Hall 272
Wed November 11th, 2026
A Review of Supreme Court Decisions in Special Education: What Did We Learn that the Law Didn't Tell Us? (repeat on Thurs) 178
This session will stroll through landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have shaped special education law.  For each major legal question the Court answered, we will review the facts of each case, summarize the Court's holding, and discussed what happened ...
Building Better Training for Paraeducators: A Framework for Strategic Professional Learning 196
School districts increasingly rely on paraeducators to support students with disabilities, yet professional learning opportunities for this critical workforce are often inconsistent, limited, or poorly aligned with job responsibilities. ...
Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Practical Strategies to Support Special Education Leaders and Teams 230
Special education leaders operate in environments that demand constant decision making, regulatory oversight, and ongoing support for students, families, and multidisciplinary teams. The pressure to meet these demands often creates a culture where ...
Ensuring Every Student Graduates a Reader, Instructional Excellence in Action 172
Guided by its commitment that Every Student Graduates a Reader, Lake Pend Oreille School District strengthened literacy outcomes for students with intensive reading needs through a targeted instructional framework and high-quality special education ...
Four Strategies to Improve Special Educator Retention and Job Satisfaction 200
Special educator shortages continue to challenge districts across the country, making retention more critical than ever. While many leaders focus on recruitment, improving day-to-day working conditions is often the most powerful strategy for keeping ...
From Compliance to Care: Building Neuro-Affirming Systems That Actually Work for Students and Staff 184
Special education leaders are often asked to balance compliance demands with increasingly complex student needs while staff burnout and ineffective behavior systems continue to rise. This session explores how districts can shift from reactive, ...
From Conflict to Collaboration: Lessons from Oklahoma’s CADRE Early Dispute Resolution Pilot 193
Special education leadership often feels like a balancing act between compliance and relationship-building. In this session, leaders from the Special Education Resolution Center (SERC), The Oklahoma Parent’s Center (OPC)), the Oklahoma State Dept of ...
From Innovation to Integration: Building a Legally Sound Framework for AI in Special Education 199
As Artificial Intelligence moves from a novelty to a necessity, Special Education leaders face a critical challenge: How do we leverage AI’s efficiency without compromising FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) or FERPA/IDEA data privacy standards? This ...

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