SESSION SCHEDULE
Time 
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Session Title
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Speaker(s) | Session Track |
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Sunday, April 26
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| 9:00am - 12:00pm | PRE 1 (AM) | Marching Toward Mastery: Boot Camp for Writing Effective IEPs |
Stephanie Jones
Cassie Black |
IDEA |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | PRE 2 | Double Jeopardy? How Losing at IDEA Doesn’t Stop the Lawsuit Under Section 504 and the ADA |
Geneva Jones
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Section 504 |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | PRE 3 | Keep Calm and Carry on With Invaluable Strategies From State Complaint Responders |
Karen Haase
Bobby Truhe |
IDEA |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | PRE 4 | Shut the Door on Problematic and Abusive Disciplinary Practices in Classrooms |
Joseph Ryan
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Behavior |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | PRE 1 (PM) | Marching Toward Mastery: Boot Camp for Writing Effective IEPs |
Stephanie Jones
Cassie Black |
IDEA |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | PRE 5 | What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Navigating Section 504’s Hidden Risks |
Pamela Leist
Jeremy Neff |
Section 504 |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | PRE 6 | Smooth Sailing Ahead: Navigating Successful Transition Planning to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes |
David Hodgins
Arlene Gonzalez |
IDEA |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | PRE 7 | Discipline ‘MythBusters’: Debunking Common Misconceptions and Risky Practices |
Andrew Tatgenhorst
Kendra Yoch |
Behavior |
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Monday, April 27
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| 8:15am - 10:15am | GENERAL | A Year in Review 2025 (and a Look Ahead) |
Jan Tomsky
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General Session |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | A1 | Rated PG-13: Tips for Ensuring Meaningful Parental Participation |
Laura Anthony
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Administrative |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | A2 | AI Prompts, Solutions, and Tools That Support All Learners |
Leslie Fisher
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Administrative |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | B1 | On High Alert: Legal Strategies for Managing Dangerous Behaviors and Promoting Safer School Environments |
Marcy Gutierrez
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Behavior |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | I1 | Negotiating the Rising Tide of Autism Eligibility Disputes |
Courtney Stillman
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IDEA |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | I2 | Say It Like You PWN It |
Karen Haase
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IDEA |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | I3 | Identifying the Line Between Regular Education and Specially Designed Instruction |
Dave Richards
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IDEA |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | S1 | How Much Is That Doggy in the Window? |
Pamela Leist
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Section 504 |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | S2 | When Mental Health Isn’t Enough: Making Defensible Eligibility Decisions |
Jeremy Neff
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Section 504 |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | U1 | DIY: Building Your Professional Development Toolbox |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | A1-R | Rated PG-13: Tips for Ensuring Meaningful Parental Participation |
Laura Anthony
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Administrative |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | A2-R | AI Prompts, Solutions, and Tools That Support All Learners |
Leslie Fisher
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Administrative |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | B1-R | On High Alert: Legal Strategies for Managing Dangerous Behaviors and Promoting Safer School Environments |
Marcy Gutierrez
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Behavior |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | I1-R | Negotiating the Rising Tide of Autism Eligibility Disputes |
Courtney Stillman
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IDEA |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | I2-R | Say It Like You PWN It |
Karen Haase
|
IDEA |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | I3-R | Identifying the Line Between Regular Education and Specially Designed Instruction |
Dave Richards
|
IDEA |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | S1-R | How Much Is That Doggy in the Window? |
Pamela Leist
|
Section 504 |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | S2-R | When Mental Health Isn’t Enough: Making Defensible Eligibility Decisions |
Jeremy Neff
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Section 504 |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | U2 | Hidden Gems of Special Ed Connection |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm | GENERAL | The Life-Changing Power of Inclusion in Education: Empowering Educators With Confidence & Optimism |
Mickey Rowe
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General Session |
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Tuesday, April 28
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| 8:30am - 9:30am | GENERAL | Rolling With the Changes: A Federal Update on What Was, What Is, and What May Be |
Julia Martin
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General Session |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | A3 | Private Providers on Campus: Support, Sabotage, or Liability? |
Geneva Jones
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Administrative |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | A4 | Avoid Turning ’You’ve Got Mail’ Into 'We've Got a Problem' |
Claire Parsons
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Administrative |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | A5 | School Employee Misconduct Under the Microscope |
David Hodgins
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Administrative |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | B2 | The Principal’s Role in Investigating Behavior Incidents and Preparing Teams for MDR Meetings |
Eric Rodriguez
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Behavior |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | I4 | Next Stop, Adulthood! Preparing Students With Disabilities to Transition to Post-School Life |
Marcy Gutierrez
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IDEA |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | I5 | Time to Shift Gears? Child Find and Eligibility for Students Receiving MTSS |
Stacey Heiligenthaler
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IDEA |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | I6 | Your Script for School Nurses: Private Providers, Fragile Students, Child Find, and More |
Jose Martin
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IDEA |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | S3 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles: A Tour of Special Transportation Requirements |
Courtney Stillman
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Section 504 |
| 10:15am - 11:30am | U3 | Special Ed Connection - Just One Click |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | E1 | Ethics.exe: Artificial Intelligence and Special Education Law |
Andrew Tatgenhorst
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Ethics |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | A6 | What’s Your Superpower? From Support to Success: The Paraprofessional |
Lorie Gerkey
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Administrative |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | A7 | IDEA Fiscal Compliance — Ensuring Allowability |
Tiffany Winters Kesslar
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Administrative |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | B3 | Balancing LRE and Behavior — Calculate a Perfect Match |
Brandon K. Wright
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Behavior |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | B4 | Beyond the Checklist: Real Skills for Real-World Threat Assessments Involving Students With Disabilities |
Collins Saint
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Behavior |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | I7 | Rooted in Data: Cultivating Strong Progress Monitoring Practices |
Deanna Arivett
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IDEA |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | I8 | Overcoming Nonattendance Issues to Get FAPE Back on Track |
Jonathan Read
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IDEA |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | S4 | Section 504 Update — Confronting a New Compliance & Enforcement Reality |
Dave Richards
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Section 504 |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | U4 | Special Ed Connection Make & Take Workshop |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | A3-R | Private Providers on Campus: Support, Sabotage, or Liability? |
Geneva Jones
|
Administrative |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | A4-R | Avoid Turning ’You’ve Got Mail’ Into 'We've Got a Problem' |
Claire Parsons
|
Administrative |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | A5-R | School Employee Misconduct Under the Microscope |
David Hodgins
|
Administrative |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | B2-R | The Principal’s Role in Investigating Behavior Incidents and Preparing Teams for MDR Meetings |
Eric Rodriguez
|
Behavior |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | I4-R | Next Stop, Adulthood! Preparing Students With Disabilities to Transition to Post-School Life |
Marcy Gutierrez
|
IDEA |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | I5-R | Time to Shift Gears? Child Find and Eligibility for Students Receiving MTSS |
Stacey Heiligenthaler
|
IDEA |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | I9 | The Evaluation Files: Solving Tough Assessment Dilemmas |
Jose Martin
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IDEA |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | S3-R | Planes, Trains and Automobiles: A Tour of Special Transportation Requirements |
Courtney Stillman
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Section 504 |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | U5 | Find It Fast: Search Smarter, Not Harder |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
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Wednesday, April 29
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| 8:00am - 9:15am | A8 | Handle With Care: Conducting Investigations With a Neuroinclusive, Trauma-Informed, and Student Focus |
Laura Anthony
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Administrative |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | A9 | To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? That Is the Question Gen Ed Teachers Ask |
Larry Brunson Jr.
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Administrative |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | B5 | Common Behavioral Interventions: Correct Uses and Potential Riptides |
Beverley Johns
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Behavior |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | B6 | Maneuvering Through the Complex Legal Issues That Arise After MDRs |
MaryGrace Kittrell
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Behavior |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | I10 | Decoding the IDEA’s Fine Print on Specially Designed Reading Instruction |
Stacey Heiligenthaler
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IDEA |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | I11 | Sorry, Wrong Number! Dial in to Prevent Implementation Problems |
Eric Rodriguez
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IDEA |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | I6-R | Your Script for School Nurses: Private Providers, Fragile Students, Child Find, and More |
Jose Martin
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IDEA |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | S5 | Don’t Panic! What to Do if You Get a Section 504 Hearing Request |
Claire Parsons
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Section 504 |
| 8:00am - 9:15am | U2-R | Hidden Gems of Special Ed Connection |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 9:45am - 10:45am | E2 | Turning Up the Heat! High-Pressure Ethics for School Attorneys |
Arlene Gonzalez
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Ethics |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | A6-R | What’s Your Superpower? From Support to Success: The Paraprofessional |
Lorie Gerkey
|
Administrative |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | A7-R | IDEA Fiscal Compliance — Ensuring Allowability |
Tiffany Winters Kesslar
|
Administrative |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | B3-R | Balancing LRE and Behavior — Calculate a Perfect Match |
Brandon K. Wright
|
Behavior |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | B4-R | Beyond the Checklist: Real Skills for Real-World Threat Assessments Involving Students With Disabilities |
Collins Saint
|
Behavior |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | I7-R | From Goals to Growth: Improving IEP Progress Monitoring |
Deanna Arivett
|
IDEA |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | I8-R | Overcoming Nonattendance Issues to Get FAPE Back on Track |
Jonathan Read
|
IDEA |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | S4-R | Section 504 Update — Confronting a New Compliance & Enforcement Reality |
Dave Richards
|
Section 504 |
| 9:45am - 11:00am | U6 | Office Hours: No Agenda, Just Answers with Special Ed Connection |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | A8-R | Handle With Care: Conducting Investigations With a Neuroinclusive, Trauma-Informed, and Student Focus |
Laura Anthony
|
Administrative |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | A9-R | To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? That Is the Question Gen Ed Teachers Ask |
Larry Brunson Jr.
|
Administrative |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | B5-R | Common Behavioral Interventions: Correct Uses and Potential Riptides |
Beverley Johns
|
Behavior |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | B6-R | Maneuvering Through the Complex Legal Issues That Arise After MDRs |
MaryGrace Kittrell
|
Behavior |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | I11-R | Sorry, Wrong Number! Dial in to Prevent Implementation Problems |
Eric Rodriguez
|
IDEA |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | I10-R | Decoding the IDEA’s Fine Print on Specially Designed Reading Instruction |
Stacey Heiligenthaler
|
IDEA |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | I9-R | The Evaluation Files: Solving Tough Assessment Dilemmas |
Jose Martin
|
IDEA |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | S5-R | Don’t Panic! What to Do if You Get a Section 504 Hearing Request |
Claire Parsons
|
Section 504 |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | U7 | A Deep Dive into Legal Research |
Kelly Whiting
Ryan Benetz |
Special Ed Connection Users Group |
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