IAASE20th Annual Winter Conference

February 20 - 22, 2019 | Crowne Plaza Hotel | Springfield, IL

Facing the Future - Together

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IAASE Winter Conference Schedule At-A-Glance Thursday, February 21, 2019 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Area Open in the Ballroom Pre-Function Area (2nd Floor) and First Floor Lobby/Pre-Function Area

IAASE TWENTIETH ANNUAL WINTER CONFERENCE

General Session

Ruby, Emerald, Diamond Ballroom (2nd Floor) 8:30 a.m.

to 10:00 a.m.

(Begins Promptly)

Pledge, Welcome, and Announcements Jami Hodge, IAASE President-Elect

Introduction of IAASE Slate of Officers Dr. Lea Anne Frost, IAASE Past-President

ISBE Update Heather Calomese, Executive Director of Special Education Services

Keynote Address I: From Special Ed to Simply Special Ben Glenn

10:00 a.m. to

10:15 a.m.

BEVERAGE BREAK LOCATED IN THE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (2nd Floor) Be sure to visit vendors both on the first and second floor pre-function areas

Room Name and time

Sapphire (2nd Floor)

Plaza AB (1st Floor)

Plaza CD (1st Floor)

Plaza E (1st Floor)

Plaza F (1st Floor)

Plaza G (1st Floor)

Plaza H (1st Floor)

Plaza I (1st Floor)

Concurrent Sessions

10:15 a.m. to

11:15 a.m.

Session 1

Understanding the Peaks and Pitfalls of

ADD in Real-Life (1 HOUR)

Ben Glenn

LEADERSHIP

Session 2

Assistive Technology and the IEP

(1 HOUR)

Jennifer Skalitzky

TECHNOLOGY

Session 3

Advancing Leadership Impact Through

Mentoring (1 HOUR)

Dr. Judith Hackett Dr. Christi Flores

LEADERSHIP

Session 4

Leading the Team: Preventing Due Process

Complaints (1 HOUR)

Courtney Stillman

LEGAL

Session 5

Maximizing Therapeutic Services and Outcomes

for Students with Autism and Related Disorders Through

Consistent Use of Key Evidence-Based

Strategies (2 HOURS)

Mary Tallon

AUTISM

Session 6

Exploring the Role of Staff in the Prevention of Student Escalation and their Display of Assaultive Behavior

(2 HOURS)

Dr. Richard Van Acker Kim Warma

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

Session 7

Twice Bitten, Once Shy: Accommodating High

Achieving Students Under IDEA and Section

504 (1 HOUR)

Dana Fattore Crumley Nicki B. Bazer

LEGAL

Session 8

Mental Health Support for Students: The Legal

Framework (1 HOUR)

Jennifer Smith Mary Deweese

LEGAL/MENTAL HEALTH

11:15 a.m. to

11:30 a.m.

BEVERAGE BREAK LOCATED IN THE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (2nd Floor) Be sure to visit vendors both on the first and second floor pre-function areas

Concurrent Sessions

11:30 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m.

Session 9

Beyond Compliance: Transition-Rich, Evidence-Based

Transition Planning (1 HOUR)

Dr. Christine Putlak

TRANSITION

Session 10

Walk It Off: 15 Minutes to Increased Student

Engagement (1 HOUR)

Shannon Swanson Molly Victor

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

Session 11

Too Much Technology? Addressing Legal

Concerns Relating to the Use of Technology

with Students (1 HOUR)

Jackie Wernz Kendra Yoch

LEGAL

Session 12

Top Ten Section 504 Blunders and How to

Avoid Them (1 HOUR)

Courtney Stillman

LEGAL

Session 5

Maximizing Therapeutic Services and Outcomes

for Students with Autism and Related Disorders Through

Consistent Use of Key Evidence-Based

Strategies (2 HOURS)

Mary Tallon

AUTISM

Session 6

Exploring the Role of Staff in the Prevention of Student Escalation and their Display of Assaultive Behavior

(2 HOURS)

Dr. Richard Van Acker Kim Warma

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

Session 13

What You'll Be Glad You Did: Tips for

Surviving a Due Process Hearing (1 HOUR)

Dr. Lori Leppert Laura Knittle

LEGAL

Session 14

Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Students Proactively

(1 HOUR)

Kristin Schmidt Helena Hernquist

MENTAL HEALTH

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHEON & RECOGNITION OF 2019 RETIREES: Ruby, Emerald, and Diamond Ballrooms

IAASE Winter Conference Schedule At-A-Glance Thursday, February 21, 2019

Room Name and time

Sapphire (2nd Floor)

Plaza AB (1st Floor)

Plaza CD (1st Floor)

Plaza E (1st Floor)

Plaza F (1st Floor)

Plaza G (1st Floor)

Plaza H (1st Floor)

Plaza I (1st Floor)

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Region I Meeting

(1st Floor)90

Region VII Meeting

Region II Meeting

Region III Meeting

Region IV Meeting

Region V Meeting

Region VI Meeting

2:00 to 2:15 p.m.

BEVERAGE BREAK LOCATED IN THE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (2nd Floor) Be sure to visit vendors both on the first and second floor pre-function areas

Concurrent Sessions

2:15 p.m.

to 3:15 p.m.

Session 15

On the Horizon: Trends in Private Placements

and Unilateral Placements

(1 HOUR)

Cynthia M. Baasten

LEGAL

Session 16

Escalating Student Behavior and Safety

Concerns: Legal Options and Considerations

(1 HOUR)

Caroline Roselli Michelle Weber

LEGAL

Session 17

Illinois Assessment (1 HOUR)

Laura Quimby Bonnie Jordan

ASSESSMENT

Session 18

More! More! More! Guiding Staff in Handling Parent

Requests for Section 504 Accommodations

(1 HOUR)

Dawn M. Hinkle

LEGAL

Session 19

Teach Train Thrive (2 HOURS)

Lani Bennett

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

Session 20

The Role of a Registered Behavior Technician in

a School District (1 HOUR)

Dr. Mary Furbush Wendy Barickman

Emma Harris

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

Session 21

Consolidated District Plan and IDEA Program

Updates (1 HOUR)

Tammy Greco Zach Allen

ADMINISTRATION

Session 22

Legislative Panel (1 HOUR)

Shannon Miller Bellini

LEGISLATIVE

3:15 p.m. to

3:30 p.m.

BEVERAGE BREAK LOCATED IN THE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (2nd Floor) Be sure to visit vendors both on the first and second floor pre-function areas

Concurrent Sessions

3:30 p.m.

to 4:30 p.m.

Session 23

The 504 You Don’t Expect – Identifying

Section 504 Issues and Obligations Lurking in

the Background (1 HOUR)

Mallory Milluzzi

LEGAL

Session 24

Boardmaker and Beyond: The Next Era of

Visual Supports (1 HOUR)

Sarah K. Smith

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

Session 25

The Power of Collaboration: How One

Cooperative and Member Districts Joined Forces to

Increase Opportunities for Early Learners

(1 HOUR)

Cindy D’Ambrosio Jeanine Woltman

Carol Montgomery Fate

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

Session 26

Surviving Special Education Discipline: A

12-Step Strategy (1 HOUR)

Kevin B. Gordon

LEGAL

Session 19

Teach Train Thrive (2 HOURS)

Lani Bennett

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

Session 27

Fifteen-Year-Old 8th Graders: The Legal &

the Practical (1 HOUR)

Brandon K. Wright Melissa Taylor

Susan Price

LEGAL

Session 28 Driving Teams

With Data (1 HOUR)

Candice Hartranft Kristin Smith

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

Session 29

Online and Electronic IEP Services: Facing Our

Future or Facing Litigation? (1 HOUR)

Teri E. Engler Dr. Kevin Rubenstein

LEGAL

Committee Meetings 4:30 p.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

Personnel Certification

and Licensure Committee

Legislative Committee

Medicaid Committee

Social Hour

and SEA-PAC

Raffle

5:00 p.m. to

6:30 p.m.

Social Hour located in the Ruby, Emerald, Diamond Ballroom (2nd Floor) Sponsored by:

Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga LLC, Hauser, Izzo, Petrarca, Gleason & Stillman, LLC

Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. and

Robbins Schwartz

IAASE Winter Conference Schedule At-A-Glance Friday, February 22, 2019 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

IAASE TWENTIETH ANNUAL WINTER CONFERENCE

General Session

Ruby, Emerald, Diamond Ballroom (2nd Floor)

8:30 a.m. to

10:00 a.m.

(Begins Promptly)

Welcome and Announcements Dr. Kevin Rubenstein, IAASE President

David A. Berto and Trailblazer Awards Dr. Lea Anne Frost, IAASE Past-President

Teacher of the Year Susan Converse

Keynote Address II

Andre Norman

10:00 a.m. to

10:15 a.m.

Beverage Break: Ballroom Pre-Function Area (2nd Floor)

Room Name and Time

Ruby, Emerald, Diamond Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Sapphire Ballroom (2nd Floor)

10:15 a.m.

to 12:15 p.m.

Session 30

A Panel of Attorneys Discusses Current Legal Issues in Special Education

(2 Hour Session)

Cynthia Baasten – Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga, LLC Darcy Kriha – Kriha Law

Michelle Todd – Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP G Michael Shea – Equip for Equality

Jackie Wernz – Franczek P.C.

Moderated by Bennett Rodick - Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP

Session 31

Keynote Follow-up Presentation (2 Hour Session)

Andre Norman

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◆ IAASE WINTER CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE ◆

Jami Hodge - Chair Martha Blackburn

Carrie Clodi Dawn Conway

Dr. Andrea Dinaro Dr. Christine Flores Dr. Lea Anne Frost

Beth Gibbs

Erin Hackett

Candice Hartranft Tarin Kendrick Elliott Lenoff Linda Lenoff

Dr. Gineen O’Neil Mike Padavic Kathy Price

Dr. Christine Putlak

Dr. Kevin Rubenstein Nancy Seibert

Dr. Kathlene Shank Melissa Taylor Jennifer Volpe Norma Gerrish

◆ 2018-2019 IAASE EXECUTIVE BOARD ◆

OFFICERS: President: Dr. Kevin Rubenstein Liaison: CEC/CASE krubenstein@lb65.org

President-Elect: Jami Hodge Program Committee Chair jami.hodge@wces.co

Past-President: Dr. Lea Anne Frost Nominations/Awards Committee Chair lfrost@d64.org

Treasurer: Gene Olsen Finance Committee Co-Chair golsen@ccsd89.org

Secretary: Tarin Kendrick tkendrick@ntdse.org

Member-At-Large: Christine Putlak Membership/Public Relations Committee Chair Transition and Planning Committee Co-Chair Liaison: Statewide STEP Advisory Council cputlak@aerosped.org

BOARD MEMBERS: Martha Blackburn Region V Co-Representative

Heath Brosseau Liaison: Illinois State Advisory Council

Karen Cannon-Janettas Region I Co-Representative Liaison: IL Speech/Language and Hearing Assoc.

Megan Clarke Federal Committee Co-Chair

Carrie Clodi Technology and Web Site Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Elizabeth Conran Liaison: IL Affiliation of Special Education Centers

Dawn Conway Liaison: Illinois Principals Association Liaison: Performance Evaluation Advisory Council

Shannon Cribaro Liaison: IL CEC Division for Early Childhood

Dr. Elizabeth deGruy Newsletter and Publications Committee Co-Chair

Doug Edwards Region VI Co-Representative

Mindy S. Ely Liaison: Illinois Vision Leadership Council

Dr. Christine Flores Liaison: IL Special Education Leadership Academy

Dr. Mary Furbush Innovative Practices/Service Delivery

Committee Co-Chair Liaison: Illinois Association of School Boards

Jason Gambill Region III Co-Representative

Monica Girten Innovative Practices/Service Delivery

Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Jimmy Gunnell Federal Committee Co-Chair Liaison: Illinois Assoc. of School Administrators

Dr. Judy Hackett Legislative Committee Co-Chair

Andrea Hartnett Region III Co-Representative

Scott Hogan Finance Committee Co-Chair

Kathleen Horath Region IV Co-Representative

Julie Jilek Liaison: IL Association of School Business Officials

Marni Johnson Liaison: IL Attorney General’s Commission on

Special Education

Bonnie Jordan Assessment Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Elizabeth Keenan Region VII Co-Representative

Christopher King Region IV Co-Representative

Elliott Lenoff Oversight Committee Chair

Linda Lenoff Personnel Certification & Licensure Committee Co-Chair

Jon Malone Region II Co-Representative

Dr. Dawn Michaud Liaison: SEA-PAC

Crissy Mombela Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education

Kimberly Moore Medicaid Committee Chair

Yolanda Payne Assessment Committee Co-Chair Liaison: IL Council for Exceptional Children

Jan Pearcy Transition Committee Co-Chair

Jera Pieper Region VI Co-Representative

Susan Price Region V Co-Representative

Debra Quain Newsletter and Publications Committee Co-Chair

Tony Reeley Planning and Evaluation Co-Chair

Kathy Reuter Liaison: Illinois Supervisors of Programs for Deaf

and Hard of Hearing Individuals

Dr. Eric Scroggs Planning and Evaluation Co-Chair

Dr. Christina Sepiol Liaison: Due Process Screening Committee

Dr. Kathlene Shank Personnel Certification & Licensure Committee Co-Chair

Kathryn Shutter Technology and Web Site Committee Co-Chair

Crystal Swan-Gravatt Region II Co-Representative

Melissa Taylor Legislative Committee Co-Chair

Jennifer Volpe Liaison: Governor’s Office on Education

Dr. Michael Volpe Ethics Committee Co-Chair

Martin Walsh Region IV Co-Representative

Greg Wertheim Ethics Committee Co-Chair

Angela Zajac Region 1 Co-Representative Liaison: Community Residential Services Auth.

Vacant Retired Members Committee Chair

STAFF: Bennett Rodick Legal Counsel

Shannon Miller Bellini Policy Analyst/Governmental Specialist

Norma Gerrish Administrative Assistant

Lydia Sipes Secretary for Data and Financial Management

◆ Future 2018-2019 IAASE Board Meeting Date and Location ◆ May 1, 2019, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

IASA Office 2648 Beechler Court

Springfield, IL