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2017 NAPSEC ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Coronado, CA
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$100 per Ticket - Only 100 tickets will be sold!
Click below to go to Foundation Raffle Site
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Sunday the 15th
9:00am - 11:00am NCASES Process Committee Meeting
Noon – 4:00 pm Conference Registration
1:00pm – 5:00pm Exhibitor Set Up
11:30 - 12:30pm Board/NCASES Luncheon
12:30pm – 2:30pm Board Meeting
2:30pm – 4:30pm NCASES Meeting
6:00pm – 7:00pm VIP Reception for New Attendees
7:00 pm – 8:30pm Welcome Reception
9:00pm - Midnight NAPSEC Networking
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Monday the 16th
Registration will be open during conference meeting hours
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am – 10:00am General Session - Levity and People Skills: Why Lightening Up Really Matters Scott Christopher, Speaker/Author/Actor
10:00am – 10:30am Break - Visit Exhibitors!
10:30am – 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions
A. When Bad Things Happen to Good Schools: Crisis Media in a Digital Age Brenda and Rick Considine, Partners, Considine Communications, Hopewell, NJ
B. Update on Legal Developments Affecting Private Special Education Schools David B. Rubin, Attorney, Metuchen, NJ
C. Project SEARCH - High School Transition That Works Susie Rutkowski, Project SEARCH, Co-Founder/Co-Director/Educational Specialist Cincinnati, OH
12:15pm – 1:45pm State of Association Meeting/Federal Update - Constellation Tom Dempsey, NAPSEC President Sherry L. Kolbe, NAPSEC Executive Director/CEO
1:45pm – 3:00pm General Session - Local Flavor!
1:45pm NAPSEC Board Meeting
3:00pm - 5:00pm Exhibitor Wine & Cheese Reception
Attendees will have a chance to meet with exhibitors as they participate in a wine tasting. Different wines will be provided at each vender's table. Venders will only exhibit at the conference on Monday.
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Tuesday the 17th
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am – 10:00am General Session - Collaborative and Innovative Leadership Dr. David Farrar, Managing Partner Koliso, Minneapolis, MN
10:00am – 10:30am Coffee Break
10:30am – 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions
A. Transition Panel - Planning & Services Dr. Brian Brown, Brehm Preparatory School, Carbondale, IL Tom Dempsey, South Campus, Palatine, IL - Moderator Charles Durgin, Kennedy Krieger School Programs, Baltimore, MD Janet Wintrol, Ivymount Corporation, Rockville, MD
B. Teacher & Staff Retention Panel Dr. Linda Brandenburg, Kennedy Krieger School Programs, Baltimore, MD - Moderator Helen Bosch, Vista Life Innovations, Madison, CT Marjan Naghavi, Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Baltimore, MD Dr. Aaron Parsons, Kennedy Krieger School Programs, Baltimore, MD Harry Schaeffer, St. Vincent's Special Needs, Trumbull, CT
12:00pm - 2:00pm NCASES Sessions How to Prepare for NCASES Accreditation - fee to attend
Site Reviewers Training
Team Leader Training
1:00pm - 2:30pm Round Table - Grab lunch and meet your colleagues for dessert!
Please join Council Connections for a round-table discussion about how to enhance the financial strength of your organization through GPO membership.
Council Connections is a national Group Purchasing Organization affiliated with Premier (one of the largest GPO’s in the country). Membership is completely FREE and provides access to discounts on over 2000 products/services across all areas of spend. Council Connections leverages their collective membership numbers to negotiate the lowest possible price on contracted services and products for over 6,000 members, allowing them discounts specifically designed to enhance their financial strength.
Discussion Topics GPO 101: What is a GPO?
Strategically working with your dedicated GPO support team: How to maximize the cost-saving benefits of your GPO membership
Highlighted supplier contract categories: IT Hardware/Software, Foodservice, Jan/San Supplies, Office Supplies, Copier/Printers/Faxes, etc…
11:30am Rich Robinson Memorial Golf Classic - Coronado Golf Club
This is a fun event for golfers of all abilities!!
The Coronado Municipal Golf Course, opened in 1957, is rated as one of the best public golf courses in the nation. The course measures 6,590 yards from the blue tees and is a par 72. Immaculate greens, wide inviting fairways and dramatic views coupled with incomparable weather, make Coronado a must-play for all golfers year round.
Meet in the Lobby at 11:00am, course is 20 minutes from Loews. Golfers will need to get to course on their own.
5:30pm - 6:30pm NCASES Networking - Cays Lounge Join your colleagues in Cays Lounge before heading out to dinner. Learn more about NCASES and how to become a site reviewer! NCASES Site Reviewers - please attend so we can thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with NCASES!
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Wednesday the 18th
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
7:30am – 8:15am Breakfast Roundtable - Adult Education/Transition
8:30am – 10:00am General Session - Working Effectively Across Generations Jennifer J. Deal, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA 10:00am – 10:30am Coffee Break
10:30am – 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions
A. Communications in the Digital Age: Social Media Policies and Procedures Amanda Hinski, Director of Marketing & Communications, YMCA, Claryville, NY
B. Creating & Implementing Policy Regarding Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students Kelly George, NCC, LCPC, Live Oak, Chicago, IL Caitlin McGowan, Psy.D., Lakeview Psychology Group, Chicago, IL
C. Principled Leadership: A Road from Good to Great Joan Westrand, Associate Dean and Professor of Law Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills, MI
Celebrating NAPSEC Luncheon 12:15pm – 1:45pm
Conference Concludes
Afternoon Meetings
The afternoon meeting will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the NAPSEC Awards Luncheon
2:00pm – 3:30pm Conference Planning Committee
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Information added as received
Managing Partner Koliso, Minneapolis, MN
Dr. David Farrar’s expertise is the psychology of business. David is an Australian living in the US since 2001 and a trained psychologist with international experience as an executive, consultant and speaker. David works with senior executives, management teams and leaders addressing the people issues that make the most difference to their success. The paybacks for his clients regularly have broad strategic impact and exceed millions of dollars.
Associate Dean and Professor of Law Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School Auburn Hills, MI
Joan Vestrand is the Associate Dean of Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus and teaches Personal and Professional Responsibility. Dean Vestrand formerly served as the Associate Dean of the school’s Ann Arbor campus and prior to that was the Assistant Dean of the Auburn Hills location. She is also the immediate past chair of the law school’s Department of Professional Responsibility. Upon her hire at the law school in 2002 Dean Vestrand helped to revamp the school’s legal ethics curriculum and assisted in the development and implementation of numerous professionalism initiatives and programs. In 2006, the law school was awarded the American Bar Association’s E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for its outstanding professionalism programs. For more than a decade, Dean Vestrand served as a state ethics prosecutor investigating and prosecuting ethics violations against Michigan lawyers and judges. She then became a partner and shareholder at Moore Vestrand and Pozehl, P.C. where she concentrated her practice in lawyer disciplinary defense and legal ethics. She also represented law school graduates in state bar character and fitness proceedings and served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases.
Partner Considine Communication Strategies Hopewell, NJ www.considinecommunications.com
Brenda Considine has held professional positions in the field of government relations and policy development since 1985. She began her career at the Center for Outreach Services to the Autism Community (now Autism NJ)where she was ultimately appointed its first Director of Legislative Affairs, influencing policy development at the state and federal level and creating the first grassroots initiatives in support of improved disability policy in New Jersey. She edited and produced the agency's clinical and political communications, consumer guides and resource directories, and established the agency's robust information and referral capacities. Later, as Director of Government Affairs at the Arc of New Jersey, Brenda coordinated statewide grassroots education and activism programs, and get out the vote campaigns. She lobbied successfully for the passage of New Jersey's Family Support Act, positively shaped the adopted Comprehensive Educational Improvement Act (CEIFA), and coordinated a successful campaign for a New Jersey bond referendum. She is the principle author of influential legislative and administrative policy reports in the area of education and human services, and currently authors and edits several periodic publications. Brenda's client work with CCS is as a marketing and communications planner, editor and writer, trainer, and policy consultant.
Rick Considine Partner Considine Communication Strategies Hopewell, NJ www.considinecommunications.com
Rick Considine has been a professional communications planner, program developer, marketer, producer, and constituent organizer since 1990. He has held senior administrative positions at Rutgers University, New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, The Hun School of Princeton, and Island Trading/Island Records. His professional positions have involved extensive program planning, development and implementation. As Director of Advocacy Programs at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, he was a member of the university's Strategic Communications team, and had primary responsibility for the development and operation of the university's advocacy program. Rick planned and directed all communications, outreach and training programs, media development, and legislative activity for New Jersey Protection and Advocacy (now Disability Rights NJ), a federally-funded statewide non-profit. He also served as the agency's spokesperson and legislative liaison, leading successful legislative initiatives related to health care, disability rights and voting reform. He has drafted curricula and conducted training for national associations on organizational crisis management and media relations, and has consulted directly with organizations facing crisis situations. Rick's client work with CCS is as a marketing and communications planner, policy consultant, and writer and producer for print and designer and programmer for web and web-based applications. He also has primary responsibility for CCS's creative development and production.
Amanda Hinski
Director of Marketing and Communications
Frost Valley YMCA
Claryville, NY
Amanda
is a certified
teacher turned marketing expert. After changing careers from
special education to nonprofit marketing, Amanda is
currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at
the nation’s first overnight summer camp – Frost Valley
YMCA. As a digital marketing and social media expert, Amanda
has cultivated the Y’s largest social media audience by
creating bold campaigns and maintaining a pragmatic approach
to content. Working in a high-risk industry at an
organization that serves 41,000 people annually, Amanda also
oversees Frost Valley’s strategic approach to public
relations and crisis communications. Amanda is currently
working on completing her MBA from Temple University.
Scott Christopher Speaker, Author, Actor Highland, UT Scott
Christopher is the author or coauthor of People
People, A Carrot A Day, The Daily Carrot
Principle and The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to
Lighten Up. He’s been quoted in The NY Times,
The Washington Post, Newsweek, Forbes,
and more. He has appeared on CNBC, Fox News,
Today Show and has been a film and TV actor for
many years, including roles on network series Modern
Family, Criminal Minds, Touched By An
Angel, Everwood, Granite Flats and others. He
earned a bachelor’s in communications from BYU, a
master’s in HR from UConn, and was awarded the USA’s
highest collegiate acting honors—The Irene Ryan
Scholarship--at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
David Ruben Attorney at Law Metuchen, NJ David Rubin is
a sole practitioner in Metuchen, New Jersey. A graduate
of Duke University and Rutgers Law School, David
represents public school districts and private schools
throughout New Jersey, including members of NAPSEC's New
Jersey affiliate ASAH, and has handled numerous
precedent setting cases at all levels of the state and
federal court system. He has served as chair of the
National School Boards Association’s Council of School
Attorneys, president of the New Jersey Association of
School Attorneys, and chair of the New Jersey State Bar
Association's School Law Committee. He has attained an
AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory,
the highest rating for competence and character, is
listed in SuperLawyers Magazine and Best Lawyers in
America, and is a frequent author and lecturer in the
field of education law.
Senior Research Scientist Center for Creative Leadership San Diego, CA
Jennifer Deal is a
Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Creative
Leadership (CCL©) in San Diego, California, an
Affiliated Research Scientist at the Center for
Effective Organizations at the University of Southern
California, and a contributor to The Wall Street
Journal’s “Experts” panel on leadership. Her work
focuses on global leadership and generational
differences, and has been featured in such media outlets
as the Harvard Business Review, The Economist,
New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
The Guardian, strategy&, Forbes,
Fortune, South China Morning Post, Globe
and Mail, and many other news outlets. She is the
manager of CCL's World Leadership Survey and the
Emerging Leaders research project. In 2002 Jennifer
co-authored Success for the New Global Manager (/iley
Psher and haslished articles on
generational issues, the always-on work envronment, the
strategic use of information in negotiation, executive
selection, cultural adaptability, global management, and
women in management. Her second book Retiring the
Generation Gap was published in 2007 (Jossey-Bass/Wiley
Publishers). An internationally recognized expert on
generational differences, she has spoken on the topic on
six continents (North and South America, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and Australia). Her third book, co-authored with
Alec Levenson, is entitled What Millennials Want from
Work and focuses on who Millennials are, what they
want, and why it matters (January 2016, McGraw-Hill).
She holds a B.A. from Haverford College and an M.A. and
Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology with a
specialty in political psychology from The Ohio State
University.
Co-Founder/Co-Director/Educational
Specialist
Susie Rutkowski is
the co-founder and Co-Director and educational
specialist for Project SEARCH. She served as the Manager
for Disability Education at Great Oaks Career Campuses
(a large Career Tech school in the Cincinnati area) for
12 years. During that time she and Erin Riehle
co-founded Project SEARCH, an international internship
training and employment program for young adults with
developmental disabilities. She has been instrumental
with replication efforts for new Project SEARCH sites.
She loves to spend time with her grandchildren: Sophia,
Gallagher, and Jack! In her spare time she runs and
creates handmade greeting cards.
Chief
Executive Officer
Ivymount Corporation
Rockville, MD Janet Wintrol is
currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Ivymount
Corporation and former Director of the Ivymount School
in Rockville, MD. With over 45 years of experience in
both regular and special education, she has worked in
both public and private schools in Maryland and
Washington DC. Her diversity of experience
includes classroom instruction, course and workshop
development, graduate school instruction, educational
consultation, staff development and supervision, and
school administration. Jan serves on
numerous community boards and has consulted on special
education projects and disability issues for Children’s
National Medical Center, the Jewish Foundation for Group
Homes and Music for Autism. She participates on the
Smithsonian Institution and
the Kennedy Center’s Accessibility Program Community
Advisory Committees to assist in the effort to better
serve families with children who have autism and
developmental disabilities. She has received recognition
and awards throughout her career, most notably being
named a 2013 Washingtonian of the Year for her visionary
leadership in special education.
South Campus,
Palatine, IL
South Campus
is a comprehensive therapeutic day school serving
emotionally disturbed and autistic students in the
Chicago area. There are several distinct programs: a
day school for students with autism, a short term
diagnostic program which is a public school program
operated by South Campus, an extended day program for
students at risk for a more restrictive placement, a day
school program for students with emotional disabilities
and a vocational transition program for autistic young
adults. South Campus has many community and school
district public-private partnerships.
Kelly George
NCC, LCPC
Live Oak
Chicago, IL
Kelly George (they/them) is an LCPC specializing in
sexual and gender diversity, most specifically trans and
gender nonconforming clients, at Live Oak, a group
practice in Chicago. Kelly has BAs in Psychology and
Gender Studies from Purdue University, and a Masters in
Mental Health Counseling from Roosevelt University.
Clinical Psychologist
Connections Schools Palatine, IL
Dr. McGowan is a Chicago-based,
licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the
clinical assessment and treatment of children and
adolescents. She has worked within the Connections
Schools in Palatine, Illinois for the past 5+ years and
is the founder of Lakeview Psychology Group in Chicago,
Illinois.
Charles J. Durgin
Coordinator, Adult and Community Services
Kennedy Krieger Institute High School Baltimore, MD Charles J. Durgin,
MS, MSEd works at the Kennedy Krieger Institute High
School developing school and community-based services
for transitioning students with complex health,
learning, and developmental problems. He is also an
adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Education
and Human Development at George Washington University.
Prior to joining KKI he worked at the SUNY-Albany
Division of Special Education (teacher training) and
directed three neurorehabilitation centers serving
children and adults with acquired brain injury
(Massachusetts/Maryland).
Director
Brehm Preparatory School
Carbondale, IL
Brian P. Brown, Ph.D. Dr. Brian Brown has 29 years of
experience working with students who have learning
difficulties and other co-morbid related learning
issues. He is the Executive Director of Brehm
Preparatory School and OPTIONS Transitions to
Independence program. Dr. Brown holds a Ph.D. in
Educational Psychology in Counseling, is a Licensed
Social Worker, and holds a School Social Work
Certification. He currently serves on the NAPSEC board,
and previously was an adjunct faculty member at Southern
Illinois University School of Social Work. Dr. Brown is
a recognized authority on LD, ADHD and the role of
medication support in student success. He has devoted
his life to helping those with learning differences
reach their fullest potential, including his son, who
has LD and ADHD related issues.
Marjan Naghavi,
MA, M.Ed Associate Director Sheppard Pratt Health Systems Baltimore, MD Marjan Naghavi, Associate
Director of Day Schools oversees all of Sheppard Pratt
Health System’s educational programs spread throughout 6
counties within the State of Maryland. With over
twenty-five years of experience in the fields of
psychology and education, she is sought after to assist
in the development and evaluations of special education
programs for students with disabilities whom exhibit
significant behavioral difficulties.
Kennedy
Krieger Institute Baltimore,
Maryland
Linda is currently the
Vice President of School Autism Services, Research,
& Professional Development for the Kennedy Krieger
Institute. Prior to this she was the Education
Director for Kennedy Krieger’s LEAP program, which
serves students who are severely impacted by Autism
Spectrum Disorders. She has over 20 years of
experience in the field of special education, with
an expertise in ASD. In addition to her position at
KKI, she holds a Faculty position as an Assistant
Professor in the School of Education at Johns
Hopkins University, as well as a Faculty appointment
with the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and
Developmental Disabilities at the Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health.
CEO
Vista Life Innovations
Madision, CT
Helen has been CEO of
Vista, an educational and service organization for
adults with disabilities since 1991. During her
tenure as Executive Director, CEO, she has been
instrumental in building the strength and scope of
Vista from a small transitional program serving a
handful of individuals to a multi-faceted
organization that touched the lives of more than 400
individuals last year. Helen also serves as a
Commissioner on the National Commission for
Accreditation of Special Education Services
(NCASES), a member of the CT Developmental
Disabilities Workgroup formed by the CT General
Assembly to examine the service structure in CT for
individuals with disabilities; and CT Autism Action
Coalition. She has published articles on transition
and has served on various boards and committees
related to the state and local community and the
field of disability. She holds a Master’s Degree in
Agency Counseling and a post Masters certificate in
Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Vice-President
School Programs at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
Aaron has worked in special education since 1992,
serving in several administrative roles within the
Kennedy Krieger School Programs since 2001. He is a
graduate of the University of Virginia’s Curry
School of Education and the Johns Hopkins University
School of Education. He is certified as a general
educator, special educator and superintendent of
schools in Maryland. Teacher retention and job
satisfaction has become increasingly important as
the needs of Kennedy Krieger’s students have become
more complex. Working with an administrative team
Dr. Parsons recently conducted an analysis of
critical features in Teacher retention within
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NCASES offers three sessions at the NAPSEC Conference for you to learn more about NCASES Accreditation and be trained as an NCASES Site Reviewer or if you have done two site reviews, you can attend a training to become a Team Leader of a site review team. You can sign up for these sessions when you register for the conference.
How to Prepare for NCASES Accreditation The "How to Prepare" session will offer participants an overview of the accreditation (i.e. its origins, philosophy, mission, organizational structure) and a summary of the NCASES process from the time a program applies for accreditation through to the completion of the site review team visit and accreditation report.
Site Reviewer Training NCASES will provide a training session for attendees who wish to become an NCASES Site Reviewer. Site Reviewers are needed to conduct site visits at applicant programs. This session will walk you through an accreditation site visit and prepare you to go on a site review.
Team Leader Training NCASES will provide a training session for those trained site reviewers that have completed two NCASES Site visits and would like to be a team leader. This session will walk you through an accreditation site visit from the Team Leader perspective and prepare you to lead a team. If no one signs up for this session it will be canceled. We will let attendees know this in advance of the session.
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NAPSEC Room Rate Posted 11/30/2016
The Conference Hotel is almost BOOKED, only one or two rooms available on different nights.
The overflow hotels are below, these are the closest ones to the Lowes. Rates for the week of our conference are listed.
Please contact hotels ASAP to make sure you get reservations.
Pier South in Imperial Beach (619) 621-5900
http://www.piersouthresort.com/
Rates start at $224 – week of conference
Gloriettta Bay Inn (800) 283-9383
http://www.gloriettabayinn.com/
Rates start at $209 – the week of conference
Hotel Del Coronado
http://hoteldel.com/ (619) 435-6611
Rates start at $319 – the week of conference
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