ABOUT
The Special Education Preconference is designed for ALL Special Education administrators and coordinators in Washington State—to provide information needed to be successful in the ever changing. 

DATE, TIME, and LOCATION
August 2, 2023 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 W Grandridge Blvd
Kennewick, WA 99336

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Jackie Joseph is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Denver Positive Early Learning Experiences Center, where her work promotes high-quality inclusion across the early childhood care and education system. She specifically focuses on family partnerships and evidence-based strategies for fostering each and every young child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development. Jackie’s experience working in child care administration offers her an applied understanding of implementing and scaling high quality inclusion. Dr. Joseph has two young children herself, one of whom has a rare genetic syndrome. Her anti-ableist research and work are strongly influenced by her family’s experiences, and Jackie strives to co-create opportunities and spaces that ensure that all young children, disabled and nondisabled, and their families experience meaningful inclusion and belonging.

TOPICS
• Preschool Transitions, Integrated PreK, and Transitional Kindergarten 
• Leading & Sustaining Inclusionary Practices within an MTSS Framework
• Staffing and Bargaining and Caseloads (oh my!) 
• Secondary Transition Services and Supports
• Fiscal & Budget innovations 
• Leadership & Staffing pipelines
• Response to Intervention for Eligibility for Specific Learning Disability
• Non-public Agencies, Isolation & Restraint, and Therapeutic Programs 
• Safety Net Structures 
• Technology, Assistive Technology, and Communicative Competence 
• Co-designing Responsive Systems with Students & Families

Topic areas will be incorporated across a variety of interactive sessions, including breakouts, discussion shorts, and experience-level groups. 

REGISTRATION
$99 per person. Up to 5 Washington State Approved Clock Hours are available (dependent on your participation in individual sessions) and are included in registration.\

MEALS
The following meals are included in registration:
• Lunch Buffet
• Afternoon Reception

HOUSING
Hilton Garden Inn
701 N. Young St.
Kennewick, WA  99336
Please call 509.735.4600 to make your housing reservations by Monday, July 3, 2023 to receive the discounted group rate. 

Springhill Suites
7048 West Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA  99336
Please call 509.820.3026 to make your housing reservations by Monday, July 3, 2023 to receive the discounted group rate. 

CLOCK HOURS
5 hours will be available to attendees the end of the session on August 2, 2023.

CANCELLATIONS
A $75 administrative fee applies to all cancellations submitted by June 20, 2023. 
No refunds after June 20th. 
No Show = No Refund.

QUESTIONS
Contact Lisa Gehman at lgehman@wasa-oly.org or 360.943.5717 with registration questions.