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1 Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education Eleventh Annual Winter Conference IMPLEMENTING CHANGES EFFECTIVELY January 20, 2010 Pre-Conference (Wednesday) Leading with Heart in Times of Cardiac Arrest January 21 and 22, 2010 Winter Conference (Thursday and Friday) Crowne Plaza Springfield 3000 South Dirksen Parkway Springfield, Illinois IAASE is affiliated as a subdivision of the International Council of Administrators of Special Education

2 Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education 11th Annual Winter Conference IMPLEMENTING CHANGES EFFECTIVELY GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION This conference features timely topics of interest to IAASE members, special education directors and supervisors, and general education administrators. Dates and Times: January 20, 2010 Pre-Conference Workshop (Wednesday) Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Pre-conference workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. January 21 and 22, 2010 Winter Conference (Thursday & Friday) Conference registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m. each day. Conference presentations begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. each day. Conference Location: Crowne Plaza Springfield 3000 South Dirksen Parkway Springfield, Illinois (217) Crowne Plaza/Holiday Inn Express Reservations: Rate: $95 per night plus tax (Single or Double) Phone: (217) Fax: (217) Please use the 3 letter code IAA when booking guest rooms at the IAASE Winter Conference rate. Hotel reservations must be made by January 5, After this cut-off date, rooms will be subject to availability and the current hotel rate. Pre-Conference Registration Fee: $125 Per Person (Administrators Academy Credit Available) Register early as the pre-conference workshop is limited to 100 participants. The registration fee includes administrators academy credit fee, continental breakfast, working lunch, and materials. (The pre-conference registration fee is not included in the IAASE Winter Conference registration fee.) Winter Conference Registration Fees: $175 FY IAASE Members Only $275 Non-Members $ 50 Full-Time Students Enrolled in Sp. Educ. Administration $ 50 FY IAASE Retired Members The registration deadline is January 14, Remember to register early!! Registration fee includes official programmed events, continental breakfasts, luncheon on Thursday, Social Hour on Thursday evening, conference handouts, and IAASE gifts, too. Dress for the IAASE Winter Conference is casual. Your pre-conference and conference registration fee must accompany your registration form. Please make the check payable to IAASE and mail to: IAASE WINTER CONFERENCE P. O. Box 357 Vandalia, Illinois Contact Person: Nancy Newbold (618) Special Assistance: The Crowne Plaza Springfield is a fully accessible site. Conference staff will be happy to assist you with any special needs (physical, dietary, interpreter, etc.). Please identify any special needs on your registration form or call (618) Conference Cancellation Policy: A $25 cancellation fee will be retained by IAASE for conference cancellations which occur five or more working days prior to the conference. No refunds will be given for cancellations that occur five working days or less prior to the start of the conference. Registrations received but not cancelled will still be subject to the conference fee. Administrators Academy Credit, Administrators Recertification Professional Development Activity Hours, and CPDU Credit for Teacher Certification: Administrators Academy Credit is available for attendees at the Leading with Heart pre-conference workshop on Wednesday, January 20, The IAASE 11th Annual Winter Conference could serve as a possible professional development activity for the required hours for Administrators Recertification. Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) for the Teacher Certification process will be available at the pre-conference on January 20 th and the Winter Conference on January nd. Annual IAASE Membership: IAASE Membership Dues are renewable each July 1 st. Paid membership prior to or in conjunction with the conference entitles registrants to take advantage of the reduced conference rates for IAASE members. Refer to the enclosed membership application for details. $140 Individual Membership $140 Associate Membership $140 Affiliate Membership $ 20 Student Membership $ 30 Retired Membership For Conference Information Contact: Norma Gerrish James Gunnell Phone: (618) Phone: (708) Fax: (618) Fax: (708) ngerrish@iaase.org jgunnell@aerosped.org Crowne Plaza Springfield 3000 South Dirksen Parkway Springfield, IL Phone: (217) Fax: (217)

3 Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education 11th Annual Winter Conference IMPLEMENTING CHANGES EFFECTIVELY Pre-Conference Administrators Academy Workshop & Executive Board Meeting: January 20 th Eleventh Annual Winter Conference: January 21 st and 22 nd Crowne Plaza 3000 South Dirksen Parkway Springfield, Illinois Wednesday January 20, 2010 AGENDA 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Pre-Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Leading with Heart in Times of Cardiac Arrest (AA Credit Available) 10:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. IAASE Executive Board Meeting All IAASE Members Are Welcome Thursday January 21, :30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Area Open 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Announcements General Session (Prompt Start) James Gunnell, IAASE President-Elect 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Introduction of IAASE Slate of Officers General Session Sue Carrescia, IAASE President and Dr. Judy Hackett, IAASE Past-President 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address I Dr. Dudley Flood General Session HOW TO AVOID THE HUNTER'S INSTINCT 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Luncheon 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Keynote Address II Bennett Rodick General Session THE PAST YEAR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY 2:40 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Regional Meetings 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break 3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Social Hour with SEA-PAC Raffle Friday January 22, :30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Announcements (Prompt Start) Sue Carrescia, IAASE President 8:40 a.m. 8:50 a.m. Award Presentations General Session Dr. Judy Hackett, IAASE Past-President 8:50 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address III Cea Cohen Elliott General Session LAUGH FOR THE HEALTH OF IT 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

4 The Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education in cooperation with the Illinois Special Education Leadership Academy and Sangamon County Regional Office of Education #51 invite special education and general education administrators to attend a pre-conference workshop Leading with Heart in Times of Cardiac Arrest: Strategies and Resources Facilitating Effective Teamwork Administrator Academy # 786 Presented by Dr. Christy Chambers Rewired Director, Current Consultant, Beyond the Box, LLC WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 Registration: 8:00 am to 8:30 am Workshop: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Crowne Plaza Sapphire Ballroom, 3000 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL $125 per Person Includes Administrators Academy Credit Fee, Continental Breakfast, Working Lunch, and Materials (The pre-conference workshop fee is NOT included in the IAASE Winter Conference registration fee.) Administrators Academy Credit is available for this workshop. This workshop is designed to increase effective leadership knowledge and skills associated with the principles of Leading with Heart. The workshop provides administrators with the opportunity to review leadership habits and reinvest in developing the leadership skills of their teams. Participants will: Identify and discuss the principles of Leading with Heart Consider scenarios that test the value and potential of the effective application of the principles of Leading with Heart Identify and apply the value and differences between IQ (Intelligence Quotient), EQ (Emotional Quotient) and SQ (Spiritual Quotient) Explore a mentoring commitment to promote Leading with Heart with one or more colleagues Establish a team to promote continued implementation of Leading with Heart strategies Receive a bibliography of Leading with Heart and related tools and resources Topics will include: the principles of Leading with Heart, rules for being human, how to develop switched on teams, 360 evaluation processes, how to encourage the heart, find time to develop your teams, and resources and activities you can use tomorrow. Register early as this workshop is limited to 100 participants. Participants should be prepared to sign in giving either their social security number or their IEIN number in order to receive Administrator Academy credit.

5 IAASE WINTER CONFERENCE TOPICS AND PRESENTERS Thursday and Friday, January 21 and 22, 2010 LRE and the Focused Monitoring Experience (Administration) By Heath Brosseau and Dan Allen Conceptualizing the LBS II Program at Northeastern Illinois University (Administration) By Dr. Kathleen Brown and Dr. Sandra Beyda-Lorie IDEA Part B Grants: Keeping Your Auditors (and Grant Consultants) Happy (Administration) By Bonnie Douglas and Penny Kelly The POWER of Power Standards! Vocabulary for Everyone Using a Training Video (Administration) By Laura Fisher and Carole Burns How Illinois RtI Eligibility Works Within a Systemic Process (Administration) By Dr. Judy Hackett and Dr. Timothy Thomas Behavior Modification vs. Relationship Based Change (Administration) By Dr. Ken Huey Goals and the Frontal Lobe: Brain Development and Executive Functioning in Children with Special Needs (Administration) By Dr. Ruth Kraus Cost Effective Methods of Providing Effective Assistive Technology for All Special Education Students in Your District (Administration) By Bridgette Nicholson Refresh Your HQ IQ (Administration) By Dr. Kathlene Shank and Linda Lenoff Social Communication in the Classroom (Autism) By Chris Simler Social Coaching (Autism) By Chris Simler Social Skills Assessment (Autism) By Chris Simler Building a Seamless Learning Continuum to Bridge the Gap Between Early Childhood and K-12 Education Programs (Early Childhood/Leadership) By Dr. Erika Hunt 3P Project Parents and Professionals as Partners (Leadership) By Shannon Cribano DiFatta, Virginia Zeitlin, and Carmel Glarner Policy and Challenges of Building Schools as Inclusive Communities (Leadership) By Shannon Cribano DeFatta, Virginia Zeitlin, and Dr. Susan Gabel How Our Society Has Changed (Leadership) By Dr. Dudley Flood Some Intangibles of Leadership (Leadership) By Dr. Dudley Flood Don t Get Hit By A Car While Playing Bingo ON A Deserted Island (Leadership) By Cea Cohen Elliott The Six Secrets of Change: RtI Based Leadership DOES Make a Difference (Leadership) By Dr. Stevan Kukic Living Life Strong (Leadership) By Elliott Lenoff and Angie Miller Can t We All Just Get Along: Paraprofessional Training to Maximize Student Learning/Growth (Leadership) By Dr. Genevra Walters Leaders Who Succeed! A Case of Leaders Decisions that Encourage Achievement with Special Education Students (Leadership) By Dr. Danielle Welch FOIA and FERPA Updates and Issues (Legal) By Cynthia Baasten Lessons Learned from Recent Case Law on RtI and Eligibility Determinations (Legal) By Teri Engler Allergies in School: Current State of the Law (Legal) By Darcy Kriha Adverse Affects Standard in Determining Eligibility (Legal) By Caroline Roselli A District s Journey into Compliance with Indicator 13 (Transition) By Dr. Kimberly Dryier Conference Topics and Presenters Subject to Change

6 Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education Annual Conferences IMPLEMENTING CHANGES EFFECTIVELY PRE-CONFERENCE & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Please Dress CASUAL for the IAASE Conferences! If you are already a paid IAASE member (July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010), please complete only the conference registration form and submit it with the conference fee. If you have not yet paid your IAASE membership, but would like to take advantage of the reduced conference rate for IAASE members, please complete both the conference registration form and the IAASE membership enrollment form and submit both fees with one check. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY (One Registration Form per Person Duplicate Form as Needed) Name: School/Agency Phone: Position: School/Agency: School/Agency Address: City/State/Zip: I would be willing to serve as a session host at one of the conference breakout sessions: Yes No Fax: Home Phone: Indicate any special needs (i.e. interpreter, etc.): Check if it applies: I am a first year special education administrator I am a first year state-approved director PLEASE CHECK THE CONFERENCE EVENTS FOR WHICH YOU ARE REGISTERING: IAASE PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Administrator Academy Credit is available for attendees at the following pre-conference workshops: Winter Pre-Conference: Leading with Heart in Times of Cardiac Arrest Presented by Dr. Christy Chambers on Wednesday, January 20, /20/10 IAASE Winter Pre-Conference Registration Fee: $125 (Not included in the IAASE Conference registration fee) Spring Pre-Conference: Autism Spectrum Disorders A Legal Overview Presented by Christina Sepiol on Wednesday April 28, /28/10 IAASE Spring Pre-Conference Registration Fee: $125 (Not included in the IAASE Conference registration fee) IAASE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES $175 FY IAASE Members Only $50 FY IAASE Retired Members Only $275 Non-Members $50 Full-time Students Enrolled in Sp. Educ. Administration IAASE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION January 21-22, 2010 IAASE 11th Annual Winter Conference Crowne Plaza Springfield, IL April 29-30, 2010 IAASE 11th Annual Spring Conference Gateway Center Collinsville, IL I request a VEGETARIAN meal at the conference luncheons # $125 = + # $ = $ Total Amount Enclosed: $ Conference Cancellation Policy: A $25 cancellation fee will be retained by IAASE for conference cancellations which occur five or more working days prior to the conference. No refunds will be given for cancellations that occur five working days or less prior to the start of the conference. Registrations received but not cancelled will still be subject to the conference fee. Please Make Check Payable to IAASE: Payment may be made by personal check, money order, or business check. Credit cards cannot be accepted. Mail Conference Registration Form and Check To: IAASE - Attn: Nancy Newbold - P. O. Box 357 Vandalia, IL Telephone (618) Fax (618) For Office Use Only: Check # Amount Received Date Received

7 I A A S E Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education A subdivision of the Council of Administrators of Special Education P. O. Box 357 Vandalia, Illinois Telephone (618) Fax (618) nnewbold@iaase.org MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT FORM July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 Your IAASE membership dues are renewable at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010) and include reduced conference registration fees and a subscription to the quarterly newsletter. Please complete this membership form to join IAASE and submit it with your dues. Make check payable to IAASE. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY (One Membership Enrollment Form per Person Duplicate Form as Needed) Name: School/Agency Phone: Position: School/Agency: School/Agency Mailing Address: School/Agency Fax: County: IAASE Region #: City, State, Zip: CHECK ONE (Optional): MALE FEMALE I am a first year special education administrator I am a first year state-approved director CHECK IAASE MEMBERSHIP OPTION Individual Membership: $140 Associate Membership: $140 Affiliate Membership: $140 Student Membership: $20 Retired Membership: $30 RACE (Optional): The newsletter is published on the IAASE website and mailed to members. If you do not wish to have the newsletter mailed to you please check the box below. Please do not send a copy of the newsletter to me in the U.S. mail. I will access it on the IAASE website. Includes reduced conference registration fees and quarterly newsletter. Membership is open to all special education and regular education administrators with responsibilities for special education in a public, private, or state agency. Also includes college or university special education administrators. Members may vote and may hold office. Includes reduced conference registration fees and quarterly newsletter. Associate membership includes professionally trained individuals in the area of special education employed or under contract by an educational agency. Associate members may vote but not hold office. The CEO or designee receives reduced conference registration fees and quarterly newsletter. Affiliate status is open to any public or private agency and/or education organization in Illinois which exists to promote and improve educational opportunities for students in this state. Affiliates may not vote or hold office. Includes reduced conference registration fee of $25 and the quarterly newsletter. Membership is open to full time graduate students in administration. Student members may vote but not hold office. Includes reduced conference registration fees and quarterly newsletter. Membership is open to all former IAASE members who are retired. Retired members may vote but not hold office. Please Make Check Payable to IAASE: Payment may be made by personal check, money order, or business check. (CASE membership forms will be available at the conferences. Combined memberships provide an extensive state and national perspective.) Membership Dues Enclosed $ Mail Membership Form & Check To: IAASE - Attn: Nancy Newbold - P. O. Box 357 Vandalia, IL For Office Use Only: Check # Amount Received Date Received

8 IAASE Winter Conference Postmaster Please Deliver by December 7, Lantern Lights Circle TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL Lebanon, IL 62254