Agenda 2013 Region 5 PTAC Meeting

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Welcome!

Thank you for joining us in Topeka, Kansas for these three days of fun,

exploring, and learning! This year we are especially excited about our

Brown v. the Board of Education: Separate is Not Equal Day on May 29!

And, as always, we look forward to learning with you and experiencing the

outstanding line up of speakers and sessions in 2013!

Please let the Region 5 PTAC Team know if you have any questions!

2013 Region 5 Parent Technical Assistance Centers

Meeting

May 29-31, 2013 Topeka, Kansas

Kansas State Capitol


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7:00-8:00 am Registration Check-In: River Room

8:15 am Meet in Lobby of the Capitol Plaza Hotel

8:30 am DEPART on Bus for Brown v. the Board of Education Full-Day Tour

9:00 10:15 am Stop #1: The Historic Ritchie House: A Safe House on The Underground

Railroad

Note: Our group will be met by volunteers and will divide into 3 groups.

10:15 am DEPART on Bus for Brown v. the Board of Education National Historic Site

10:30 am 12:30 pm Stop #2: Brown v. The Board of Education National Historic Site: Race andthe American Creed, Education, Justice, Legacy, Expressions, and

Reflections

Note: Our group will be met by rangers and will divide into 2 groups.

12:30 1:15 pm Lunch and Facilitated Discussion

Note: Group can eat in the Program Room or in the outdoor picnic area.

1:15 1:30 pm Group Photo: Meet in Outdoor Picnic Area at Brown v. Board

2:00 pm DEPART on Bus for the Kansas State Capitol

2:15-3:30 pm Stop #3: The Kansas State Capitol

Note: Our group will be met by guides and will divide into 3 groups.

3:30 4:00 pm DEPART on foot for the Jayhawk Corner Caf (2.5 blocks from Capitol)

Note: Jayhawk Caf Address: 700 SW Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66603

4:00 6:00 pm Jayhawk Corner Caf: Culmination with Special Performance of York,

Black Explorer of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Hasan DavisExperience the greatest expedition ever commissioned by a President of the United

States through the eyes of its most unique member, York. York grew to manhood

enslaved to William Clark. But, when they embarked on President Jeffersons Historic

Mission of discovery, he exchanged his chains for a rifle and respect that only hard workcan earn when your life is on the line every day. What happens to a man who has learned

that he is much more than a slave when he returns to a "civilization that sees him as

nothing more? This is a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, and hardship. I t is one of our

nation's greatest moments set against the backdrop of our nation's darkest days, a

powerful story that speaks to the indomitable nature of the human spirit.

6:00 6:30 pm Shuttles Back to the Capitol Plaza Hotel

Note: Your patience is appreciated as we run these shuttle trips.

Brown v. the Board of Education Historic SiteTopeka, Kansas

Wednesday, May 29, 2013


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8:15 9:00 am General Session

Room: Shawnee A

Welcome and Introductions:

Barbara Buswell, Director, Region 5 Parent Technical Assistance Center,

PEAK Parent Center, Colorado

Connie Zienkewicz, Executive Director, Families Together, Wichita, Kansas

Lesli Girard, Program Director, Families Together, Topeka, Kansas

Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Learning Services,

Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas

Carmen Sanchez, Education Program Specialist, Office of Special Education

and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

7:00 am - 5:30 pm Technology Lab Open

Room: River

7:00 - 8:00 am Early Bird Session

The Early Bird Gets the Tech Supp TA!

Room: Bison

Facilitated by Barbara Buswell, Jacey Tramutt, and Roger Holt, Members of theRegion 5 Technical Assistance Team, Colorado and Montana

You could sleep in, but this session is an opportunity for you to get some one-

on-one in-person super duper TA for your technology planning process! If

you'd like some help with your logic models, culture shifting, defining

technology priorities, business process mapping, or drafting any part of your

plan, this is the time to ask! No need to bring paper! Just post your work on

the Tech S'upp site, and we can look at it online during the session.

8:00 - 8:15 am Break

General Meeting Begins

Thursday, May 30, 2013


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10:15 11:45 am Breakout Sessions (2)

1. Equity Centers: It's All in the Cards: A Parenting Extravaganza!

Room: Bison

Presented by Tonnie Martinez, National Origins Coordinator and Charles

Rankin, Director, Midwest Equity Assistance Center, Kansas State University,

Manhattan, Kansas

Come and learn about the services, materials, and resources available

from the Midwest Equity Assistance Center (MEAC) and develop ideas for

how Equity Centers and Parent Centers can work together to enhance and

complement each other's mission and work! In this highly interactive

format, the audience will choose the order of activities and information

presented.

Session Takeaways: Participants will learn about

How the MEAC can best serve parent organizations.

The types of materials and resources the MEAC library has for loan.

Upcoming conferences and speakers that stakeholders might benefit

from.

2. Strategies that Parent Centers Can Utilize to Forward Systems Change

in Their States

Room: Shawnee A

Presented by Peggy Kinsell, Director of Institutional Policy, Statewide Parent

Advocacy Network (SPAN), Newark, New Jersey

Participants of this interactive session will discuss and strategize ways

Parent Centers can be active participants in systems change both on the

state and federal level. Come learn about the importance of parent

leadership and strategies for participating, engaging, and educating while

not lobbying? (Continued next page)

9:00 - 10:00 am General Session Continues with Keynote Presentation:

Away From No Way: Strategies for Success Beyond Challenges

Room: Shawnee A

Presented by Hasan Davis, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Juvenile

Justice, Paint Lick, Kentucky

In this Keynote, Hasan will share a few of the challenges and victories of his

own journey and focus on the strategies his champions employed to keep him

encouraged to continue fighting when things seemed most hopeless.

Participants will walk away with a sense of the important role that child

champions play in helping our children conquer their personal challenges,

and new strategies for support!

10:00 - 10:15 am Break

Continued



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11:45 am 12:15 pm Lunch with Video and Activity

Room: Shawnee A

12:15 12:30 pm Video

Room: Shawnee A

12:30 1:30 pm Keynote: Collaboration for Professional Development: Kansas Technica

Assistance System Network (TASN)

Room: Shawnee A

Presented by Crystal Davis, TASN Coordinator, Pittsburg State University,

Pittsburg, Kansas, with Lesli Girard & Zuleika Reynoso, Families Together,

Topeka, Kansas

1:30 1:45 Break

Continued


10:15 11:45 am

Strategies Parent Centers Can Utilize to Forward Systems Change inTheir States

Session Takeaways: Participants will learn about

Working with traditional and non-traditional partners.

Sharing information with those that need it and ways to get the

information there.

Networking, skill-building staff, and parent leadership.

Apps, and 4G, and Surfing, OH MY! We want to hear from YOU!

If everyone attending this meeting from your Parent Center completes

their online evaluation by no later than Noon MDT on Friday, June 7,

then your center could win a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tablet! The 2nd

Prize for 100% evaluation completion will be a handy Flip Video Camera!

We will send you a link to the evaluationall you need to do is complete it to activate

your Centers chance to win!

*Please note that the purpose of this offer is to build Parent Centers capacity and is thus only available toparticipants from Region 5 Parent Centers. BUT, we still want everyones feedback so please complete your

online evaluation!

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1:45 - 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions (2)

1. The Unauthorized Practice of Law: Tapping Into the Positive Power of

Family Support while Protecting the Parent Center

Room: Shawnee A

Remote Presentation from Courtney Salzer, Co-Director, Region 4 Parent

Technical Assistance Center, WI FACETS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Parent centers serve a vital role in providing families with access to and

understanding of federal and state special education laws. The million-

dollar question is how to effectively provide assistance to families without

crossing into the realm of legal services and/or legal advice. This session

will explore the concept of the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL),

including state specific information on the topic. Participants will also be

provided with practical and easy strategies for ensuring that the support

your center provides to families does not violate the tenets of the

Unauthorized Practice of Law. (Note: It will be optimal for participants to sit

in groups so they are able to dialogue with one another during the case study

portion of the workshop.)

Session Takeaways: Participants will:

Have an increased awareness regarding the significance of the

unauthorized practice (UPL) among non-attorney parent/family

advocates.

Understand what it means to "provide legal advice" versus "provide

information and support."

Gain a toolkit of practical strategies to help them support families

without engaging in UPL.

2. Biting into the Core: Common Core State Standards

Room: Bison

Presented by Shonda Anderson, Project Coordinator, Kansas Technical

Assistance System Network, Lawrence, Kansas

In this session, an overview of the Common Core State Standards will be

provided along with specific information on implications for instruction

and assessment for students with disabilities.

Session Takeaways: In this presentation, participants will:

Sink their teeth into the new Common Core State Standards for

Mathematics and English Language Arts.

Get a taste of how instruction and assessments for students with

disabilities is informed by these new standards.

Consider a recipe for supporting these standards at home.

3:15 3:30 pm Break


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3:30 - 5:00 pm Rotating Hot Topic Sessions (3) 30 Minutes Each!

Note: Participants will rotate through all three of the following 30-minute

sessions. We hope you enjoy accessing all of these great sessions.

A. ESEA Flexibility Waivers What Should I Know?

Room: Bison

Presented by Carol Massanari, Director, Mountain Plains Regional Resource

Center, Tucson, Arizona

With the implementation of NCLB, we became familiar with AYP and the

requirement for accountability for ALL students, including those who were

often excluded from reporting. However, NCLB (now re-named ESEA) was

not perfect, and the Education Department in an effort to address some of

the imperfection has allowed states to submit a flexibility waiver. What

does this mean? Will states still be accountable for ALL students? What do

need to know in order to understand the flexibility waiver in my state?

Session Takeaways: Participants will

Gain an overview of the primary purposes of the flexibility waiver.

Learn some ideas of what to look for in the waiver proposal.

Find out about available resources for getting more information.

B. Students with Disabilities in Online Learning: Increasing Equity

through Collaborative Research

Room: Shawnee A

Presented by Diana Greer, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Online

Learning, Lawrence, Kansas

The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities is a multi-

organization, OSEP-funded research center tasked with investigating

online learning as it affects students with disabilities. It is our belief that

research-based improvements to online learning will dramatically

improve its effectiveness for students with disabilities. This presentation

will introduce our Center to the Region 5 Parent Centers. We will share

our research, mission, and goals along with initial results from national

surveys, focus groups, and case studies. Final discussion will focus on the

formation of potential partnerships. It is our goal that this presentation will

act as a foundation for future conversations between our project and your

Parent Center! Were listening and want to know what information youneed regarding students with disabilities and online learning.


Learn about the goals and objectives of the Center.

Learn about initial findings from national studies and other Center

research initiatives.

Develop an understanding of the future areas of investigation and

potential ways the Center can collaborate with members of the Parent

Center Network in future research.

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Continued


3 Sessions!

Rotate To Each One!

30 Minutes Each!


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3:30 - 5:00 pm Rotating Hot Topic Sessions (3 of 3)

C. The New SWIFT Center: Schoolwide Integrated Framework for

Transformation

Room: Shawnee B&C

Presented by Nikki Wolf, Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas:

SWIFT Center, Lawrence, Kansas

SWIFT is a national center focused on providing academic and behavioral

support for all students, including those with the most extensive needs. In

this session, participants will learn about the systemic approach the new

SWIFT center is employing to create systems change in states, districts,

and schools to support all students in accessing an appropriate education

in the least restrictive environment.


Gain a general understanding of the SWIFT project and projected

outcomes.

Develop an understanding of how SWIFT partners with the whole

school community in ways that positively transform the learning

outcomes for all students.

Help SWIFT identify barriers and solution to more easily assist in

partnership building between families and schools.

5:00 pm End of Thursdays Agenda

Continued


Your Input Matters!

Complete your online meeting evaluation! Come-on,

everyones doing itand, if everyone at your Center

does it in time, your Center could win a Flip Video

Cameraor a Samsung Galaxy Tablet!

Dont delay, evaluate right away! We will emailyou a link to the online evaluation each day, and

again after the meeting!

*Please note that the purpose of this offer is to build Parent

Centers capacity, and is thus only available to participants from

Region 5 Parent Centers. BUT, we still want everyones feedback so

please complete your online evaluation!


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General Meeting Continues

Friday, May 31, 2013

7:30 am 2:00 pm Technology Lab OpenRoom: River

7:15 - 8:15 am Directors Meeting (Private)

Room: Bison

8:15 8:30 am Break

8:30 9:45 am General Session

Room: Shawnee A

Video

Keynote Presentation:

Brothers and Sisters: Life, Love, Lessons, and Leadership

Like branches on a tree we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as

one. Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other."~ Anonymous

In this fun keynote session, a panel of brothers and sisters who have siblingswith disabilities will share some of their experiences and the wisdom they

have gained as a result of growing up with a sibling who has a disability. They

will share how they are different, how they were impacted, lessons they have

learned, and much more! There will be time for Q&A at the end so feel free to

ask questions!

Facilitated by Darla Nelson-Metzger, a sister who also works at Families

Together in Topeka, Kansas, featuring this awesome panel of brothers and

sisters:

Bridget Cannon-Hale, Omaha, Nebraska

JP Holley, Minneapolis, Minnesota Allison Young, Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas

Bronwen Buswell, Colorado Springs, Colorado

9:45 10:00 am Break


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Continued


10:00 11:30 am Breakout Sessions (2)

1. Dissemination: Build-a-Plan to Get the Word OutRoom: Shawnee A

Presented by Kori Hamilton, Writer/Editor, National Dissemination Center for

Children with Disabilities (NICHCY), Washington, D.C.

This will be an online demonstration of NICHCYs brand new Build a Plan

Tool for dissemination. Participants will have an opportunity to build their

own plan and should bring their own portable device (e.g. laptop, iPad, or

tablet). Participants will need to have a log-in to my.tadnet.org and

should contact Kori Hamilton ([email protected]) ahead of time

to obtain log-in information.


Clearly identify audiences for dissemination.

Learn many strategies for reaching various audiences.

Discover ways to use partners to reach more people.

2. Part C From Regulations to Inclusive Practice

Room: Bison

Presented by Sarah Mulligan, Early Childhood Consultant, Missoula, Montana

This session will highlight key changes in the new Part C regulations and

address three practical implementation pieces: natural environments,

parental consent, and transition. The presenter will use family stories to

illustrate the reality of Part C services for infants, toddlers, and families. Inaddition to sharing resources on Part C, the presenter will challenge

participants to consider how inclusion drives services for young children

with disabilities.

Session Takeaways: Participants in this session will:

Gain access to current resources on IDEA Part C regulations.

Understand three key aspects of the new regulations: natural

environments, parental consent, and transition.

Be able to define inclusion and identify its role in services for babies

and toddlers.

11:30 am 12:15 pm Lunch with Video and Activity

Room: Shawnee A


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The Road to Justice Continues

Thank you for joining us in Topeka and exploring this city and

its rich, important history! We hope these days inform and

inspire your work as you create a map for the future.

Region 5 extends our sincerest thanks to the staff of Families

Together for their hospitality, help in planning sessions, and

being such great ambassadors of everything Kansas!

Continued


12:15 12:45 pm General Session

Room: Shawnee A

Families Together App Showcase!Presented by Rachel Banning, Families Together, Kansas

In 2012, Families Together created the iCareING Notebook app for iPhones

and iPads, designed to help families with children who have special health

care needs to organize and manage important medical, educational, and

behavioral needs documentation, at their fingertips!

12:45 2:00 pm General Session Continues with Closing Keynote Presentation:

Debunking Separate but Equal: What Lessons We Can Learn from the

Post-Brown Civil Rights Movement: Brown and Olmstead

Room: Shawnee A

Presented by Michael Bailey, Father, and President, National Disability Rights

Network, Portland, Oregon

2:00 pm Close of Meeting


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Notes:

Rememberif everyone attending from your Center completes

the online evaluation by Friday, June 7 your Center could win a

4G Samsung Galaxy Tablet OR a Flip Video Camera! Just do it!

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