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2019 WCASS Winter Conference
Wednesday, February 06, 2019 to Friday, February 08, 2019
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Join your peers from around the state at the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley in Appleton, WI for the WCASS Winter Conference, February 6-8, 2019. Discover what's new in school mental health issues and solutions, legal updates from various attorneys, special education updates and innovations plus much more. With 20+ general and breakout sessions, and time for networking and learning from peers and exhibitors, you won't want to miss this opportunity.

Who Attends: Directors of Special Education and Pupil Services and Designees, District Administrators, Assistant Directors, Education Consultants, Principals, Program Support Teachers, School Psychologists

Cost:
Wednesday PreCon - Leadership Academy | Featuring: Dr. Anthony Muhammad  - $75 (includes breakfast and lunch) | 9:00AM - 11:30AM        
Member Registration: Full Conference $350 | Wednesday 12:30PM - Friday 11:30AM
Non-Member Registration: Full Conference $400 | Wednesday 12:30PM - Friday 11:30AM
Team Full Conference Registration: $300 | Wednesday 12:30PM - Friday 11:30AM
(1 member of team must be a Current WCASS member, a team is defined as three or more. Email Diane ([email protected])  to register) 

Friday Only - Featuring Dr. George Batsche - $50 (includes full breakfast buffet) | 8:30AM - 11:30AM 

Cancellation Policy:
Full refund of fees will be made on cancellations received 10 days prior to the start of the conference.
Following that date, a 40% administrative fee will be retained. There will be no refund for no-shows or cancellations during the event. 

Hotel Information:
Special hotel rate available at the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel 

Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel
333 W. College Ave.
Appleton, WI 54911

In order to receive a discounted room in the block, please make sure to call Reservations at
+1 (920) 733-8000. Ask for the WCASS 2019 Winter Conference Group Block
You will have up until Monday January 7
, 2019 to call to ensure that you receive the discounted block rate of $102.
After that date, reservations may be made based on space and rate availability.

Schedule at a Glance - As of January 25, 2019

Wednesday, February 6
9 -11:30 AM | Dr. Anthony Muhammad | PRE-CONFERENCE: Transforming School Culture | 
addt'l registration required
7:30 - 12:30 PM | Salon B | Conference Registration 
12:20 - 12:30 PM | Salon B | Conference Welcome 
12:30 - 2 PM | KEYNOTE- All Means All: Creating a Healthy School Culture (Dr. Anthony Muhammad)
2 - 2:15 PM | Concourse | Break 

2:15 - 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round ONE

  • Breakout 101 |  Integrated Experience –How Educator Behavior Impacts Student Learning (Berg)
  • Breakout 102 |  Our District Response to Suicide (Johnson, Lensert)
  • Breakout 103 |  Disrupting Systems of Inequity (Totten)
  • Breakout 104 |  School Social Worker - A Partnership Between the School District and the County (Engel, Wuebker, Schula)

3:15 - 3:30 PM | Concourse | Break 

3:30 - 4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round TWO

  • Breakout 201 |  Autism and the IEP (Berg)
  • Breakout 202 |  Installing Coaching from the Ground Up (Kanke, Fregien)
  • Breakout 203 |  WSSCA and School Safety:  What’s Next and How Does it Apply to Me (Traas, Stangler)
  • Breakout 204 |  Round Table: SEL & Truama (Myrah)

Thursday, February 7
7:30 - 8:30 AM | Salon B | Registration and Continental Breakfast 

7:30 - 4:00 PM | Foyer | Exhibits Open 
8:15 - 8:30 AM | Salon B | Welcome 
8:30 - 10 AM | GENERAL SESSION: CASEL Rollout | Beth Herman, WI DPI
10 - 10:30 AM | Foyer | Visit the Exhibitors 

10:30 - 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions | Round THREE

  • Breakout 301 |   Grant Writing (Herman)
  • Breakout 302 |   Advancing Adult Compassion Resilience: A Toolkit for Schools (McKenzie)
  • Breakout 303 |   The More you Know (WAWM School Disrict, Roemer, Bur)
  • Breakout 304 |   Cracker Barrel on Behavior (Resan)

11:45 - 1 PM | Salon A | Lunch  | WCASS General Membership Meeting
                                                    Print Disability Guide - January 2019
1-2:00 PM | Salon B | GENERAL SESSION:  Wisconsin DPI Updates (Van Haren, Collins)
2 - 2:45 PM | Foyer | Visit the Exhibitors

2:45 - 4 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round FOUR

  • Breakout 401 |  OHI: What’s New Related to Dyslexia and Discipline (Gerbig, Busler)
  • Breakout 402 |  Conducting Effective Functional Behavior Assessments (Wade, Wade)
  • Breakout 403 |  Rise of the e-cigarette and Juul: An Epidemic (Vander Zanden)
  • Breakout 404 |  Using a Strengths-Based Universal Screening to Support Our Mental Framework (Peterson, Noll, Woelfel)

4:30-6 PM | Orchard | Social Networking Event Sponsored by: Davis & Kuelthau, s.c

Friday, February 8
7:30-8:30 AM | Full Breakfast 
8:25-8:30 AM | Salon B | Announcements 
8:30-11:30 AM | Salon B | KEYNOTE: Lead with Instruction! It is the only strategy that accelerates the performance of ALL Students
                                            (Dr. George Batsche)