BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77a28aeb225ed4683f7b4c494e40bea412 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:2018 WCASS Spring Conference DESCRIPTION:
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J oin your peers from around the state at the Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center in Oshkosh, WI for the WCASS Spring Conferen ce, May 2-4, 2018. Discover what's new in school mental health issues and s olutions, legal updates from various attorneys, special education updates a nd 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 Servi ces and Designees, District Administrators, Assistant Directors, Education Consultants, Principals, Program Support Teachers, School Psychologists etc .
Cost(s):
Wednesday Pre
Con - Leadership Academy $65 (includes breakfast and lunch) | 9:00AM - 11:3
0AM
Member Registration: Full Conference $280
Non-Member Registra
tion: Full Conference $350
Full Conference | 3 or More from the Same
District: $280
***At least one person must be a WCASS Member | em
ail Diane (dianegyorog@awsa.org) to registe
r
Thursday Only $180
Wednesday Afternoon Golf: $45Wednesday Afternoon BBQ only: $25
Full
refund of fees will be made on cancellations received 10 days prior to the
start of the convention.
Following that date, a 40% administrative f
ee will be retained. There will be no refund for no-shows or cancellations
during the event.
Hotel Informati
on:
Special hotel rate available at t
he Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center
Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & C
onvention Center
1 N Main Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
In order to receive a discounted room in the block, please make sure to c
all Reservations at
+1 (920) 230-1900<
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You will have up until April 6, 2018 to call to ensure that you receive the discounted
block rate of $102.99.
After that date, reservations may be made based
on space and rate availability.
As of April 12 - The WCASS Hotel Block is SOLD OUT. Other area Hotels
DO have availability.
OverFlow Hotel Options
:
*Holiday Inn Express - $129.95/room/night (ten roo
ms available, and cut-off is 4/20/18)
*Brayton Bed & Breakfast - $99/room/night Standard rooms, $149/su
ite/night (one bedroom), $250/suite/night (two bedroom)
*Borders Inn & Suites by Cobblestone Hotel: $79.90/room/nigh
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Schedule at a Glance
span>Wednesday, May 2
9 -11:30 AM | K.M. Hutchinson | PRE-CONFERE
NCE: Leadership Academy | <
em>addt'l registration required
7:30 - 1
2:30 PM | Concourse: South Half | Conference Registration
12:20 - 12
:30 PM | South Half | Conference Welcome
12:30 - 2 PM |
KEYNOTE- Crisis Rehea
rsal: Preparing for a Bad Day | Rory Thelan
2 - 2:15 PM | Concour
se | Break
2:15 - 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round One
Breakout 104 | School Mental Health Funding in the State Biennial Budget<
span class="s2">3:15 - 3:30 PM | Concourse | Break
3:
30 - 4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round Two
4:30 - 6:30 PM | Oshkosh Cou
ntry Club | Golf Scramble |
Sponsored by: Strang, Patteson, Renning, Lewis & La
cy, s.c. | addt'l registration required
6:30 - 8:30 PM | Oshkosh Country Club | Networking Tailgate Buffet |
Sponsored by: Strang, Patteson, Renning, Lewis & Lacy, s.c.
| addt'l registration r
equired
Thursday, May
3
7:30 - 8:20 AM | Concour
se: South Half | Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by: Oasys
7:30 - 4:00 PM | Concourse | Exhibits Open
8:20 - 8:40 AM | Sout
h Half | Welcome
8:45 - 10 AM | KEYNOTE: All of th
e Students, All of the Time: Building a Culture of Universal Design, High E
xpectations & Shared Responsibility | Daniel McNulty, State Director, P
ATINS Project
10 - 10:15 AM | Concourse Break | Visit the Exhibitors
10:15 - 11:15 AM Concurre nt Sessions | Round Three
11:30 - 1 PM | South Half |
Lunch | Welcome: Dr. Tony Evers | WCASS
General Membership Meeting
1-2:00 PM | South Half |
KEYNOTE: Managing Con
flict & Working with Difficult People | Bruce Miles, Big River Group, L
LC
2 - 2:15 PM | Concourse Break | Visit the Exhibito
rs
2:15 - 3: 15 PM Concurrent Sessions | Round Four
< p class="p1">3:15 - 3:30 PM | Concourse Break | Visi t the Exhibitors
4:30-6 PM | South Half | Social Networking Event Sponsored by: Davis & Kuelthau, s.c
Friday, May 4<
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7:30-8:30 AM | Full Breakfast
8:25-8:30 AM |
South Half | Announcements
8:30-9:30 AM | South H
alf | WI DPI Special Education U
pdate | Barb Van Haren
9:30 - 10:30 AM | South Half
| WI DPI Student Services / Prevention
and Wellness Update | Rebecca Collins
10:30 -10:45 AM | Break
10:45- 11:45 | South Half | WI DPI Licensing Update | David
DeGuire