A Webinar Series Sponsored by Goalbook
The nationally recognized speakers will provide real-world guidance based on research, best practices, and compliance to help you navigate the unique circumstances of the 2023–24 school year.
You’ll walk away from each session with fresh ideas, key concepts, and practical takeaways that you can implement with your educators and providers to help every student succeed.
It’s free! The Spotlight Series for Special Education Administrators is sponsored by Goalbook as part of our commitment to support the special education community and provided at no cost to you.
Education Researcher and Organizational Change Consultant
Andrew F. Wall, PhD has been working in education, research and evaluation as part of his academic career for the past 25 years. He has taught evaluation as a tenured faculty member at multiple institutions of higher education, as well as worked with clients around the country on how to use evaluation to drive organizational change and program improvement. He created the Research and Evaluation Division of the Warner Center for Professional Development and Leadership Reform at the University of Rochester, ultimately becoming the Center Co-Director. Dr. Wall’s experience includes working with higher education institutions as a senior consultant with Keeling and Associates, serving on the California Teacher Education Commission, and serving as Dean of the School of Education at the University of Redlands for six years. His evaluation and academic work has examined issues across the P-20 continuum, including student health and well-being, the adequacy of school funding, educational assessment and the preparation of teachers.
Special Education Counsel to Boards of Education and School Districts
Anne E. Mickey focuses her education law practice in special education law at Sands Anderson. Prior to practicing at law firms, Anne worked for an education policy and advocacy organization founded by the former Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools. Anne also previously worked at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights participating in federal civil rights investigations. From these experiences, Anne has been able to help many districts see legal facets from many angles and gain the insight and action steps they need for successful solutions.
Special Education Counsel to Boards of Education and School Districts
Brandon K. Wright is a partner in the firm of Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. Brandon focuses his practice on school law, having developed a particular interest in the field of special education, due process, and cooperative school districts. He regularly speaks at local, state, and national conferences on special education. He has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Southern Illinois University, as well as at Eastern Illinois University. Brandon currently serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. Brandon holds both a Juris Doctor and a master’s degree in educational administration.
Senior Education Consultant
As an energetic teacher, presenter, and leader, Dr. Christopher Bronke brings a wealth of research, classroom, and leadership experience to professional learning while empowering participants to reflect deeply upon their own practice to facilitate growth and collaboration. As a Senior Education Consultant at Novak Education and a practicing English teacher and department chair at Downers Grove North in Illinois, Bronke is incredibly passionate about supporting others in their learning.
After 19 years in education, Bronke has held numerous teacher leadership positions at the national level including a seat on both the Carnegie Foundation Teacher Advisory Panel and the Teacher Advisory Council for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, currently serving as the Past Chair for the Conference on English Leadership, and recently finishing his term serving on the Executive Committee for the National Council of Teachers of English. Bronke holds master’s degrees in Teaching and Learning, Educational Leadership, an EdS in Educational Leadership, and an EdD from Northern Illinois University in the field of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a dissertation focus on standards-based learning/assessing.
Dr. Schutz Vincelli is a former educator and administrator who now specializes in supporting districts with their RTI-MTSS frameworks and organizing processes and data to maximize staff time and efficiency.
Dr. Schutz Vincelli is an award-winning teacher, presenter, and school administrator with over 15 years of experience in Pre-K-12 education. She has a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry and is skilled in MTSS/RTI, special education, staff development, teaching, educational technology, research, program and curriculum development.
Following her bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Music Education from The College of New Jersey, she went on to earn her master’s of arts degree in Special Education from Rider University. Upon graduation, Dr. Schutz Vincelli was presented with an award for Excellence in Special Education. Her doctorate of education degree focused on educational leadership and administration from Seton Hall University, where she was recognized by the university for her research publication.
An accomplished education professional and inclusion advocate with 24 years of experience as a site, district, and county administrator.
Dr. Kristin Brooks, an experienced inclusion advocate, has dedicated 24 years to advancing education. As a seasoned professional and speech-language pathologist, she co-created a successful inclusive preschool in 2005. Passionate about eliminating barriers, Kristin inspires change through her presentations at statewide and national conferences. Kristin holds a master's degree in Communicative Disorders and a doctorate in Leadership for Educational Justice from the University of Redlands.
As administrators, we want to plan for everything but often have so much on our plates that it can be challenging to clarify what work is moving the needle vs. what work is pulling us away from our core initiatives. An effective and proven way to solve this is by creating and incorporating a tailored logic model into your work. In this session, you’ll be guided through a proven process to develop a strong logic model for your department that will frame your theory of action into one simple visual representation that you can use as a guiding document and tool to inform your work and communicate it to all stakeholders. By attending this session, you’ll learn:
AI has made its way into classrooms before we’ve had a chance to fully understand what it is, how it works, and how it can support K–12 education. Amidst this whirlwind, special education administrators find themselves grappling with unprecedented legal intricacies. In this session, Anne Mickey, Esq., will uncover essential insights to help safeguard your district from the legal quagmire of AI in special education and navigate the future with more confidence and clarity. By attending, you’ll learn:
In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, many administrators are encountering a challenging predicament—how do you navigate the world of AI in K–12 education while facing the unique and formidable legal challenges of special education? In this session, Brandon Wright, Esq., will walk you through the emerging legal information you need to know in order to keep pace with the evolving world of AI and compliance. By attending, you’ll learn:
One of the challenges of designing individualized education plans is having the ability to analyze diagnostic data and assessments to select IEP goals and objectives. With a national focus on using data to drive instruction, diagnostic data, as well as additional assessments, should be considered not only for selecting IEPs and objectives but also for progress monitoring those goals and objectives. This ensures that not only are the correct areas being targeted on an individual basis, but also that there is progress monitoring to support student progress or lack thereof to guide IEP development and changes. In this session, you will learn:
As inclusion rates grow, the varied needs of the tier-one classroom grow, too. With the increase in tier-one classroom size, it can be challenging to ensure every student with an IEP receives the support they need while in the least restrictive environment. Co-teaching is one solution because it supports a more robust inclusionary model that allows students with IEPs to meet their minutes while being in the least restrictive environment. However, utilizing co-teaching with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be even more effective because it empowers pairs of teachers to play off of one another’s strengths to best support ALL students’ learning needs, whether they have an IEP or not. If you’re striving to improve the quality of instruction for your students with IEPs in the least restrictive environment, this session is for you. By attending, you’ll learn:
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