April 2024 Agenda
Registration - Breakfast
8:30am-9:00am
Welcome
9:00am-9:15am
Rooms ABCD- Ms. Karen Bingert, Senior Consultant and NJ State Lead, PCG
- Matthew Korobkin, Senior Consultant and NJ State Lead, PCG
- Ms. Kathy Goldenberg, NJ Board of Education President
- Ms. Kathleen Ehling, Esq., Assistant Commissioner, Division of Educational Services, NJDOE
Keynote: Lessons Learned: Using MTSS/RTI for the Identification of Learning Disabilities
9:15am-10:15am
Rooms ABCD- Dr. Matt Burns, Professor of Special Education, University of Florida and Assistant Director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute
Break and Room Separation
10:15am-10:30am
10:30am-11:30am
Room AD-
Using Your State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report
(SPP/APR) Data for Planning
- Dr. Paul Barbato, Director of Special Services, Dumont Public Schools
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Decision Making for Tier 1 and 2: What Do Good Screening and
Diagnostic Decisions Look Like?
- Dr. Matt Burns, Professor of Special Education, University of Florida and Assistant Director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute
11:30am-12:30am
Room AD-
A Case Management Approach to Behavior Threat Assessment
- Mr. Will Gordillo, Special Education Subject Matter Expert, PCG
- Ms. Jillian Haring, Senior Advisor, PCG
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Effective MTSS for Identifying Learning Disabilities
- Dr. Matt Burns, Professor Special Education, University of Florida and Assistant Director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute
Room EF
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Understanding and Using Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses
(PSW) in Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
- Ms. Kristine Esposito, President, New Jersey Association of School Psychologists
- Dr. Vincent Alphonso, Interim Dean of the College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University
Lunch
12:30pm-1pm
1pm-2pm
Room AD-
Transitions from Preschool to Kindergarten: Creating Inclusive Opportunities through Collaboration and Capacity Building
- Ms. Michele Gardner, Executive Director, New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education
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Strategies for Making Progress Monitoring Manageable and Effective in Elementary Schools
- Dr. Tessie Bailey, Director, PROGRESS Center, Advisor to National Center on Intensive Interventions and the Center on MTSS
Room EF
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MTSS and a Culture Supportive of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness
- Dr. Sharon Lohrmann
Strategies for Making Progress Monitoring Manageable and Effective Secondary (Middle and High) Schools
2pm - 3pm
Rooms ABCD- Dr. Tessie Bailey, Director, PROGRESS Center, Advisor to National Center on Intensive Interventions and the Center on MTSS
