May 2025 Agenda

Registration - Breakfast

8:30am-9:00am

Welcome

9:00am-9:15am

Ms. Karen Bingert, Executive Director of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA)
Matthew Korobkin, Senior Lead Advisor, PCG
Ms. Kathy Goldenberg, NJ Board of Education President

Keynote: Collaborating for Success: Strengthening Partnerships Between Special Education and Building-Level Administrators

9:15am-10:15am

David Bateman, Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research, and Professor Emeritus at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Break and Room Separation

10:15am-10:30am

10:30am-11:30am

Defining Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Across the Continuum: A Range of Possibilities

Dr. Donna Sacco, Senior Technical Assistance Consultant at the American Institutes for Research

Difference or Disability? An overview of the NJPSA Guidance Document on Multilingual Learners with Learning Difficulties

Dr. JoAnne Negrin, Partner at LLAMAME, LLC
Ms. Julie Ochoa, Partner at LLAMAME, LLC
Dr. Suzan Radwan, Director of Special Services for Hillsborough Township Public Schools, NJ

11:30am-12:30am

Building-Level Leadership and Section 504: Ensuring Equity and Access for All Students

Dr. David Bateman, Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research, and Professor Emeritus at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Behavioral Threat Assessment

Jillian Haring, Senior Advisor, Public Consulting Group

Strategies for Increasing Attendance

Dr. Scott Rocco, Superintendent and Kevin Bobetich, Supervisor of Testing, Data, and Staff Evaluation, Hamilton Township Schools

Lunch

12:30pm-1pm

1pm-2pm

Special Education Legal Update

John Worthington

A Roadmap to Inclusive Practices in PreK & Beyond

Michael Vargas, Belleville Public Schools, Director of Early Childhood Education
Yanelis Cabaleiro, Belleville Public Schools, Supervisor of Early Childhood Education
Ryan Kline, Belleville Public Schools, Director of Special Services

Effective Strategies for Positive Parent/School Partnerships

Parent Panel

Afternoon Keynotes

2pm - 3pm

Afternoon Keynote: Lessons Learned for Using Data-Based Individualization (DBI) to Determine Eligibility and Monitor Student Progress
Afternoon Keynote: Dr. Donna Sacco, Senior Technical Assistance Consultant at the American Institutes for Research

About Public Consulting Group

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. PCG offers education consulting services and technology solutions that help schools, school districts, and state education agencies/ministries of education to promote student success, improve programs and processes, and optimize financial resources. To learn more, visit http://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/education/ .