Special Education Conflict Engagement Office Hours

Special Education Directors/Administrators are invited to attend these office hours. We will discuss trends in the special education conflicts occurring within IEP Teams and strategies that can be used to work through them.

Format

Each session will focus on a different topic and follow the format below:

• 5 minutes reviewing recent trends in parent phone calls and facilitation requests.
• 25 minute presentation on the session topic, including answering questions submitted in advance.
• 15 minutes answering questions raised during the 1st half of the session.
• 15 minutes moderated open discussion with attendees.   

Directors will need to register in advance for each session. A list of topics is available by clicking on the registration link below. There is an opportunity to submit questions pertaining to each topic.

Dates & Times:

• September 19th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm via Zoom - How to Help Identify and Correct Miscommunications When They Occur.
• November 21st from 1:00 to 2:00 pm via Zoom - The Power of Perspective Taking
• January 16th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm via Zoom - Encouraging Your Teams to Lean into Difficult Conversations.
• March 20th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm via Zoom - How to Help Schools Debrief Challenging Meetings
• May 15th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm via Zoom - TBD based on trends

Registration

• Registration will close two weeks prior to each date.

Register for Special Education Conflict Engagement Office Hours