The 2017 Building Partnerships...Working Together Conference will be educational, enlightening and informative for parents, special education professionals and advocates! The conference is also a great networking and relationship building opportunity for those interested in improving outcomes for students with disabilities in Mississippi. 

Keynote Speaker Day 1: Ronnie Sidney

Ronnie Sidney, II, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), is a father, therapist, author, app developer, professional speaker and entrepreneur. He received a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014. Ronnie was raised in Tappahannock, Virginia, and attended Essex County Public Schools (ECPS). While attending ECPS, he spent several years in Special Education after being diagnosed with a learning disability. The stigmatization of special education created a lack of interest in school. Nevertheless, he graduated from Essex High School in 2001, but with a 1.8 GPA. With limited options regarding four-year colleges, he decided to enroll in J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia. The following year, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in 2006.

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Keynote Day 2: Dr. Rosemarie Allen

Rosemarie Allen has served as an educational leader for over 30 years. She earned her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach, Master’s of Education from Lesley University and Doctorate in Equity and Leadership in Education at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Allen is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She is a national expert on implicit bias and culturally responsive practices, speaking at conferences across the country. Additionally, she created a course that is being distributed nationally in efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate preschool suspensions. The course focuses on racial equity in disciplinary practices.

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Topics covered during the conference will include:

•  Parent/Family Engagement
•  Dyslexia
•  Transition from School to Post School
•  Behavior (incuding Functional Behavior Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans and de-escalation of agressive behavior)
•  Advocacy/Self-Advocacy
•  Endrew F. (recent Supreme Court case)
•  Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
•  Section 504
•  Mental Illness
•  Emergency Preparedness
•  Incorporating Technology in Learning

Registration Fee: $35.00

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