The NSSEO Board meeting scheduled for October 9, 2024, will commence at 6:15 pm with a closed session. The regular session will follow immediately at 7:00 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
SELA is excited about another year of amazing learning opportunities!
SELA October Sessions
Session: Bullying Prevention Guidance
Date/Time: Friday, October 11 from 11:00-12:00 am
Presenter:
Josh Peters, Principal Consultant, ISBE Wellness & Student Care Department
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Session Description:
In this presentation, Josh Peters will cover recent updates to the IL School Code section 27-23.7. Public Act 103-0047 (effective June 9, 2023) amended the requirements of school/district bullying prevention policies created under this section.
Additionally, Josh will cover the new data reporting requirements under this section and the Racism-Free Schools Law.
Presenter Bio:
Josh Peters is a Springfield native and proud alumnus of Springfield SD 186. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Bachelor's of Music in Music Education. Prior to joining the ISBE, Mr. Peters served as the Music Teacher for Butler and Ridgely Elementary Schools in Springfield. As a Principal Consultant in the ISBE Wellness & Student Care Department, Mr. Peters serves as the agency lead for state mandates concerning bullying prevention and also works in the areas of school discipline and physical restraint, time out, and isolated time out.
Session:Residential Placement Guidance and New FAQ
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 23 from 12:00–1:00 pm
Presenter:
William Hrabe, Assistant Legal Counsel, ISBE and Amanda Clay, Residential Placement Specialist, ISBE
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Session Description:
This session will focus on the Residential Placements: Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions document recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Amanda Clay and William Hrabe will provide an overview of the guidance, identify hot topics related to residential placement, and provide examples of how to apply the guidance in practice. The session will include an open Q&A section where participants can ask about specific situations related to residential placement.
SELA November Sessions
Session: Training Qualified Interpreters for IEP Meetings (TQII)
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Presenter:
Kiel Christianson, Ph.D, Professor & Chair, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Session Description:
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and a team of experts at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have worked together to develop a modular online training program for people who would like to be designated as "qualified IEP interpreters." This program is a blend of synchronous and asynchronous online training and testing sessions, consisting of these three (3) modules. This presentation describes the training sessions, including requirements of the relevant laws and ongoing efforts to expand the program to more languages and more trainees.
Presenter Bio:
Dr. Kiel Christianson's extensive career includes serving as a Professor & Chair in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Director of the SLATE Doctoral Concentration Program in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Co-Director of the Illinois Language & Literature Initiative (ILLI) at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, and the Director of the EdPsych Psycholinguistics Lab at the Beckman Institute. Before coming to Illinois, he was a faculty member at the University of Aizu (Japan), and taught courses at the University of Mainz (Germany), University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Michigan State University, and Ball State University.
Statewide Special Education Directors Conference
SELA will be hosting the 2025 Statewide Special Education Directors’ Conference June 9 & 10, 2025!
More information will be coming soon!
Please Note
NSSEO has moved to a new professional learning platform called KickUp. This will provide you with a user-friendly way to register for professional development events throughout the year and to track your professional learning hours. We have phased out Learning Stream, and as of June 1st, 2024, all registration links will be through Kick Up.
To begin, you can simply click on this link to begin creating your account. Please note: you will need to use your district email address for your account creation and log-in. After the initial setup, you can always visit pulse.kickup.co to access your PD information. If you are not a part of a school district, please use the email address you use the most and it will allow you to generate a successful account! Once you have established your profile, it will take you a brief moment to register for the event or events you choose!
Once you have your account, you can register for our events using the links above.
For registration questions, please contact Katie Krafton at kkrafton@nsseo.org
