Minnesota Department of
Educatien
Special Education Directors’ Forum
September 9, 2016
Minnesota Department of Education Conference Center B, Rooms 15 and 16
Morning Schedule 8:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
8:30am. _ Networking and Registration
9:00. .m, Welcome and Announcements
9:10am. — MASE Announcements
9:20am. —_ Every Student Succeeds Act Updates
9:40am. Legislative Updates
10:00.m. — Powering Up Pre-Employment
10:10 a.m. — Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act
10:50am. Break
11:00 a.m. Compliance and Assistance
Updates and Awards
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Afternoon Schedule 1:15 p.m. — 2:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m. Finance Updates
2:15pm. MDE Division Updates
Robyn Widiey
John Klaber and Mary Clarkson
Robyn Widley and Mary Clarkson
‘Adosh Unni and Tom Melcher
Jon Benson, DEED
Kim Peck, DEED Director
Marikay Canaga Litzau, Sara Winter, Erin Levin
and Bridgette Ramaley
Paul Ferrin and School Finance Team
Special Education Management Team
Afternoon Breakouts 2:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
CC 18 Post Secondary Enrollment Options
and Work Based Learning
CC 16 CEIS Calculations
Paul Ferrin, Jayne Spain and others
Kirsten Rewey and Alex Migambi
CC 17 Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten and ECSE Bobbie Burnham, Director of Early Leaning Services and
Opportunities for Alignment Lisa Backer, ECSE Supervisor
CC 18 MA Billing Basics ‘Tom Delaney, Ruth Ellen Luehr, and Jenny Roth, DHS