October 1 & 2, 2009
Location- the KU Edwards Campus
12610 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Kansas

Designed specifically for school building administrators

Keynote Presentations & Special Guest Speaker

Reducing Behavior Problems in Schools.
Michael Epstein, Professor of Special Education, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Creating Culturally Responsive Schools, Classrooms, and Caring Relationships for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners.
Cathy Kea, Professor of Special Education, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Changing Federal Policies- IDEA & NCLB
Special Guest Speaker- Aexa Posny, Kansas Commissioner of Education and former Director of the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education.

Workshops and sessions on-
Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion, Creating a positive school climate, Management strategies for aggressive and disruptive children, Understanding IEPs and Functional Assessment, Discipline of students with autism spectrum disorders, and many more.

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Listen to the Symposium Keynote Session
held February 27, 2009

Kay Cessna

Keynote session: Looking Back: Looking Forward: Renewing Our Commitment
Kay Cessna, Educational Consultant, Centennial Colorado

2009 is the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine tragedy. Kay Cessna was director of student services for the Jefferson County Schools during the violence that happened at that district's Columbine High School in 1999.

Those involved in the Columbine tragedy learned valuable lessons that point to a new direction for those of us dealing with behavior in schools...