NJASA is committed to the self-development of our members to achieve the goals of professional and personal growth. Your Association also understands that the foundation of professional development is a self-directed and self-driven process designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and values of administrators, along with a formal recognition of achievement.
To that end, NJASA has designed a comprehensive professional development One-Day Seminar Program. Workshops addressing various important topics will be offered virtually, via Zoom, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on eight different dates during the school year. Be sure to click the "add" button next to your registration option and allow the item to populate into your itinerary.
The fourth seminar in this series will be on Tuesday, December 20 - Special Education: Promising Practices and Current Legal Issues. Here is the agenda for this virtual workshop:
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The meeting will open, and all registrants will be admitted into the waiting room.
9:30 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions - Frank Borelli, NJASA Director of Professional Development
9:35 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Special Education: Best Practices - Part One. Presenter: Dr. Frank Mauriello, Director of Special Education, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional School District - New Jersey Special Education Administrator of the Year Recipient for 2022. Clinical Services - Least Restricted Environment - Outside Placements. This part of the program will discuss how students with emotional/behavioral challenges might benefit from greatly enhanced educational experiences on a regular basis. These services consists of group therapy, individual counseling on a weekly basis, family therapy, dedicated study skills, supported lunch, evening parent psycho-social support program, and immediate level of care evaluations required in context of school guidelines for assessment.
10:15 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. - Special Education: Best Practices - Part Two. Presenters: Dr. Christopher Nagy, Superintendent, Burlington County Special Services School District, Burlington County Institute of Technology; Mary Jane Kneringer, Principal, Transition Campus; Dr. Bobbie Downs, Director of ESU and Related Services. This portion of the program will be highlighting some of the innovations created during the COVID-19 pandemic and prior in the Burlington County Special Services School District, such as Transition Campus (Ages 18-21/22): Pioneer Posh (modeled after Poshmark program), Pioneer Logistics, Pioneer Productions, and Creation Station; Social and Emotional Supports-Programs for Students and Staff Pre-K through Transition: such as Zen Den, Healing Center Engagement, Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, and Zones of Regulation; as well as Social Skills and Communication: Milo the Robot, Say It With Clay, and In-House AAC Services.
10:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. - Special Education - Legal Update. Presenter: Brett E.J. Gorman Esq., Shareholder - School Law, Parker McCay, P.A., Mount Laurel, New Jersey. We have asked an attorney who represents many school districts as they continue to fight the legal battles dealing with administrative law judges, advocates and parents. Some topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to: Getting students to an OOD placement when parents won't agree; refreshers on homebound approval process and/or long-term suspensions; and the rise in anxiety in the post-COVID school environment.
11:40 A.M. - 12:00 noon - Open Discussion/Question and Answer Session
Program Concludes
NJASA members may register for and participate in these seminars at no cost. Non-Members may register and participate at the cost of $145.00 per person.
When registering, please remember to include the e-mail address of each individual registrant.
Zoom link and agenda will be e-mailed to registrants 48 hours prior to session.
For registration and itinerary changes please e-mail the NJASA Business Office at [email protected]