August 8-10, 2017 Austin, Texas

Region 2/Region 3 Parent Center Conference August 8-10, 2017 Austin, Texas

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General Conference Materials
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Time Topic Presenters/Facilitators Materials/Handouts
10:00 – 12:00 National Updates and Panel Discussion Eric Jacobson, Rorie Fitzpatrick, Tery Medina, and Kori Hamilton Equity Powerpoint, Powerpoint #2, Powerpoint 3, Handout 1
12:00 – 1:30 Working Lunch: NCSI Updates and Work Rorie Fitzpatrick Powerpoint

1:45 – 5:00

Breakout #1: Top Ten Fiscal Horror Stories (Policies that can protect your agency, Board and ED Financial Responsibilities) Glenda Hicks Handout 1, Handout 2
Breakout #2: Managing Remote Employees: Out of Sight is Not Out of Mind! Joyce Chastain Powerpoint
Breakout #3: Navigating Rough Education Waters Tery Medina and Kori Hamilton Powerpoint
Breakout #4: Meeting the Extra Special Needs of Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families Kelly Henderson, Whitney Emerson, and Jena Martin

Powerpoint, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Time Topic Presenters/Facilitators Materials/Handouts

8:30 – 11:45

Breakout #5: Motivating Your Board to Fundraise Glenda Hicks and Mary Jacob
Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9, Handout 10
Breakout #6: Strategies for Having Tough Conversations with Difficult Employees Joyce Chastain Powerpoint, Handout 1
Breakout #7: Using Infographics to Tell Your Center Story Joanne Cashman, Misty Goosen, Patrice Linehan and Jana Rosborough
Powerpoint 1, Powerpoint 2, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
Breakout #8: Transition from Early Intervention to Preschool and Beyond
Kathy Whaley
Powerpoint (part 1), Powerpoint (part 2), Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9
Salesforce Forum for Potential Users Aimee Heintz and Larissa Neale
12:00 – 12:30 CPIR Presentation Debra Jennings
Powerpoint, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3

1:45-5:00

Breakout #9: Making Your Center More Parent-Friendly with Leading by Convening Tools Joanne Cashman, Misty Goosen, Patrice Linehan and Jana Rosborough Powerpoint 1, Powerpoint 2, Powerpoint 3, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
Breakout #10: Inclusion practices for families (like “how tos”), to include new Resources on Inclusion and Behavior Carolyn Hayer, Rene Averitt-Sanzone and Kathy Whaley
Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6
Breakout #11: Social Media Strategies and Lessons Learned and Making Virtual Activities Fun Joseph LaBelle and Eliana Tardio
Powerpoint
Breakout #12: Tips for Getting Students Involved in the IEP Meeting Diana Cruz
Powerpoint
Salesforce Forum for Current Users Aimee Heintz and Larissa Neale
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Time Topic Presenters/Facilitators Materials/Handouts
8:30 – 9:45 OSEP Project Officers Meeting David Emenheiser and Julia Martin-Eile
Powerpoint (Region 2 Data), Powerpoint (Region 3 Data)
10:00 – 11:00 Group Alike Discussion Forums TBD
11:15 – 12:30 Closing Keynote: A Season for Transformation: A Time for Voice, Advocacy and M.A.G.I.C.
Bradley Scott
Powerpoint
12:30 – 2:30 The Branch Meeting, by invitation Vicki Farnsworth