The Council of New York Special Education Administrators (CNYSEA) and

New York State Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Present a Pre-Conference Workshop:

Leadership Issues In Special Education: Views from the “Helicopter”

When: Thursday, November 20, 2003, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where: Westchester Marriot, Tarrytown, NY

For registration information, please visit:www.nyscec.org or nycase.org

Presenters:

Luann Purcell, CASE Executive Director

Representative, Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, New York State Education Department

Representative, NYS Higher Education Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling

Join your colleagues in Regular, Higher, and Special Education to focus on students with disabilities and ways in which we can work together to better understand evidence-based practices for implementing the law; understand each others' needs and priorities; and strengthen relationships to address key issues related to supporting achievement for students with disabilities.

Borrowing from the Second National Summit on Shared Implementation of IDEA ’97, the 2003 Division Day program will include a panel of leaders in the field. Each speaker will take one hour (45" presentation, 15" Q & A) to share current information and resources on one or more of these key issues:

·Linking Financial Equity with Improved Outcomes for Students with Disabilities.

·Family/School Partnerships and Relationships.

·Dealing with Disproportionality.

·SASS –Implications of Students with Disabilities in Standards-Based Accountibility

·NCLB Implications for Personnel: Hiring, Supporting, Evaluating, Training

·Mentoring new Administrators in Special Education

·Promising New Practice – the Implications of Universal Design

Following the speakers' panel, small groups will organize according to region and use the speakers' comments to address “The Access and Quality Gap" – training implications for administrators and special educators. CNYSEA representatives will facilitate the discussion sessions to help identify training discrepancies and priorities for CNYSEA and our state's professional development networks to address.

For more information about program, please contact:

David Grapka, Project Coordinator at 518-456-9290