SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Pre-Conference Events

full agenda in pdf format (17 pages) (PDF: 133kb)

7:00 -- 8:00

Registration for Pre-Conference ICC Seminar (separate pre-registration and fee)

8:00 -- 5:00

Pre-Conference Seminar for ICC Chairs, Members and Staff

9:00 -- 5:00

Meeting of IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association (open to all Part C coordinators)

1:00 -- 6:00

Conference Registration and Tabletop Display Set Up

2:00 -- 5:00

Tours of NECTAC Web Site

3:30 -- 4:20

Orientation Session for First-Time Conference Attendees

4:30 - 5:30

Orientation for New State 619 Coordinators - Hosted by Nancy Treusch, OSEP Preschool Grants Coordinator

5:15 -- 6:15

Reception for Families of Children with Special Needs

6:00

Networking Opportunity for Families of Children with Special Needs

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Conference Begins

7:30 -- 8:45

Continental Breakfast

8:00 -- 5:00

Conference Registration and Tabletop Display Set Up

9:00 -- 10:30

Welcome and Updates from OSERS/OSEP

10:30 -- 11:00

Break: Refreshments and Visit Displays

11:00 -- 12:30

Concurrent Sessions -- Round 1 (see full agenda) (PDF: 133kb)

12:30 -- 2:00

Lunch on Own

2:00 -- 3:15

Meetings with OSEP Project Officers

1. EC Projects
2. Part C
3. Section 619
4. Child Find Projects
5. Networking Opportunity for Other Participants

3:15 -- 3:45

Break: Refreshments and Visit Displays

3:45 -- 5:30

Facilitated Meetings for Participant Groups on Issues, Challenges and Promising Practices in Serving Young Children with Special Needs (select one)

1. Part C representatives
2. Part B/Section 619 representatives
3. Early Childhood Projects
4. Parents

6:00 -- 7:30

Reception and Tabletop Displays

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5: Conference Continues

8:00 -- 5:00

Conference Registration

7:30 -- 8:45

Continental Breakfast

Early Bird Topical Sessions

9:00 -- 10:30

Plenary Session: Group Perspectives on Issues, Challenges and Promising Practices in Serving Young Children with Special Needs

• Reports from the 4 facilitated participant group discussions (C, 619, projects and parents) on issues, challenges & promising practices across the country
• The NECTAC approach to helping states address challenges and improve results for children and families. The TA model involves multiple stakeholders and TA partners in strategic change activities at multiple system levels, over time. Selected states will share experiences.

10:30 -- 11:00

Break: Refreshments and Visit Displays

11:00 -- 12:30

Concurrent Sessions -- Round 2 (see full agenda) (PDF: 133kb)

12:30 -- 1:45

Group Lunch and Panel Presentation on IDEA Reauthorization

2:00 -- 3:30

Concurrent Sessions -- Round 3 (see full agenda) (PDF: 133kb)

3:30 -- 4:00

Break: Refreshments and Visit Displays

4:00 -- 5:30

Concurrent Sessions -- Round 4 (see full agenda) (PDF: 133kb)

5:30

Meeting of 619 Coordinators

Take Down Tabletop Displays

Dinner on Your Own

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6: Conference Continues

7:30 -- 8:45

Continental Breakfast

Early Bird Topical Sessions

9:00 -- 10:30

Concurrent Sessions -- Round 5 (see full agenda) (PDF: 133kb)

10:30 -- 11:00

Break

11:00 -- 12:30

Closing Plenary Session

Conference Evaluation

12:45 -- 2:00

Opportunity for Part C Coordinators to Reflect on Conference -- Sponsored by the IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7: Post-Conference Event

8:00 -- 9:00

Registration for Post-Conference Pacific Meeting

9:00 -- 4:30

TA Meeting for Pacific Basin Early Childhood Representatives, OSEP and TA Providers

QUESTIONS?

About the program or agenda, please contact the following TA Center staff:
           Joicey Hurth at joicey_hurth@unc.edu or (919) 962-7323;
           Anne Taylor at anne_taylor@unc.edu or (919) 962-7307; or,
           Martha Diefendorf at martha_diefendorf@unc.edu or (919) 962-7368.