2025 ACSA Every Child Counts Symposium

2025 ACSA Every Child Counts Symposium

3:00pm PST

Registration & Information Grand Ballroom Foyer

7:00am PST

Registration & Information Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am PST

General Session Grand Ballroom 1-9 "Revolutionizing School Attendance: The 6 Principles for Equitable Engagement" Pacific 15 A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Ensuring Equitable Special Education Referrals for ELs Pacific 16 ADR for Admin: The Art of Navigating and Leading for Equity in Complex Systems Pacific Ballroom 25 Building a Strong Crisis Response Team for PreK-8 Schools: Practical Strategies for Success Pacific 14 Increasing Inclusion Opportunities for Students with Significant Challenges: Tips and Tricks Pacific 23 Navigating the Role of Student Services Administrators - New, Current, and Experienced Pacific Ballroom 26 Special Education Blue Ribbon Action Team Grand Ballroom 12-13 Strategies for Crucial Conversations with Families and Staff Grand Ballroom 10-11 Supporting Student Wellness for Students with Disabilities in Independent Study Programs Pacific Ballroom 24 Teaching Porcupines: what to do with kids that challenge your authority, disrupt your room and make Pacific 17 Featured Session Featured Session A Recipe for Success: Ensuring Bright Beginnings San Diego Ballroom A Case Management in the New Frontier: Case Clean-Up and Compliance San Diego Ballroom B

11:45am PST

1:15pm PST

Addressing the Literacy Crisis: Creating a School-Wide Dyslexia Assessment Plan Pacific 16 Braving the Frontier of Indicator Tracking Pacific 15 Charting Your Course Through the CYBHI Pacific Ballroom 26 Creating Inclusive and Engaging Classrooms for Students with Disabilities" Pacific Ballroom 25 Domestic Terror & Childhood Trauma; Mental Wellness & Academic Resilience for Minoritized Students Grand Ballroom 10-11 Launch! - Cultivating and Utilizing Student Voice to Support Educators in Reflecting and Making Deci Pacific 23 P-3 Alignment: Capitalizing on UPK/TK Implementation to Further Equitable Outcomes for All Children Grand Ballroom 12-13 Recruiting and Retaining Amazing Special Educators Pacific Ballroom 24 Strengthening Parent-Program Partnerships to Support Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabili Pacific 17 We All Belong Together: Transforming from a trauma-informed to a trauma-assumed approach through rel Pacific 14 Featured Session Featured Session A Year in Review San Diego Ballroom A Conflict Resolution: Building Relationships instead of Walls San Diego Ballroom B

3:30pm PST

CYBHI Fee Schedule Program - Transforming School Mental Health Services Reimbursement Pacific Ballroom 26 From Assessment to Action: Strengthening Student Well-Being with Risk-Informed Strategies Grand Ballroom 10-11 Helping Leaders Identify and Address Misconceptions About SDI Grand Ballroom 12-13 Navigating California's New IEP Template through the HQ IEP Toolkit for Enhanced Student Outcomes Pacific 23 Reinvigorating Improvement Work: Capturing Hearts & Minds for Improvement Pacific Ballroom 25 School Avoidance/Refusal Pacific 17 Supporting your “Bunker Babies” with Extreme Behavior Needs by Empowering Families Pacific 14 Featured Session Featured Session Ensuring Meaningful Parental Participation San Diego Ballroom A Out of the Woods and into the 21st Century: Student Safety in the Social Media Era San Diego Ballroom B

5:00pm PST

Networking Reception Marina Terrace

6:30am PST

7:00am PST

Breakfast Table Talks Breakfast with Exhibitors Registration & Information Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:15am PST

CA State Agency Key Updates: CA Dept of Education and CCEE Grand Ballroom 12-13 De-Siloing Services: Creating an Integrated System for SEL, PBIS, Mental Health and Wellness Pacific 14 Dispute Prevention and Resolution In Action: Designing a Statewide Model of Support Pacific 23 Empathy Interviews: A Powerful Tool for Equitable and Inclusive Learning Environments Pacific Ballroom 25 Engaging All Students: Lessons Learned From Incarcerated Youth Pacific 16 How to address the social media world for students with disabilities Pacific 15 Navigating Home and Hospital Instruction: Development through Implementation Pacific Ballroom 26 Reframing School Discipline with an Equity Lens Pacific Ballroom 24 Using Your Team's Expertise to Address Executive Functioning Needs: Assessment to Intervention Pacific 17 Featured Session Featured Session Behavior - Wait, what do I do and How do I do it? San Diego Ballroom A New Trends and Tools for Special Education Inclusion (Part One) San Diego Ballroom B

10:00am PST

General Session Grand Ballroom 1-9

11:15am PST

1:15pm PST

AI Revolution in Special Education: Create Your Own SPED AI Tools Pacific 15 C.A.R.E: Caring–Accessible–Resources–Emotional Well Being Program Pacific 17 Enhancing Special Education Teachers' Expertise: Becoming Access Specialists in Inclusive Classrooms Grand Ballroom 10-11 Enhancing Student Participation in the IEP Process: A New Paradigm for Educational Benefit Pacific 23 Key Themes from OAH and Special Education Monitoring: A Year in Review Grand Ballroom 12-13 Meeting the Prevention and Early Intervention Needs of Students Through CAs New Wellness Coach Role Pacific Ballroom 26 Navigating New Frontiers in Attendance: A Data-Driven Approach to Student Success Pacific 16 Navigating the SART Process - Exploring the Truancy Frontier Pacific Ballroom 25 Special Education Program Analysis: Leadership for Implementing Change Pacific Ballroom 24 Understanding and Addressing Student Trauma Through The Lens of Equity Pacific 14 Deconstructing The Manifestation Determination San Diego Ballroom A Including Students with Behavioral Needs (Part 2) San Diego Ballroom B

3:00pm PST

AI for Administrators: Streamlining Tasks to Focus on Student and Teacher Support Pacific 15 DEALING WITH DRUGS: AWARENESS, RECOGNITION, AND INTERVENTIONS Pacific Ballroom 25 Hot Topics In Assessment Grand Ballroom 10-11 Meeting the Complex Funding Challenges to Support Integrated Mental Health in Schools Pacific Ballroom 26 More Time Supporting Students: Enhancing Learning Opportunities through Personalized Enrichment Pacific 16 Providing Effective Feedback on Assessment Reports for Administrators Pacific 23 Residential Placements, Post Covid 19 Pandemic Pacific 17 Strengthen Partnerships with Latinx Families Pacific Ballroom 24 Student Drug and Alcohol Intervention and Suspension Alternative Pacific 14 Team Building or Fire Fighting? Grand Ballroom 12-13 Featured Session Featured Session Addressing Mental Health in All Students (Part 3) San Diego Ballroom B Finding Your Way: Navigating Difficult Conversations San Diego Ballroom A

4:45pm PST

Ice Cream Social Mixer with Exhibitors & Closing Raffles

8:00pm PST

Evening Activities

7:00am PST

Registration & Information Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am PST

"Building Trust with Parents: Proven Strategies to Prevent Due Process Hearings and Complaints" Pacific 16 Leveraging Compliance for Transformational Improvement Pacific 15 Looking Past the Hurt: Understanding the Plight of Foster and Homeless Youth in Schools Pacific Ballroom 25 Making it Work: Principal and Community School Coordinator Leadership in Action Pacific 23 Maximizing Student Mental Health Impact: Integrating Wellness Coaches into Your MTSS Pacific Ballroom 26 Navigating a Due Process Case Pacific 17 Navigating Best Interest Determination Meetings and Transportation Resources for FYS and MKV Grand Ballroom 10-11 Special Ed Business 101 Grand Ballroom 12-13 Tools and Stories from the Field: How to Navigate the New Frontier of the Alt Pathway Pacific Ballroom 24 Featured Session Featured Session Let Us Be Your Guide: Deconstructing the IEP San Diego Ballroom A The Present and Future Impact of Tech Trends & AI in General and Special Education San Diego Ballroom B

9:45am PST

Building Bridges: Developing an Effective Co-Teaching Program in Elementary Education Grand Ballroom 12-13 Creating a Support Team for Students with Disabilities Pacific Ballroom 24 Empowering Leaders: Dispute Resolution Skills for Navigating New Frontiers Pacific 23 Navigating Chronic Absenteeism Pacific 17 Navigating Systems of Support for Foster Youth and McKinney-Vento Students Pacific 16 SARB - Navigating the Effectiveness of a Functional Process Pacific Ballroom 26 To Infinity & Beyond: Reaching for Student Success through Wellness Centers Pacific Ballroom 25 Featured Session Featured Session Cooking Up Creative Solutions: Inclusive Discipline Strategies San Diego Ballroom B The Evolving LRE Standard San Diego Ballroom A

11:00am PST

General Session Grand Ballroom 1-9