2023 SPAN Leadership Conference
Breakout Sessions
Morning Sessions
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration/Desayuno y Registro | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Welcome and Opening/Bienvenida y Apertuda | |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | Breakout A 1 | Be a Change Agent: Youth Leadership Development |
| Breakout A 2 | Making a Difference – One Leader At a Time | |
| Breakout A 3 – Spanish | Marcado la diferencia – Un Líder a la vez | |
| Breakout A 4 – Spanish | A Person-Centered Planning Approach to Assistive Technology/Un enfoque de planificación centrado en la persona para la tecnología de asistencia | |
| Breakout A 5 | Advocacy 2.0: SEPAGs as Catalysts for More Inclusive School Districts | |
| Breakout A 6 – Spanish | Defensoría 2.0: Grupos Consultivos de Padres en Educación Especial (SEPAGs, por sus siglas en inglés) como catalizadores para distritos escolares más inclusivos | |
| Breakout A 7 | Finding Help When You Need It | |
| Breakout A 8 | Making the Invisible, Visible: Engaging Male Role Models | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break/Descanso | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Panel Presentation /Presentación del Panel | State Agency Updates and Leadership Opportunities /Actualizaciones de agencias estatales y oportunidades de liderazgo |
| 11:45 – 1:00 am | Lunch and Exhibits/Almuerzo y Exposiciones |
Afternoon Sessions
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Breakout B 1 | Time’s Up: The Urgent Need to fill the New Jersey State Board of Education’s Expired Seats |
| Breakout B 2 | Assistive Technology and Transition Success | |
| Breakout B 3 | Parents as Champions for Healthy Schools | |
| Breakout B 4 | Caring for Loved Ones? Understanding Paid Family Leave | |
| Breakout B 5 | Empowering Caregivers, Self-Advocates, and Community Members to Participate in Research | |
| Breakout B 6 | Transition from EI to Preschool for Children with Disabilities | |
| Break and Snacks/Desanso y Meriendas | ||
| 2:15 – 3:30 pm | Breakout C 1 | The Importance of the Family’s Role in IEP Development |
| Breakout C 2 | Building a Healthcare Coalition | |
| Breakout C 3 | Taking Care of Yourself First | |
| Breakout C 4 – Spanish | Cuidarte a ti mismo primero | |
| Breakout C 5 | Highlights from the NJ Office of Special Education Preschool Team | |
| Breakout C 6 | The Importance of Parent Leadership | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Call to Action and Evaluation / Llamado a la acción y evaluación |