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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 3/5/2014 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 2/24/2014 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Rebecca Johnson
Agency Assistant: Tamara Kreklow 608-745-5466
Location: Kalahari Resort Convention Center
1305 Kalahari Drive
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Facility: Convention Center
Date/Time:
3/10/2014 07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
3/11/2014 07:30 AM - 04:00 PM

12th Annual CESA 5 School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Institute (March 10 & 11, 2014)

***Full Conference Fee: Early bird (by January 24, 2014) = $250.  Fee increases to $275 after January 24, 2014!  Register now!***

Purpose: This two-day conference provides speech-language pathologists (SLPs) hands-on, ready-to-replicate strategies and techniques to benefit the students they serve with speech-language disabilities. The conference also provides an opportunity for SLPs to re-connect with the greater community of school-based SLPs and to facilitate a cross-pollination of service delivery ideas. In addition to distinguished key-note speakers, this conference features vendor exhibits, breakout sessions, an ethics presentation and door prizes.

Each year nearly 400-500 SLPs attend our conference. Please join us in 2014!

2014 Featured Presenters:

Pre-Conference Sessions:  Our pre-conference sessions this year focus on technology. You can add a pre-conference sessions to your registration for an additional $100 each.  This year's sessions are:

  • Google Apps for Education: Let's Get Started! (9:00-11:30)
  • Google Chrome Accessibility: Apps & Extensions (12:30-3:00)
  • Using iPads 101 (3:30-6:00)

One Day Rates: We will offer one-day rates again this year. If you plan to attend on Monday or Tuesday ONLY, the cost is $165. Please email slpinfo@cesa5.org and let us know which day you plan to attend. We will adjust your fee.

Viterbo Credit: Optional one graduate credit from Viterbo University is available for two-day attendees (additional fee). Please indicate your intention to register for credit by checking the appropriate radial button below. This will ensure that you receive the course registration form in February. You will pay the Viterbo fee when you check-in at the conference.

ASHA CMHs: Certification Maintenance Hours: Both days=11 CMHs.  This conference is not part of the ASHA CE Registry, which means it will not show up automatically in your ASHA CE Registry report. It is the participant's responsibility to submit a copy of the provided certificate of attendance with the other necessary documentation when submitting the 3-year Certification Maintenance renewal paperwork. Please refer to http://www.asha.org/certification/maintain-ccc/ for further clarification.

Student/Parent Rates: Special reduced pricing for full-time students/parents: $150 for both days. Students/parents: When registering, it will ask if you are a full-time student or parent. Please check "Yes" and we will adjust your fee.

Payment: When paying by check or PO, please include a copy of your MyQuickReg confirmation email. Mail or fax to: CESA 5, ATTN: Tamara Kreklow, PO Box 564, Portage, WI 53901. Fax: (608) 742-2384.

Lodging: Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965. Rooms are available for state rates at Kalahari: single $70; double/triple/quad $119. Waterpark wristband included for each registered guest. Call (877) 253-5466 and select Option 1 for reservations. State rates only apply for reservations until lodging block is filled or by February 7, 2014. Tell the reservationist you are with the CESA 5 group. Click here for a map and directions to the Kalahari.

Register early - limited to 500 participants.  Please Note: If you have any dietary restrictions or need special accomodations, please let us know when you register.

Questions:

Cancellations: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel at least 10 working days before the conference. Because of our commitments to the Kalahari, presenters, vendors and participants, no refund of any kind, for any reason, will be given for cancellation requests received after Monday, February 24, 2014. CESA 5 cannot make exceptions to this policy. Registrations are transferable within your organization. Any lodging cancellations are the responsibility of the participant and not subject to any type of refund by CESA 5. CESA 5 WILL NOT CANCEL THE CONFERENCE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. This policy replaces the cancellation policy stated below.

Teacher Standards
WES2The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES6The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
WES8The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.
Administrator Standards
WAS3The administrator manages by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to pupil learning and staff professional growth.
WAS5The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
WAS7The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that affects schooling.
Pupil Services
WPS2The pupil services professional understands the complexities of learning and knowledge of comprehensive, coordinated practice strategies that support pupil learning, health, safety and development.
WPS3The pupil services professional has the ability to use research, research methods and knowledge about issues and trends to improve practice in schools and classrooms.
WPS5The pupil services professional understands the organization, development, management and content of collaborative and mutually supportive pupil services programs within educational settings.
WPS6The pupil services professional is able to address comprehensively the wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and physical issues and circumstances which may limit pupils’ abilities to achieve positive learning outcomes through development, implementation and evaluation of system-wide interventions and strategies.
Special Education
Graduation Ratespercent comparison of youth with and without IEP's graduating with a regular diploma
Participation and Performance on statewide assess.for students with disabilities
Suspension/Expulsion Ratesdiscrepancy between the rate of students with disabilities being suspended or expelled from school more than 10 days
Parent Involvementpercent of parents of children with IEPs reporting satisfaction with parent involvement
Cancellation Policy: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel before 10 working days before an event, minus any material costs that have already been incurred. Because of our commitment to the trainer and the food vendor, participants who cancel less than 10 working days or do not attend, will be billed the full fee. CESA 5 reserves the right to cancel any event. Registered participants will be notified via email if a cancellation occurs and will receive a full refund. Inclement weather policy: Every effort will be made to hold an event. CESA 5 will notify participants via email as soon as possible if an event has been canceled due to weather conditions.