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8:20am PDT

Welcome from State SELPA ADR Committee Exhibit Hall A & BPatty Metheny, Ed.D. • Dr. Sue Singh

8:30am PDT

Redefining Relationships in Special Education: An Opportunity To Uplift & Succeed as Leaders Exhibit Hall A & BDr. Singh

9:00am PDT

Building a Relationship of Trust: The Power of Questions Exhibit Hall A & BAparna Gupta • David Dowling • Stephanie Blondell

10:30am PDT

Caught in the Middle: Supporting Joint Custody Decision-MakingFULL Raincross B (RC B)Dr. Carolyn Patton Cultural Awareness as a Bridge to ConnectionFULL Raincross C (RC C)Aparna Gupta Daily Practices to Reduce and Resolve ConflictFILLING Exhibit Hall C (EH C)Sarah Garcia • Lori Thomas Hicks How to Conduct Meaning, Equity-Based Conversations Part 1FILLING Ballroom (BR)Cassie Velasquez • Robin O'Shea Parent Ambassadors as Partners in Dispute ResolutionFULL Raincross A (RC A)Jodi Payne • Deb Williford Preparing for Successful Engagement: Skill and StrategiesFILLING Meeting Room 4 (MR 4)Melanie Reese Redefining Relationships in Special Education: A Deeper Dive into the Decision Making of LeadersFILLING Exhibit Hall D (EH D)Dr. Singh Scrubbing the Question: Crafting Questions to Create Impact and Break ImpasseFILLING Meeting Room 1 (MR 1)Stephanie Blondell

11:45am PDT

Lunch Exhibit Hall A & B

1:00pm PDT

Break on Through to the Other Side: How to Transform our Relationship to ConflictFULL Raincross A (RC A)Sadie Cort Building a Sustainable ADR Continuum: A SELPAwide EffortFILLING Exhibit Hall C (EH C)Dr. Amber Gallagher • Tricia Lomino • Lori Thomas Hicks • Lindsay Flatos Establishing and Restoring Relationships during the IEP ProcessFULL Exhibit Hall D (EH D)Crystal Williams From Warring Parents to Warring IEP TeamsFILLING Meeting Room 1 (MR 1)Claudia Brown Coulter How to Conduct Meaning, Equity-Based Conversations Part 2FILLING Ballroom (BR)Cassie Velasquez • Robin O'Shea Putting the “I” Back in TeamFULL Raincross C (RC C)Marc Purchin • Fran Goldfarb Sleuthing for InterestsFILLING Raincross B (RC B)David Dowling What is Impartiality, Really?FULL Meeting Room 4 (MR 4)Stephanie Blondell

2:15pm PDT

Achieving Friendly: Positive Outcomes Through Difficult ConversationsFULL Exhibit Hall C (EH C)Dr. Howana Lundy • Sean McDuffee • Barby Castro Building an ADR Program That WorksFULL Raincross B (RC B)Mildred Browne • Margaret Farruggio • Julia Martin • Adriana Aro • Tonya Saheli, JD, MS • Laura Benghal Fundamental Negotiation Skills: Making it FunFILLING Exhibit Hall D (EH D)David Dowling Keep the ADR tool sharp and protect FAPEFILLING Ballroom (BR)Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA Put the P (prevention) in ADRFULL Raincross A (RC A)Heidi Lyon • Shauna Schmoke • Eron Easter • Hinda Nadif • Jennifer Gorospe Tull Special Education Alternate Dispute Resolution Grant Workshop- Presented by CDEFILLING Meeting Room 4 (MR 4)Samantha Roan • Julie Toy The ABC’s of Managing Parent-School ConflictFULL Raincross C (RC C)Odilla Sidime, JD The Role of the Internal Neutral: Making an Oxymoron, PeacefulFILLING Meeting Room 1 (MR 1)Stephanie Blondell

3:30pm PDT

Reception Exhibit Hall A & B