Description:
The ALA-CASE Spring Conference, themed “Supports and Strategies to Increase Opportunities to Respond to All Learners,” provides administrators with practical strategies and legal guidance to support students with disabilities. Tentative topics include leadership development, assistive technology for access and independence, ALSDE updates, recruitment and retention strategies, and writing high-quality IEP goals. Sessions will also address effective communication with families, supporting paraprofessionals and service providers, eligibility for emotional disturbance, services for students with significant cognitive disabilities, transition planning, disproportionality in identification, intensive intervention, and data-driven decision-making. This conference equips leaders with the tools and knowledge needed to improve outcomes for all learners while ensuring compliance and best practices in special education.
Conference Link: not yet available
APLDS Clock Hour Requirements:
Principals and assistant principals must:
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REGISTER through the conference link: Click here (not yet available)
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Registration in PowerSchool PL will open on February 6, 2027. Please search for Course #343537 on/after this date (click here). (Note: It cannot be found until this date.) REGISTER in PowerSchool PL no later than February 19, 2026.
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SCAN IN for each session by the required time to track attendance.
APLDS Clock Hours: up to 8 (based on session attendance records)
Contact:
For additional information about receiving APLDS Clock Hour credit for the conference, please contact Leslie Dennis at leslie@clasleaders.org.
Please Note: APLDS Clock Hour credit will be awarded after the February 19th enrollment deadline.