Upcoming Conferences and Webinars

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Upcoming Conferences

2025 Florida Professional Association of Staffing Specialists (PASS) Conference

The theme of this annual in-person event is "The Magical Universe of ESE!" Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of professional development workshops to enhance learning, motivate the mind, network with other state professionals, and be aligned with compliance.

Dates: April 23 - April 25, 2025
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Lake Buena Vista Report | Orlando, FL
Registration link: here

The following Project 10 presentations will be included in the PASS breakout sessions agenda:

Using Transition Assessments to Write Measurable Postsecondary Goals
Presenters: Kim Thorne, Region 3 Transition Representative, and Tracy Dempsey, Region 1 Transition Representative
This presentation guides participants in selecting and implementing transition assessments and identifying vital connections between assessment data results and developing measurable postsecondary goals. Join us to explore strategies that utilize transition assessments to achieve optimal student outcomes.

Know Your Secondary Transition Legislation (2021-2025)
Presenters: Tracy Dempsey, Region 1 Transition Representative, and Kim Thorne, Region 3 Transition Representative
This presentation describes and explains the transition-related legislation developments since 2021. The training will assist transition stakeholders in understanding how the legislation is implemented and how it benefits students with disabilities.

2025 Family Cafe

The annual Family Cafe brings Floridians with all types of disabilities together for three days of information, training, and networking each June. With a great range of individual breakout sessions, a packed Exhibit Hall with dozens of vendors, and a series of special events, including Keynote speakers and The Governors' Summit on Disabilities, The Annual Family Cafe offers attendees exposure to resources on a grand scale, unprecedented access to policy-making officials, and a chance to network with other individuals with disabilities and their families.

Dates: June 13 - June 15, 2025
Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando | Orlando, FL
Registration link: here

The following Project 10 presentation will be included in the Family Cafe breakout sessions agenda:

Helping Families Understand the Benefits of Student Participation in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) Meeting
Presenters: Lisa Friedman-Chavez, Region 5 Transition Representative, and Kim Thorne, Region 3 Transition Representative
This session introduces a new Project 10 publication, "Helping Families Understand the Benefits of Student Participation in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) Meeting". This session will focus on preparing students for positive growth experiences through IEP participation and how to help families encourage their students to seize the opportunity for personal growth.

Bureau of School Improvement (BSI) 2025 Summer Academy: Sustaining Momentum -- Strengthening Coherence for Lasting Impact

Project 10 will be participating in the Partner Showcase with other agencies and IDEA-funded State Projects.

Dates: June 24 - June 25, 2025
Location: Orlando, FL (exact location TBD)

2025 Summer FDOE's Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support (BSIS) Professional Learning Events

Two weeks of Professional Learning will take place in July 2025. Train-the-trainer model will be utilized with the expectation that participants attend as a team and return to their district/school to then train their colleagues. Project 10 will be co-presenting with FIN on the topic of "Best Practices to Support Middle School Students with Disabilities across the Continuum of Alternative Placements to Achieve Positive School Outcomes."

Week 1: July 15-17, 2025; Duval County, Atlantic Coast High School | 9735 R G Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Week 2: July 22-24, 2025; Polk County, Davenport High School | 4525 County Road 547, Davenport, FL 33837