October 19 - 20, 2017
Mississippi's 9th Annual Special Education Conference
For Parents and Professionals
CONFERENCE LODGING:
A special conference rate of $91/night is being offered by Jackson Marriott. Reservations must be made by October 13, 2017 to receive the special rate.
Jackson Marriott
200 East Amite Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 9:00 AM CST
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Friday, Ocotober 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM CST
Registration begins at 8:00 AM CST both days
Jackson Convention Center
105 E. Pascagoula Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Driving Directions
Mickey Alford
Coalition/MSPTI, 2 Old River Place, Suite M, Jackson, MS 39202
mickey@mspti.org
1-800-721-7255
Payments:
Coalition/MSPTI
2 Old River Place, Suite M
Jackson, MS 39202
Keynote Speaker Day 1: Ronnie Sidney
Ronnie Sidney, II, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), is a father, therapist, author, app developer, professional speaker and entrepreneur. He received a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014. Ronnie was raised in Tappahannock, Virginia, and attended Essex County Public Schools (ECPS). While attending ECPS, he spent several years in Special Education after being diagnosed with a learning disability. The stigmatization of special education created a lack of interest in school. Nevertheless, he graduated from Essex High School in 2001, but with a 1.8 GPA. With limited options regarding four-year colleges, he decided to enroll in J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia. The following year, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in 2006.
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Keynote Day 2: Dr. Rosemarie Allen
Rosemarie Allen has served as an educational leader for over 30 years. She earned her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach, Master’s of Education from Lesley University and Doctorate in Equity and Leadership in Education at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Allen is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She is a national expert on implicit bias and culturally responsive practices, speaking at conferences across the country. Additionally, she created a course that is being distributed nationally in efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate preschool suspensions. The course focuses on racial equity in disciplinary practices.
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Topics covered during the conference will include: