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November Accelerating High Quality
NJLA Series 8 - Session 1
Curriculum and Instruction for All
NJLA Series 8 - Session 2 Students
Engaging Families in the Learning Nov. 2, 2021; 9 am - 1 pm
Fee: $450 for a 3-session Academy. Participants
Process must register for all three sessions. Click here to
Nov. 1, 2021; 9 am - 1 pm see the description.
Fee: $450 for a 3-session Academy. Participants
must register for all three sessions. Click here to Demystifying Tiered System of
see the description.
Supports for High School Students
(PSEL Standards 3, 4, and 10)
Hot Issues in Special Nov. 3, 2021: 1 pm - 3 pm
Education Law Presenters: Mollye Kiss, M.Ed., Subject Matter
Nov. 1, 2021; 9 am - 3 pm Expert, M.Ed., Public Consulting Group (PCG);
Presenters: John Worthington, Esq., LEGAL ONE Megan McCormack, M.Ed., Subject Matter Expert,
Educational Law Specialist PCG ; Matthew Korobkin, M.S.Ed., Subject Matter
Fee: $125 Members/$150 Non-Members Expert, PCG
This session will include the latest guidance Fee: Free
on determining the need for and extent of Audience: Administrators, Curriculum Directors/
compensatory services and discuss the extension Supervisors, Guidance Counselors, Title 1
of eligibility for special education, related services, Coordinators, Interventionists, Bilingual
and transition services for students turning age 22 in Supervisors, and Special Education Directors/
2021, 2022, and 2023. The session will also address Supervisors working in high schools
the key elements to consider including in IEPs MTSS, RtI, I&RS, NJTSS — it can all seem a bit
moving forward, the supports that may be necessary confusing! So, what are the differences? Are there
for students, lessons to be learned from recent any? How do these frameworks work for high school
case law, key considerations related to disparities students?
in identification and discipline rates for African During this session, participants will learn about
American students, and the latest legislation and the origin of RtI and the role it plays in a MTSS
guidance from the U.S. and New Jersey Departments framework of instruction and interventions —
of Education. The session will also address new and specifically for students in grades 9-12. We will also
proposed legislation, and issues with respect to the explore how I&RS fits into the MTSS framework,
return to in-person education in September 2021, as a means for addressing the needs of the whole
including school avoidance, additional instruction child. Participants will walk away from this session
and services, and virtual or home instruction options feeling confident in your understanding of the
for students with disabilities. interrelationship, as well as the differences between
MTSS, RtI, I&RS and NJTSS — also known as New
Jersey’s Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS) — within
the high school setting. The perspective from high
school staff implementing an MTSS/RTI framework
and the use of MTSS/RTI to achieve equitable
services will also be shared.
Professional Learning Series or Certificate Program Workshop
