MTSS Integrated Conference '26: Full Schedule

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10:00am PDT

Where Federal & State Policy Meets District Reality

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Federal and state policy can read very differently from a Washington, D.C. memo than it does from a director’s office in a Washington school district. This opening session brings the policy lens and the practitioner lens into the same room. Drawing on her experience leading special education at both the federal and state levels, Glenna Gallo will walk through the policy pressures shaping our work right now — from IDEA implementation to state-level guidance — and where directors are feeling the friction between intent and execution. Expect a candid look at what is shifting, what is staying the same, and where district leaders have leverage. The session is designed to set context for the rest of the day and to surface the questions you will want to keep asking.

Speakers

Glenna Gallo

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Orchard South

10:00am PDT

U.S. Secret Service Research, Analysis and Key Findings of Targeted and Averted School Violence

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Fuji 1/2/3

Session Agenda:

National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)
A history and overview of NTAC’s previous research and guidance
Analysis and Key Findings from Protecting America’s Schools and Averting Targeted School Violence
Key findings from NTAC’s most recent reports, examining findings and recommendations on incidents of targeted school violence and averted school attack plots at K-12 schools in the United States.
The report examines school attackers and plotter behaviors, motivations and is intended to inform our violence prevention efforts to our public safety partners.
Targeted School Violence and averting targeted school violence case studies.
Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model
NTAC’s Enhancing School Safety guide outlines 8 steps school can use to developa multidisciplinary targeted violence prevention program.
This model is intended to proactively identify students displaying concerning or threatening behavior, then gather information to assess and manage risk toreduce the risk of an unwanted outcome.
Provide K-12 schools with actionable, practical, and cost-efficient steps to increase steps to prevent harm and acts of violence through strengthening bystander reporting.
Accessing NTAC Resources

Speakers

Arlene Macias

National Threat Assessment Center, United States Secret Service

Shannon

Kristy Domingues

United States Secret Service

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Fuji 1/2/3

10:00am PDT

Using Response to Intervention (RTI) to Evaluate Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT

Gala 1/2/3

By the 2028-2029 school year, evaluation teams need to adopt a Response to Intervention (RTI) approach to identify students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) for special education services. In this pre-conference workshop, Dr. Susan Ruby will provide an overview with actionable steps and considerations for evaluating and writing reports using an RTI approach. The workshop will highlight key activities that school psychologists may take to assist their teams and buildings in establishing consistent and effective RTI practices.

Speakers

Susan Ruby

Susan is a nationally certified school psychologist and practiced in five states before working as a professor in School Psychology at Eastern Washington University. She recently retired as Professor Emeritus and looks forward to collaborating with districts and schools in their MTSS... Read More →

Tuesday July 28, 2026 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Gala 1/2/3

11:00am PDT

Unpacking Difficult Conversations: Community Complaints & Due Process — Part 1

Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Orchard South

Speakers

Alyssa Fairbanks

Assistant Director of Dispute Resolution, OSPI

Jeffrey Neiss

Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Orchard South

12:00pm PDT

Lunch

Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT

Grand Apple Ballroom

Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Grand Apple Ballroom 121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801

1:00pm PDT

Unpacking Difficult Conversations: Community Complaints & Due Process — Part 2

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Orchard South

Building on the morning’s framework, this focused 30-minute follow-up turns toward application. Together we’ll work through choice points drawn from real Washington districts — the early family meeting that did or did not happen, the documentation that did or did not exist, the response that calmed or escalated — and pull out a working set of practices for managing complaints and due process matters in ways that protect students, support staff, and preserve relationships with families wherever possible.

Speakers

Alyssa Fairbanks

Assistant Director of Dispute Resolution, OSPI

Jeffrey Neiss

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Orchard South

1:00pm PDT

Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment® (BDTA): Early Identification of Threats in a Three-Step Response Plan

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

Fuji 1/2/3

Founded upon more than two decades of comprehensive research, BDTA® represents the first-of-its-kind blended multidisciplinary model that seamlessly integrates SST's Digital Threat Assessment® (DTA) training with best practices from the National Threat Assessment Center's (NTAC) Behavioral Threat Assessment model. Join us to uncover a new and revolutionary lens applied to threat assessment, where BDTA® merges behavioral and digital components to achieve more comprehensive and effective threat assessments.

Speakers

Steven MacDonald

Director of Training, Safer Schools Together

Steven joined Safer Schools Together (SST) as a Threat Analyst in 2019 after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. As an Executive Director, he collaborates closely with SST’s CEO, Theresa Campbell, to design and implement training programs such as Behavioral and Digital... Read More →

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Fuji 1/2/3

1:30pm PDT

Finance 101

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT

Orchard South

For directors who are new to special education finance in Washington — or who want a clean refresher on the fundamentals — this session walks through the building blocks: how Program 267 works, where special education dollars actually come from at the state and federal levels, an introduction to Safety Net and Maintenance of Effort, and the questions a director should be able to answer about their own program’s budget. You’ll leave with the literacy you need to read your budget, partner with your business office, and know what to ask next. Directors looking for a deeper dive into Safety Net, MOE, and other advanced topics may prefer the concurrent Beyond the Basics session.

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Orchard South

1:30pm PDT

Finance: Beyond the Basics

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT

Orchard North

For directors who already know their way around Program 267 and are ready to go deeper. This session takes on the financial questions that don’t have easy answers — especially the ones rising to the top of every director’s list right now. We’ll work through budgeting in tough times, including how to hold programs together through student enrollment decline; the Safety Net process and what makes for a strong application; the benefits of Voluntary CEIS funding; the realities of staying within Maintenance of Effort; and the strategy of blending and braiding funding streams so every dollar reaches students. Bring real examples from your district — we’ll work through them together.

Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Orchard North

3:00pm PDT

Consultancy Sessions

Tuesday July 28, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

TBA

The day closes with two parallel facilitated consultancy sessions — a structured peer problem-solving format where one feature district presents a current dilemma and colleagues serve as critical friends. The protocol creates space for genuine listening, careful questioning, and the kind of advice that only comes from people who have sat in the same chair.
Topics will provided on conference day.

Session and Room Assignments
Session A in Orchard South
Session B in Orchard North
Session C in Golden Delicious
Session D in Red Delicious

Tuesday July 28, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
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