MTSS Integrated Conference '26: Full Schedule

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1:30pm PDT

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

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

10:10am PDT

Planting the Seeds of MTSS in Rural Schools

Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:10am - 11:10am PDT

Orchard North

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This session shares our rural school’s gradual implementation of MTSS, highlighting practical steps, challenges, and lessons learned. Participants will explore how small systems changes, staff collaboration, and data-informed decision-making led to improved student support and increased staff confidence. Attendees will leave with realistic strategies for starting or strengthening MTSS in small or resource-limited settings.

Speakers

Katherine Blair

Special Services Director, Valley School District

Leoni Johnson

Principal, Valley School District

Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:10am - 11:10am PDT
Orchard North

Data & Assessment

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, District Administration
Experience Foundational
Grade Band Elementary, Secondary

11:20am PDT

Start Strong, Stay Strong: Attendance Matters

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm PDT

Orchard North

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Attendance is an important element in the MTSS framework. If students are not attending school it not only has an impact on them individually, but others as well. This session will explore systems work around builiding postiive attendance habits from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. Based on NCESD's ATTEND Network and current research around attendance messaging participants will understand the importance of starting early, using language to encourage, not discourage families, and gainiing momentum throughout the year.

Speakers

Ashley Goetz

ESD 171

Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm PDT
Orchard North

Attendance

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, District Administration
Experience Foundational, Developing, Proficient
Grade Band District-wide

1:20pm PDT

Steps to Establish Insufficient Progress Using RTI for SLD Evaluations

Wednesday July 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm PDT

Orchard North

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This session will provide participants with the steps needed to select appropriate academic progress monitoring tools, establish baselines, set goals, and apply decision-making rules. The session will provide participants with tools they can use and examples of graphs and reports to summarize student progress.

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 →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm PDT
Orchard North

SEL & Mental Health

Target Audience Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists
Experience Developing, Proficient
Grade Band Elementary, Secondary

2:30pm PDT

The Road to 2028!

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Orchard North

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This session explores the intentional steps taken to prepare our region for the sunset of the discrepancy model and the shift toward an RTI-based diagnosis for Specific Learning Disabilities. Participants will hear our story of how we mapped out the next few years, including key resources and professional development opportunities that supported this transition. Attendees will leave with practical ideas and tools to guide their own district's internal planning ahead of the 2028 deadline.

Speakers

Susan Ruby

Amber Targus

Capital Region ESD 113

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Orchard North

Special Education

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, District Administration
Experience Developing, Proficient
Grade Band District-wide

3:40pm PDT

Sustaining Student Presence: Strategies for Keeping Learners in the Classroom

Wednesday July 29, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm PDT

Orchard North

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Grounded in MTSS, inclusive practices, and trauma-informed approaches, this workshop emphasizes prevention over reaction. This session focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies that reduce student removal from instruction and increase meaningful time in the classroom. Participants will examine the root causes of exclusionary practices—ranging from unmet behavioral and academic needs to systems-level barriers—and explore how to proactively design environments that support engagement, regulation, and access for all learners. By the end of the session, participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how to sustain student presence, reduce reliance on exclusionary discipline, and create classroom conditions where students remain engaged, supported, and learning.

Speakers

Dr. Sara Paul

Program Supervisor - Students Served in Nontraditional Settings, OSPI

Wednesday July 29, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm PDT
Orchard North

Behavior & PBIS

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors
Experience Foundational, Developing, Proficient
Grade Band District-wide

10:40am PDT

From Instruction to Referral: Getting MTSS Right for Multilingual Learners with Culturally Responsive Practices

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am PDT

Orchard North

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This session explores how MTSS and the pre referral process should function for multilingual learners. Participants will examine culturally and linguistically responsive practices, the integration of English Language Development across all MTSS tiers, and structured tools to guide decision making. Attendees will leave with practical tools and reflective questions to support whole child data review, instructional access, and the differentiation of language difference from disability prior to special education referral.

Speakers

Kad El-Atwani

Multilingual Program Supervisor-OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Kadriye El-Atwani (a.k.a Dr. Kad) is a Multilingual Education Program Supervisor at the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), currently residing in Eastern Washington. Before joining OSPI, Dr. Kad served as a Multilingual Education Specialist at the New... Read More →

Virginia Morales

Assistant Director of Multilingual Education, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Virginia Morales is the Assistant Director of Multilingual Education with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She has over 20 years’ experience in the field of Multilingual Education. Most recently, Virginia was a Professional Learning Specialist at WIDA. In addition... Read More →

Katie Sperling

Multilingual Education Program Supervisor, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Katie Sperling is a Multilingual Education Program Supervisor with more than 20 years of experience teaching and leading K–12 language development programs across Washington State. In her current role at OSPI, Katie provides statewide leadership and technical assistance to support... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am PDT
Orchard North

Multilingual Learners

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, District Administration
Experience Foundational, Developing, Proficient
Grade Band Elementary, Secondary, District-wide

12:40pm PDT

Where Teams and Data Drive MTSS

Thursday July 30, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm PDT

Orchard North

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See MTSS in action—where systems meet impact. Learn how South Kitsap School District and one of its elementary schools are bringing MTSS to life through strong teaming, cycles of evidence-based practices, and intentional data use. Discover how this work is driving measurable outcomes for students and staff. Walk away with real examples, proven strategies, and momentum-building ideas you can use right away.

Speakers

Jamie

Principal, South Kitsap School District

Kristi

South Kitsap School District

Jamie Del Palacio

Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, South Kitsap School District

Aimee Sanford

Teacher, South Kitsap School District

Thursday July 30, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm PDT
Orchard North

Special Education

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists, District Administration
Experience Developing
Grade Band Elementary, District-wide

1:50pm PDT

Elevating Student Voice to Transform MTSS Systems

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:50pm - 2:50pm PDT

Orchard North

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This session centers student voice as a critical driver of effective, equitable MTSS. Participants explore how student perspectives can strengthen universal instruction and targeted supports, practice tools such as empathy interviews and student-led data reviews, and examine implications for Tier 1 redesign. Through reflection and collaborative planning, teams identify concrete ways to elevate student agency and embed student feedback into MTSS systems and decision-making.

Speakers

Trish Geraghty

Collaborative Learning Solutions

With over two decades in K-12 and higher education, Trish helps schools turn research and frameworks into actual practice. Her expertise spans MTSS, Universal Design for Learning, instructional coaching, and strengths-based leadership approaches she's used to help schools remove barriers... Read More →

Jodi Shuppert

Principal, Kern School District

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:50pm - 2:50pm PDT
Orchard North

Data & Assessment

Target Audience Principals, Teachers, MTSS Coach/Specialists, School Psychologists, Special Education Directors, District Administration
Experience Developing, Proficient
Grade Band Secondary, District-wide

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