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The Office of Enhancing Student Opportunities will share key initiatives and required district level implementation efforts for the 2022-2023 school year.

• Tenneal Wetherell, Assistant Superintendent-Office of Enhancing Student Opportunities, ODE

Attend this session to learn about Oregon's collaboration with the national Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center to provide technical assistance for implementing, sustaining, and scaling‐up high‐quality inclusive preschool settings.

• Kara Williams, Director of Inclusive Services, Oregon Department of Education
• Meredith Villines, Coherent Strategies Specialist, Oregon Department of Education

A year in review: Joel Hungerford will provide an overview of litigation against Oregon school districts this year (including the most common allegations and litigation stemming from the pandemic); statewide trends we are seeing during IEP meetings and regarding ODE state complaints; and what administrators and IEP teams need to have on their radar headed into next year. Time will be alloted for Q/A.

There are things special education teachers can do—and all the other teachers, too—that help make student motivation more intrinsic. They don’t take any more time, and they don’t need special materials, they just need a slightly different focus. In this session we’ll explore what those strategies are and hear about real cases of success, even in Oregon.