There are a couple of professional development opportunities taking place in Des Moines in June. I want to give you some basic information and the dates. If either of these trainings interest you, I'd ask you to "trade" a day of work in April or May and use the date(s) in June. I don't believe the agency will pay you for any additional work days to attend, but would honor a trade day. More information will be coming regarding registration details.
June 11 -13 there is a FREE Birth -21 special education conference, Pursuing the Promise. On Wed. June 13, there is an all day session to address Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) for Early ACCESS and ECSE. The presenters are from the national ECO center and NECTAC to help us continue our path to better understanding and implementation of ECO. At this point I have not seen registration details and can't tell you if the other 2 days would be of value to us, but please DO CONSIDER attending on June 13. As more information comes, I will share it with you, so don't request leave at this point.
A second option is the 2nd Annual Psychological Trauma Conference on June 12, 13, and 14. Yes, this overlaps with the ECO day. This is a rather costly conference, however, the speaker line-up are the BEST of the BEST in helping us understand mental health issues and young children. Maybe consider going to the pre-conference on June 12 and ECO on June 13. If you are interested in attending this conference, I'd apply for professional development leave soon, as only 300 registrants will be accepted. Information will be attached to the email.
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