The MS PTI is proud to co-sponsor the 2010 Building Partnerships, Working Together Special Education Conference!

Other sponsors include:

• The Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Special Education
• Disability Rights Mississippi
• Mississippi Center for Education Innovation

The conference will be held at the new Jackson Convention Center!

Speakers and presenters will include:

• Kathy Snow, Disability is Natural
• Kathy Chase Young
• Tim Morse
• Mississippi Families as Allies
• Disability Rights Mississippi
• Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
• Institute for Disability Studies
• Mississippi Attorney General's Office
• REACH MS

Topics will be:

• Living Real Lives and Dreaming Big Dreams
• Inclusive Education
• Strategies in Communication/Conflict Resolution
• Transition to Life
• Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Person-Centered Planning (PCP)
• How to Be a Powerful Parent
• Autism in the Classroom
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
• Cyber Crime and Bullying