US/Global 
CAN
Yes We Can! An Unprecedented Opportunity to Improve Special Education Outcomes
San Francisco, California | October 8–9, 2025
State adoption of more rigorous academic standards underscores the sense of urgency for schools to determine how to ensure all students learn at the highest levels—including multilingual learners, children with special needs, children from poverty, and children facing trauma. During this hands-on training designed for school or districtwide teams, general and special educators will discover how to utilize PLC best practices to develop collaborative partnerships and identify high-leverage structures and strategies that will level the playing field, accelerate learning, and support success for all students.
- Learn strategies for building a school culture that believes all students can succeed.
- Examine collaborative structures to support high levels of learning.
- Explore the essential elements of a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
- Understand how to design what a balanced and coherent system of assessment looks like.
- Discover a protocol for unpacking and prioritizing units at the team level, including scaffolding instruction.
- Know what it means to design standards-aligned instruction with a focus on tailoring learning based on data.
- Realize the connections among response to intervention (RTI), professional learning communities (PLCs), and special education and how they all work together in a continuum of service.
- Identify individualized education program (IEP) goals specific to student areas of deficit and aligned to priority standards.
- Recognize what is important in developing systems for efficiently and formatively monitoring student progress toward learning goals.
- Develop a plan for site-based next steps.
VenueHoliday Inn Gateway San Francisco 1500 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, California |
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Schedule
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Wednesday, October 8th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Thursday, October 9th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Accommodations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
While discounted rooms in our hotel room block may be sold out, the primary hotel may still have rooms available at their standard rates. Please inquire directly with the hotel.
Hotels
Primary Hotel
Holiday Inn Gateway San Francisco
1500 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, California 94109
415.441.4000
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $214/per night plus applicable taxes
Deadline: September 12, 2025, or until group rate is sold out
Online reservations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information: Discounted daily parking rate of $30 for self-park
In order to receive the discounted hotel room rate, please mention Solution Tree. After the deadline listed below, rates will be determined by the hotel.
VenueHoliday Inn Gateway San Francisco 1500 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, California |
Event Reviews
“Loved all of the content. I wish this presentation was three days instead of two days.”
“The most valuable aspect of this event were the topics of the sessions which were all valuable information that would lead any school to improvement and success for all students academic growth. ”
“The breakout sessions coupled with the interaction and networking were the most valuable aspects of the event.”
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Additional Information
Product code: WSG326
Five Reasons to Attend a Solution Tree Event (PDF)
A Letter to Your Boss (DOC)
You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your state department of education for CEU availability.
Included with your registration
All Means All
Be brave and shift the mindset—inclusion begins with recognizing all students as general education students. This book provides educators with practical tools, research, and renewed motivation to champion all learners. Organized around learning, living, and leading, it offers deeper dives into Yes We Can! practices, emphasizing how to implement them effectively.
Event Journal
We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.
