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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.

Venue

Solution Tree Arkansas Training Center

425 W Capitol Ave Suite #1300

Little Rock, Arkansas

Learn from leading experts

Julie A. Schmidt

Julie A. Schmidt

Julie A. Schmidt

Julie A. Schmidt has served as a school psychologist, Director of Student Services, Associate Superintendent of Student Services, and recently retired from Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 in Illinois after serving as Superintendent of Schools for 13 years. The district began its professional learning communities (PLC) journey nearly 25 years ago, and all seven schools have been recognized as Model PLC at Work® schools. She is passionate about ensuring ALL students have an opportunity to thrive and reach their goals.

Schedule

Agenda and speakers are subject to change.

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Tuesday, November 3rd

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

Wednesday, November 4th

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.

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. 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.

Parking information: If driving in and parking at the training center, please park in the designated deck located at 607 S Spring St Little Rock AR 72201 each day connected to the Simmons Tower. Solution Tree will validate parking, so be sure to bring your parking stub with you to the workshop. Parking in a reserved space incurs a violation fine of $60, at owner's expense.

Hotels

Suggested Hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Little Rock

424 W Markham St
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501.372.4371

Suggested Hotel

AC Hotel Little Rock Downtown

201 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501.500.8700

Venue

Solution Tree Arkansas Training Center

425 W Capitol Ave Suite #1300

Little Rock, Arkansas

Event Reviews

“Loved all of the content. I wish this presentation was three days instead of two days.”

Leslie Moore Miller, teacher, Hot Springs School District, Arkansas

“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. ”

Kimberly Stephens, teacher, Houston County Board of Education, Georgia

“The breakout sessions coupled with the interaction and networking were the most valuable aspects of the event.”

Dr. Denver Huffstutler, Catoosa Public Schools, Georgia

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Additional Information

Product code: WSG441


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

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

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.