NEW DIRECTORS' NETWORK (NDN)

New Directors' Network

The New Directors' Network is a series of meetings held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Central Time) on the listed dates. This series supports our new professionals in special education leadership. Building a network to share ideas and processesFree Member Benefit amongst our newest leaders is imperative.

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Registration for each New Directors' Network meeting is in the Members Only Tab. 

Date Title Topic CASE Leadership Standard
8/27/2024 Wait, Am I Supposed to Know That? Planning for the year ahead. Tips and strategies from experienced special education directors. Help to plan your yearly calendar in advance. Meet the CASE Leadership Team. 1, 3
9/17/2024 The Roadmap to Support Where do I find technical assistance? Introduction to Federal Technical Assistance Centers 2, 4 
10/15/2024 You Are NOT Alone IDEA implementation is a joint responsibility. Roles and responsibilities of special education leaders in partnership with building administrators 3, 6
11/19/2024 Anyone Know Where I Can Find a Teacher Recruiting, Retaining, and Evaluation of Staff: Strategies to address personnel shortages and continuous growth of providers using a growth mindset 5, 7
12/17/2024 Can't We All Just Get Along? Difficult conversations and alternative dispute resolution strategies: early conflict resolution through effective parent engagement strategies 4
1/21/2025 Help, I Just Found Out I'm Being Monitored Building your data team, ensuring high-quality data: what are the OSEP indicators, and how is special education data reported for my district 4, 7
2/18/2025 Who Funds This? Budget planning and fiscal responsibility: everything you wanted to know about IDEA grant funding, maintenance of effort, excess cost reimbursement, Medicaid 3, 4
3/18/2025 Planning for Next Year...But This Year Isn't Even Over Yet Continuous improvement in action: what does your data indicate? Looking at root cause analysis 6, 7
4/15/2025 Yes, You Do Need To Know About IEPs! Working with general education administrators - Top 10 essentials for IEP implementation with fidelity: a shared responsibility 3, 6
5/20/2025 Using Data to Tell Your Story Communicating with stakeholders: preparing for the superintendent, the school board, the public 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
6/17/2025 If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now The year in review. What are my "Glows and Grows" 5, 8
 

Recordings for past meetings are linked in Members Only.