The Bureau of Special Education's 15th Annual Back to School Meeting

The 15th Annual Back to School meeting, hosted by the Connecticut State Department of Education's Bureau of Special Education, provides updates to Special Education Directors.

This year's event, titled "BSE: Mission IS - Possible!", focuses on enhancing student voice in special education and features a morning keynote by Calvin Terrell. The morning session will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Participants also have the opportunity to register for the following afternoon sessions, which run from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

The 15th Annual Back to School meeting, hosted by the Connecticut State Department of Education's Bureau of Special Education, provides updates to Special Education Directors.

This year's event, titled "BSE: Mission IS - Possible!", focuses on enhancing student voice in special education and features a morning keynote by Calvin Terrell. The morning session will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Participants also have the opportunity to register for the following afternoon sessions, which run from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  • Organix, which expands on the morning keynote on student voice;
  • New Connecticut Administrators of Special Education Data Training, a session ONLY for public school special education directors with no more than two years of experience in Connecticut;
  • Approved Private Special Education Programs (APSEPs) session ONLY for Education Directors and Chief Administrators of APSEPs;
  • Effective Conversations: An Early Dispute Resolution Option, faciliated by the CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) (this session runs until 2:30 p.m.).

Bookmark this page (http://ctserc.org/bts18) for document downloads.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Red Lion Hotel, Cromwell

For program-related questions, contact Stephen Proffitt, Consultant at SERC, 860-632-1485, ext. 322, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Document Downloads
This is a paperless event. Participants must download/print their own copies of documents, available here.

These files are also available via Google Drive, here.


Afternoon Session Documents (added on 9/13/18)



Additional Info

  • Resource Topic: Special Education
  • Source: SERC, CSDE
  • Year of Publication: 2018
  • Resource Type: Article (web page), file: .PDF, file: .XLS(X), spreadsheet, file: .DOC(X), document, file: .PPT(X), presentation