NASES Legislative Conference

January 22-23, 2015
Cornhusker Marriott
Lincoln, NE
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**Click here to access the NASES Friend of Special Education Award nomination form**

Thursday, January 22

8:30am           Registration
9:00am           Welcome - Sally Giittinger, President, NASES
                         Leadership for Improving Results
                         Melody Musgrove, Director of the Federal Office of Special Education Programs
                         Dr. Musgrove will discuss the role that special education leaders should play in changing expectations and improving results for students with disabilities.
12:00pm         Lunch & Legislative Debriefing - Dr. Michael Dulaney, NCSA
1:30pm            Appointments with Senators
3:30pm            NASES General Business Meeting
5:30pm            Hospitality Gathering

Friday, January 23

7:30am               Breakfast Buffet
8:30am               NDE Program
12:30 - 3:00pm  New NASES Member Workshop at NCSA
                              Contact Peggy Romshek promshek@panesu.org
                    Leadership workshop for new NASES members. A presentation with pointers on staff supervision will take place as well as other topics of interest to new directors. After the presentation, there will be time for a question and answer session on other current topics that new directors are dealing with. Lunch will be provided.

Any cancellation request must be received no later than Monday , January 19, 2015

*A 48 hour (2 business day) cancellation policy is in place for all events. To avoid being charged the full registration fee, please submit any requests to cancel your registration before the cancellation deadline. Please contact Michelle, michelle@ncsa.org, with all cancellation requests and inquiries.

Lodging Information

The Cornhusker Marriott
333 S 13th St
Lincoln, NE 68508
Reservations: 866-706-7706
Code: NCSA-NASES Legislative
Rate: $105 + tax

Dr. Melody Musgrove 

Dr. Melody Musgrove grew up in Mississippi, the child of public school teachers. She worked as a classroom teacher, school administrator, district special education director and assistant superintendent before becoming State Director of Special Education for the Mississippi Department of Education, where she served until January 2007. From 2007 until 2010, she was Director of Business Development for LRP Publications, the nation's leading publisher of legal and regulatory guidance for educators.

Dr. Musgrove's career is distinguished by her commitment to collaborative frameworks that find creative solutions to difficult educational problems. She is focused on improving outcomes for all children, and experienced in using data to influence systematic improvement decisions. During her tenure as State Director of Special Education, students with disabilities achieved improved results in reading and math, schools implemented more inclusive practices, graduation rates increased, and drastic steps were taken to halt disproportionate identification of African-American students for special education.

Dr. Musgrove was selected by the White House to be Director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for the U.S. Department of Education, and assumed the role in August of 2010.

Appointments with Senators 

The very best way to impress your State Senator is to be in his or her work environment at the Capitol. We are asking conference attendees to make appointments on January 22nd between 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm. We encourage you to work with other members in your legislative district and schedule one meeting with your senator. Please be aware that new senators do not move into their offices until January 7, 2015, so if your district has elected a new senator, you will need to contact their office after January 7 to make an appointment.

Appointments should be made prior to January 15th.

For a complete list of the 2015 Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, please visit: http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/senators/2015_roster.pdf