Special Education: How To Identify, Refer, and Provide Services for Students with Academic Challenges (All)

Participants will learn the steps to take when a student is having academic difficulty. The presentation will go over the basics for conducting pre-referral interventions, referring a child to the public school, and providing services at your school to serve the child's unique needs whether or not the student qualifies for special education services. The majority of the time will be spent discussing ways to provide academic accommodations and/or modifications for students in your classroom.

Presented by Alanna Lienig, Ed. D. - Alanna graduated from MLC with a K-6 Elementary Education & 6-8 Social Studies License. She also received a Master of Science in Special Education from Southwest Minnesota State University and an Education Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a Special Education Director license from Bethel University. Alanna also has teaching licensure in the areas of Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and Learning Disabilities. She has been both a teacher and a school administrator in special education programs at public schools in Southwest Minnesota and is currently the administrator of a setting IV school in St. Peter, MN.