Hotel Accommodations:
Riverside Hotel: 2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714
Website: Riversideboise.com
Reservations must be made by phone to receive group rate for ISPA conference by calling: 208-343-1871. Rate is $106/night, plus hotel taxes.
Amenities: Complimentary airport shuttle, WIFI, and daily breakfast
Conference Update:
Conference Registration (includes membership to ISPA):
General Membership: (includes lunch on Friday)
Early Bird (until September 16, 2016): $170
After 9/17/16: $185
Retired Members: $90
Students: $90
One-day Registration: $90
Registration Note: If you are currently a member of ISPA, please enter your membership email in the registration form.
Preliminary Conference Agenda:
Thursday: Opening Remarks by Sherry Ybarra, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
Keynote Speaker: Julia V. Taylor
Multiple breakout sessions including: Dr. John Kelly (NASP), Teen Dating Violence (Boise Police Department); Introduction to WJ-IV Oral Language Battery; Bullying Prevention; Teaching Self-Regulation; and many others
Friday:
Keynote: Dr. John Kelly, NASP President Elect
Lunch Provided: General Membership Meeting during lunch
Preliminary Agenda: Updates on ISPA Task Forces: SLD process/forms; CLD evaluations
Adoption of ISPA Strategic Plan; Awards Presentation
Breakout sessions: Dr. Foster Cline (Effective Responses with Permissive or Punitive Parents and Their Troubled Teens); Crash Course for Improving Social Skills with ADHD & Mild Autistic Spectrum Students; PBIS; 60 Google Tips in 60 Minutes; 3 hours of Ethics (among others!)