Welcome to our Raising the Standards Conference!

Raising the Standards is a statewide virtual conference for families of children with disabilities, educators, and professionals supporting youth and their families in early intervention and special education.

The 2025 Raising the Standards Conference will be taking place April 15-17. You do not want to miss it! So sign up today! 

What are we discussing this year? Check out our 2025 Raising the Standards Conference Brochure.

For the individual sessions follow the links below (Enter name and email to register).

Session 1: Click Here: April 15 8:30am-12:30pm — Topics — Welcome, What’s New in Special Education, The Alabama Choose Act, Diploma Pathways, and Applying for Medicaid Wavier in Alabama
Session 2: Click Here: April 15 1:30pm-5:30pm — Topics — Understanding the 504 Lawsuit with a Q&A, An overview of the Alabama Medicaid Waivers, An Overview of Alabama’s Special Education Advisory Panel, and Partners in Policy Making: the Role that Families and Self-advocates can Play in Shaping Policy and Practice
Session 3: Click Here: April 16 9:00am-12:00pm –Topics — Early Intervention Services Overview, Early Transition from Early Intervention to the Classroom, Managing Stress When Parenting Children with Disabilities, Raising Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect, and Raising Awareness of Autism
Session 4: Click Here: April 17 9:00am-12:00pm — Topics — Developing Your Child as a Self-Advocate in Transition Planning and Looking Forward to the World of Work

We will also be having doing a Facebook Live for those who wish to join after registration fills up.

Certificates of Attendance may be requested after you have completed polls and the conference evaluation. 

You can also join our Facebook group, answer the questions, and learn more including watching previous year’s presentations. Handouts can be found on our Handouts page.

We also encourage you to participate in our monthly webinars to learn helpful information regarding Parent Training. You can check it out on our Calendar page.

For more information, contact Teresa Moulton (AL PTI Training Coordinator) at ptitraining@alabamaparentcenter.com or call our office at 334-567-2252.

 

Thank your to everyone who participated in the 2024 conference. If you would like to go back and review the sessions, you can find the recordings on our Facebook Page.

2024 Session 1 Facebook Recording
– Growing Up with Dyslexia and THINK College Panel

2024 Session 2 Facebook Recording
– Flip the Switch: Turn OFF Anxiety and Turn ON Life! – The Prevention Initiative to Protect Alabama Youth (Prerecorded) – PRETTS: Tasha Betts-Harrison

2024 Session 3 Facebook Recording
– How the Media Can Be Your Friend – What Every Parent Should Know About Planning for Independence – Alabama’s Early Intervention System, A Step Ahead

2024 Session 4 Facebook Recording
– Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Alabama – All Kids/All Babies (Services and Benefits) – BCBA and ABA, Clarifying Expectations

2024 Session 5 Facebook Recording
– Focus MD – Safe at Home – Coordinated Set of Activities and A Results Oriented Process – What Employment Transition Services Should Look Like

2024 Session 6 Facebook Recording
– Special Education Transition Planning for a Full Life – PEER Support

To view 2023 conference, visit our Facebook page.

2022 Raising the Standards video Sessions
Click Here to view 2022 Session 1
Click Here to view 2022 Session 2
Click Here to view 2022 Session 3 
Click Here to view 2022 Session 4

For videos from 2021 Raising the Standards Conference, click on our YouTube Links for each session:  
2021Session 1,
2021Session 2,
2021Session 3,
2021Session 4 

For those who desire the session in another language, follow our Easy Steps for the desired subtitles.