2025 SSTAGE Promising Promising Practices Conference
January 15, 2025 | The Classic Center, Athens, GA
Member Registration Fee: $300.00 | Non Member Registration Fee: $375
For Group Registrations send spreadsheet with names/email addresses to jwhitehead@gael.org by December 20, 2024.
The 18th Annual highly acclaimed SSTAGE Promising Practices Conference will feature an opening GaDOE update from Justin D. Hill, Ed.S., Associate Superintendent Whole Child Supports & Strategic Partnerships. Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden will share how MTSS is the model to promote growth for all learners producing a dataset that can be used to inform whole class instruction. Dr. VanDerHeyden applies the Science of Instruction and Learning to Math recognizing that the underlying science for the Science of Reading translates to the Science of Math. Dr. Jan Bryan will strategies to get more growth from all students, in all subjects, and at all levels by supercharging Tier 1 instruction. Dr. Carol Johnson will discuss ways to foster academic achievement of English Language Learners.
Olympic Gold Medalist Gail Devers will share, during a lunch keynote, her personal story and how she currently advocates for a collaborative effort among educators and community members to empower all students to reach their fullest potential.
Concurrent conference sessions will focus on the most promising practices for Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RtI), Student Support Teams (SST), and Whole Child Supports featuring elementary, middle, and high schools along with districts from around the state implementing highly effective practices with successful outcomes, and a wide array of special interest topics that are informative and practical from expert educators including several from GaDOE/
GaMTSS.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: To cancel participation for an event, SSTAGE must receive written notice (email jwhitehead@gael.org) seven calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop/conference. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be charged for cancellations. Requests for a refund must be received in writing at least seven calendar days prior to the start of the conference and must be addressed to jwhitehead@gael.org. SSTAGE encourages participants to find a substitute. Replacements will be welcome, and there will be no charge to transfer a registration to a colleague for the event. Advance notice of replacements is preferred. If an individual registers and does not attend the event, he/she will be marked as a "no show" and the full conference fees shall apply. Registrants are responsible for payment. Refunds will not be made for “no shows”. Refunds and reimbursements will not be transferable to other workshops or conferences. In the event of inclement weather which may impede or prevent conference attendance, or which may give cause to fully cancel the conference, a credit will be provided to the registrant or school/system. Refunds will not be made for conference cancelations do to COVID-19, severe weather or weather events which may cause the conference to cancel. SSTAGE is not responsible for United States Postal Service mail or electronic mail failures.