Back by popular demand! This workshop is a follow up to IEP Bootcamp – Part I (August 2022) and is designed for teachers and team chairs to explore the multiple components of developing a comprehensive IEP.  Topics to be explored will be facilitating an effective team meeting, developing each section of the IEP and writing goals that can be measured and progress monitored.   Participants will have an opportunity to write or revise an IEP and there will be built in time for specific questions and case scenarios.   Registration is open to all regardless of participation in Part I. 

About the Presenter:  Kelly Mertens, M.Ed., CAGS,  has worked in special education for the past eighteen years.  She is currently a Supervisor of Special Education for Stoneham Public Schools. Previous to this position, she was a Special Education Administrator for Lexington Public Schools.  Kelly is also an adjunct faculty member at Boston University (where she focuses on student teacher programs that include teachers at the Landmark School in Beverly), Salem State University and a consultant for EDCO Collaborative. She has provided extensive PD for districts across the state. Kelly was a special education teacher at both the middle and high school level.  

Kelly earned her Bachelor’s degree from Union College,  a Master’s degree in Special Education from Salem State University and a C.A.G.S. in School Leadership and Administration from American International College. Kelly is an approved independent PDP provider through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts and holds the following licenses:

• Superintendent
• Administrator of Special Education, All Levels
• Principal/Assistant Principal, levels PK-6, 5-8, 9-12
• Teacher of Moderate Disabilities, levels PK-5, 5-8, 9-12
• SEI Endorsed

Date/Time: February 2, 2023, 9am – 12pm

Cost: $175 members /$210 non-members

Audience:  Team Chairs and Special Education Teachers

Location:  Live via Zoom

Earn: 3 PDPs