Event Details
Special Education
Regions 6 & 8 ASD Community of Practice - Virtual
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Virtual
The Regions 6 & 8 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Community of Practice (CoP) offers a collaborative platform for educators and professionals to exchange knowledge, engage in professional learning, and strengthen connections within the ASD community. This initiative promotes advocacy, awareness, and district-to-district collaboration to enhance support for individuals with ASD.
During this session, participants will:
- Collaborate with colleagues across Regions 6 & 8 to share insights and best practices.
- Explore effective strategies, tools, and goal-setting approaches to improve ASD supports.
- Stay up to date on statewide ASD initiatives, updates, and resources.
Facilitator: Kate DeLong, Region 6 & 8 ASD Low Incidence Facilitator
Target Audience: The ASD Community of Practice meetings are for special education staff, administrators, and related service providers supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders to collaborate, share best practices, and strengthen services.
Registration/Login: 2:45pm-3:00pm
Workshop: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Registration Fees:
- SWWC SpEd Coop Member Fee: Free
- Region 6 & 8 Low Incidence Member Fee: Free
Register for ASD Community of Practice Training
Registration Deadline: December 15, 2025
Contact: Tonia Finstrom; 320-231-5184 ext. 2321; tonia.finstrom@swwc.org
Accommodations
Requests for auxiliary aids, closed captioning and other accommodations should be directed to:
Deecy Jesse
100 London Road
Marshall, MN 56258
507-537-2250
deecy.jesse@swwc.org
Requests should be made by an individual with a disability who needs auxiliary aids, closed captioning, and services, or by someone acting on that individual’s behalf. Requests may be made either in writing or orally. Requests need to be made and received by Deecy at least two weeks in advance of the program, activity or service in question. SWWC will address all requests but may not be able to arrange for the provision of an appropriate auxiliary aid, closed captioning or service if notice is not received two weeks in advance of the program, activity, or service. SWWC requires a notice of three business days to cancel an accommodation request. If an individual fails to give notice of cancellation three business days prior to the event, SWWC reserves the right to bill the individual’s school district/agency for this expense.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received by 4:30pm on the date noted in your registration confirmation email to qualify for a full refund, after which all registrations are final, and no refunds will be issued. Substitution of attendees from the same district/organization will be allowed up to the day of the event. In the event a workshop is canceled by SWWC, a full refund will be given. SWWC will notify registered attendees that the refund will be occurring and will post on the account for the credit card utilized for payment. This cancellation policy, including specific cancellation details provided in event registration information, will be followed when determining if a refund will be issued for cancellations that are not the decision of SWWC.
Disclaimer: In accordance with Uniform Grants Guidance, no federal funds were used to pay for the cost of food and beverages.