Professional Resources and Opportunities for Growth in Specialized Services (PROGRESS)
PROGRESS Conference Update: Registration for the Seattle conference has reached capacity and registration is now CLOSED.
We encourage you to consider registering for the Yakima conference on March 28, 2025. Mileage reimbursement for those traveling over 100 miles round trip will be reimbursed.
The PROGRESS Project is an ongoing statewide network for teacher leaders and ESAs who support the professional growth of special education teachers. The goal of the project is to support the development of leadership learning communities to share information, collaborate on the implementation of learned practice, and provide reciprocal support for ongoing work in schools.
The PROGRESS Project is hosting the second annual PROGRESS Conference, a statewide professional development program based on curriculum that is designed to build content and experiential expertise among teacher and ESA leaders.
This year, the PROGRESS Conference will focus on Progress Monitoring and Evidence Based Practices, knowledge required to implement Response to Intervention in schools.
Questions about the PROGRESS Project can be directed to ecselinfo@uw.edu.
Professional Development Opportunity
The Enhancing Capacity for Special Education Leadership (ECSEL) program, with support from OSPI, and the PROGRESS Project are sponsoring two free one-day professional development conferences for teacher leaders and ESAs who support the professional growth of special education teachers and ESA staff. This professional development opportunity is for individuals in teacher/ESA leadership positions (coach, program specialist, educational specialist, etc.) who want to grow their effectiveness in supporting staff at the school level and build their professional community with colleagues in similar positions in their region. We encourage participants to attend the conference with teams/colleagues.
Each one-day conference will focus on leadership and coaching of Progress Monitoring, Data-Based Individualization, and Evidence-Based Practices. In addition to the one-day conference, participants will have the option to participate in post-conference professional learning communities to dive deeper into content presented at the conference and connect with other teachers/ESA leaders from across the state.
Participants will gain knowledge in:
- Best practices for progress monitoring in MTSS/RTI
- Implementation of data-based individualization
- Evidenced-based practices in school
- Supporting implementation at school, classroom, and student level
The free one-day conferences will be offered on Friday, March 14th in Seattle (Southcenter), WA and Friday, March 28th in Yakima, WA. The PROGRESS Conference will provide support to participants to include books or other learning resources, eligibility for professional development credits, and limited reimbursement of travel costs for those traveling beyond 100 miles round-trip.
PROGRESS Conference Information
PROGRESS Conferences are being developed to meet the needs of Special Education Teacher- and ESA-Leaders by regional affiliations (East and West side of WA State), acknowledging the differences in job expectations of teacher- and ESA-leaders due to size of district and affiliated infrastructure, and proximity/accessibility of available resources. Space is limited and registration will close when we reach capacity for each location.
The conference will begin at 8:00 am and end at 4:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Registration for the Seattle conference has reached capacity and registration is now CLOSED. We encourage you to consider registering for the Yakima conference on March 28, 2025. Mileage reimbursement for those traveling over 100 miles round trip will be reimbursed.
Conference Venues:
Friday, March 14, 2025
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, Seattle-Southcenter, WA
Address: 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington, 98188
Lodging: We have secured a limited number of guestrooms for the nights of March 13 and 14 at a block rate of $111 per room, plus appropriate state and local taxes. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. To receive the discounted rate, use this reservation link: PROGRESS Conference, group code UOW.
DoubleTree Suites Southcenter – Hotel Information
Friday, March 28, 2025
Yakima Convention Center, Yakima, WA
Address: 10 North 8th Street, Yakima, WA 98901
Lodging: We have secured a limited number of guestrooms at the Holiday Inn, located adjacent to the Yakima Convention Center, for the nights of March 27 and March 28 at a block rate of $110 per room per night, plus appropriate state and local taxes. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. To receive the discounted rate, please call the hotel front desk and mention group code “PROGRESS”, (509) 494-7000. The deadline to reserve at this discounted rate is March 10, 2025.